Jennifer Love Hewitt
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Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer, television director and former singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel
series Kids Incorporated
. She rose to fame in teenage popular culture in her roles in the Fox
series Party of Five
as Sarah Reeves Merrin, and films I Know What You Did Last Summer
and its sequel
as Julie James.
She starred on the hit CBS television program Ghost Whisperer
as Melinda Gordon
, for which she won a Saturn Award
in 2007 and 2008 for Best Actress on Television. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award
for her television movie The Client List
. Hewitt has served as a producer on some of her film and television projects. As a singer, Hewitt's most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100
is the 1999 release "How Do I Deal
", which peaked at No. 59. She has contributed music to the promotion or soundtracks of acting projects.
, and is the daughter of Patricia Mae (née Shipp), a speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician. Hewitt grew up in Nolanville, Texas
. Hewitt received her middle name after her mother promised her college friend (named "Love") that if she had a daughter, she would name her after her. Her older brother, Todd Hewitt, chose the name "Jennifer" as a homage to a crush he had at the time she was born. After the divorce of her parents, Hewitt and her brother were brought up by her mother.
As a young girl, Hewitt was attracted to music, which led to her first encounters with the entertainment industry. At the age of three, she sang "The Greatest Love of All" at a livestock show. Just a year after that, at a restaurant-dance hall, she entertained an audience with her version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night". By the time she was five, Hewitt already had tap dancing and ballet in her portfolio. At nine, she became a member of the Texas Show Team (which also toured in the Soviet Union
). At the age of ten, at the suggestion of talent scouts and after gaining the title of "Texas Our Little Miss Talent Winner", she moved to Los Angeles
with her mother to pursue a career in both acting and singing. In Los Angeles, Hewitt attended Lincoln High School where her classmates included Jonathan Neville, who became a talent scout and recommended Hewitt for her role in Party of Five
.
toys. Her first break came as a child actor on the Disney Channel
variety show Kids Incorporated
(1989–1991), where she was credited as "Love Hewitt". She later appeared in the live action video
short Dance! Workout with Barbie (1992), released by Buena Vista.
She played Pierce Brosnan
's daughter in a pilot for NBC
called Running Wilde (1993), which featured Brosnan as a reporter for Auto World magazine whose stories cover his own wild auto adventures. However, the series was not picked up and the pilot never aired. Hewitt later had roles in several short-lived television series, such as Fox's Shaky Ground
(1992–1993), ABC
's The Byrds of Paradise
(1994), and McKenna
(1994–1995), and finally became a young star after landing the role of Sarah Reeves Merrin on the popular Fox show Party of Five
(1995–1999). She assumed the role of Sarah after joining that show during its second season and continued it on the short-lived Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life
(1999), which she also co-produced. The show was cancelled after half a season.
Hewitt's first feature film role was in the independent film
Munchie
(1992). A year later, she achieved her first starring film role in Little Miss Millions
(1993). She appeared as a choir member in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
(1993). Hewitt became a film star after a lead role in the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer
(1997), which enjoyed great box office success ($125,000,000 USD). Hewitt and her co-stars gained popular exposure from the film. She appeared in the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
(1998), which, though not as successful as the first film, took in more money on its opening weekend. She starred in the high-school comedy Can't Hardly Wait
(1998).
Hewitt starred in The Audrey Hepburn Story
(2000). That same year, she was the "most popular actress on television" due to her Q-rating
(a measurement of a celebrity's popularity) of 37. Noting her "Q-rating", Nokia
chose her to become its spokesperson.
She starred alongside Sigourney Weaver
in the romantic comedy Heartbreakers (2001). She appeared in The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
(2002) as Madellaine, the main protagonist's love interest. Hewitt wrote and performed "I'm Gonna Love You" for the film; the song won "Best Original Song" at the DVD Premiere Awards. She starred alongside Jackie Chan
in The Tuxedo
(2002), which received negative reviews from critics but was a box office success. Hewitt appeared in If Only (2004) and co-wrote and performed "Love Will Show You Everything" and "Take My Heart Back" for the film's soundtrack. She starred in Garfield (2004), which became her highest-grossing film to date ($200,804,534 USD). She reprised her role for the sequel, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
(2006), which, though not performing as well as its predecessor, achieved a strong box office gross.
Hewitt starred in the television series Ghost Whisperer
(2005–2010), which ran on CBS
for five seasons before being canceled by the network in May, 2010. She reunited with her I Know What You Did Last Summer co-star, Freddie Prinze Jr., in Delgo
(2008). The film was a massive box office bomb
($694,782 USD domestically). After a two-year absence from feature films, Hewitt led the independent drama Café (2010) with her then-boyfriend Jamie Kennedy
. She starred in the Lifetime film The Client List
(2010), for which she received a Golden Globe
nomination. The next year, Hewitt starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame
film The Lost Valentine
(2011).
Hewitt will direct the film Wait Till Helen Comes (2012) based on the novel by Mary Downing Hahn
. This will be Hewitt's feature film directorial debut (she previously directed three episodes of Ghost Whisperer). She is also set star alongside Ivan Sergei
and Joel David Moore in the independent
comedy
Jewtopia
(2012) and will star in the television series The Client List
(2012).
At the age of 12, Meldac
funded the recording of Hewitt's first album, Love Songs
(1992). The album was released exclusively in Japan, where Hewitt became a pop star. Her explanation for her success in Japan is that the Japanese "love perky music. The poppier the music, the better."
