Jennifer Grant
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Diane Grant is an American
actress, the only child of actors Cary Grant
and Dyan Cannon
.
Her parents divorced when she was only two years old. The reasons given for their divorce were that her father was unable to find his "perfect wife"; in addition, there was a thirty-five year age difference. Jennifer had a close relationship with her father for the rest of his life. Partly because her father did not want her to become an actress, she tried other things for several years. As a teenager during high school and on break from college she worked as a babysitter, stock clerk at the Village store in Pacific Palisades, grocery store checkout cashier at the Rainbow Grocery in Malibu, and waitress at the Pioneer Boulangerie restaurant in Santa Monica. After graduating from Stanford University
in 1987 with a degree in American Studies, she worked for a law firm, and followed that with a job as a chef at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant in Beverly Hills. In 1993, seven years after Cary Grant's death, she played her first acting role in the Aaron Spelling
television drama Beverly Hills, 90210
, in the recurring role of Celeste Lundy. She appeared as a guest star in a variety of shows including Friends
, and later appeared in several movies. In 1999, she was the lead actress in the WB television sitcom Movie Stars
.
In 2011 her memoir Good Stuff: a Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant was published. Good Stuff is a portrait of her relationship with her father who was 62 when she was born and died twenty years later. The title refers to a favorite expression of his, said in reference to things he approved of or situations he was happy about.
She was married to Randy Zisk for three years, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1996.
Grant has volunteered as an actress and mentor with the Young Storytellers Foundation.
Grant gave birth to a son, Cary Benjamin, on August 12, 2008.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress, the only child of actors Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Archibald Alexander Leach , better known by his stage name Cary Grant, was an English actor who later took U.S. citizenship...
and Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon is an American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer.-Early life:...
.
Her parents divorced when she was only two years old. The reasons given for their divorce were that her father was unable to find his "perfect wife"; in addition, there was a thirty-five year age difference. Jennifer had a close relationship with her father for the rest of his life. Partly because her father did not want her to become an actress, she tried other things for several years. As a teenager during high school and on break from college she worked as a babysitter, stock clerk at the Village store in Pacific Palisades, grocery store checkout cashier at the Rainbow Grocery in Malibu, and waitress at the Pioneer Boulangerie restaurant in Santa Monica. After graduating from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1987 with a degree in American Studies, she worked for a law firm, and followed that with a job as a chef at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant in Beverly Hills. In 1993, seven years after Cary Grant's death, she played her first acting role in the Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's eponymous production company Spelling Television holds the record as the most prolific television writer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits...
television drama Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
, in the recurring role of Celeste Lundy. She appeared as a guest star in a variety of shows including Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, and later appeared in several movies. In 1999, she was the lead actress in the WB television sitcom Movie Stars
Movie Stars (TV series)
Movie Stars is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 1999 to 2000. It stars Harry Hamlin and Jennifer Grant as famous Hollywood actors trying to raise their children.-Synopsis:...
.
In 2011 her memoir Good Stuff: a Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant was published. Good Stuff is a portrait of her relationship with her father who was 62 when she was born and died twenty years later. The title refers to a favorite expression of his, said in reference to things he approved of or situations he was happy about.
She was married to Randy Zisk for three years, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1996.
Grant has volunteered as an actress and mentor with the Young Storytellers Foundation.
Grant gave birth to a son, Cary Benjamin, on August 12, 2008.
External links
- Jennifer Grant
- Crème de la Crème: Jennifer Grant
- Sampling of photos from the book Good Stuff, Alfred A. Knopf/Random House, publisher.