After she joined the cast of Party of Five, she signed to Atlantic Records
, who rushed her second album, Let's Go Bang
(1995), out in October. The album and its three singles failed to chart. Juggling her music career with her acting career, she recorded and released her follow-up album, Jennifer Love Hewitt
(1996). The album, along with its four singles, failed to chart and Atlantic dropped Hewitt, who did not return to the music scene for three years.
She recorded the single "How Do I Deal
" (1999) for the I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
soundtrack. The song became Hewitt's first charting single, climbing to No. 59 on the Hot 100 and No. 36 on the Top 40 Mainstream. It reached No. 8 in Australia. Hewitt also recorded a cover of the Gloria Gaynor
song "I Will Survive
", which features briefly in the film.
She appeared in the LFO video for "Girl on TV
" (1999), a song which was written for her by a member of the band. She also appeared in the music video for the Enrique Iglesias
song, "Hero
" (2001), as the singer's love interest.
In 2002, Hewitt signed to Jive Records
and recorded her fourth album
with singer, songwriter and producer Meredith Brooks
. The first single, "BareNaked
" (2002), became her biggest radio hit to date when it peaked at No. 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, No. 31 on the Adult Top 40 and No. 25 on the Top 40 Mainstream. It climbed to No. 6 in Australia, remaining there for two weeks, and reached No. 33 in the Netherlands
. The song later featured in two episodes of Ghost Whisperer: "The Vanishing" (Season 1, episode 20) and "The Collector" (Season 2, episode 20). The moderate success of the single propelled the album to peak at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
and No. 31 in Australia. However, it only remained on the chart for three weeks. The second single, "Can I Go Now
" (2003), failed to chart in the US, while managing to peak at No. 8 in the Netherlands and No. 12 in Australia.
Since 2004, Hewitt has remained inactive from the music industry, but the compilation album Cool with You: The Platinum Collection
(2006) was released in Asia
. Another compilation, Hey Everybody
(2007), was released in Brazil
. In 2009, reports surfaced that Hewitt was planning on making a country
album and was in the process of writing material for it. Jamie Kennedy
, Hewitt's boyfriend at the time, said: "I really want to make her a new demo for her music, because I think she should do singing again. She's so good." However, nothing has of yet come of the reports and Hewitt has remained absent from the music scene.
scripted the 5-issue anthology, Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box
(2009–2010), based on Hewitt's ideas. The series has been published by IDW Publishing
, and has been compiled in a trade paperback.
Hewitt wrote a book entitled The Day I Shot Cupid
(2010), in which she speaks of her experiences with love and dating. During a January 2010 interview on Lopez Tonight
, Hewitt said that there was a chapter in the book about "vajazzling" her "vajayjay" (decorating her vulva with Swarovski
crystals). Hewitt was attributed with popularizing the trend. The book became a New York Times Bestseller the week of its release. She announced via her Twitter
page that she is currently penning a follow-up.
. TV Guide
named her the sexiest woman on television in 2008.
, John Mayer
and Jamie Kennedy
.
Hewitt began a relationship with Scottish actor Ross McCall
, whom she met when he made an appearance on Ghost Whisperer
in late 2005. After two years of dating, they became engaged in late 2007, while vacationing in Hawaii. Paparazzi photographs taken of Hewitt in a bikini at that time led to harsh criticism of her body by bloggers. Hewitt responded: "I've sat by in silence for a long time now about the way women's bodies are constantly scrutinized....What I should be doing is celebrating some of the best days of my life and my engagement to the man of my dreams, instead of having to deal with photographers taking invasive pictures from bad angles." Several celebrities supported her views. During her engagement, Hewitt reportedly said: "I’m getting ready to turn 30 and get married and all those things. This year was my year to try to glow from within and feel better." People
magazine reported that Hewitt called off their engagement in late 2008.
and uttering death threats against Hewitt and Steven Spielberg
after "verbally confronting" the actress at the 2002 Grammy Awards, and the subsequent day attempting to pose as one of Hewitt's friends to enter the premiere of The Tuxedo
. Napolis admitted to becoming involved in a shoving match with Hewitt's mother while confronting the actress. Napolis accused Hewitt, along with director Spielberg, of controlling her thoughts through "cybertronic" technology and being part of a Satanic conspiracy
against her. Napolis was charged with six felonies
related to the incidents. After a year of involuntary commitment
, Napolis pleaded guilty and was released on bail with a condition that she was barred from contact with both Spielberg and Hewitt.
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
series Kids Incorporated
Kids Incorporated
Kids Incorporated, is an American children's television program that was produced from 1984 to 1993. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of each and every storyline....
. She rose to fame in teenage popular culture in her roles in the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
series Party of Five
Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
as Sarah Reeves Merrin, and films I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title...
and its sequel
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film and sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The screenplay was written by Trey Callaway, based on characters originally created in a popular novel by Lois Duncan. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult"...
as Julie James.
She starred on the hit CBS television program Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
as Melinda Gordon
Melinda Gordon
Melinda Irene Gordon, portrayed by Jennifer Love Hewitt is the title character of the American fantasy television series Ghost Whisperer created by John Gray.-Character background:...
, for which she won a Saturn Award
Saturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
in 2007 and 2008 for Best Actress on Television. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
for her television movie The Client List
The Client List
The Client List is a 2010 television film that premiered on the Lifetime Network on July 19, 2010. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and directed by Eric Laneuville...
. Hewitt has served as a producer on some of her film and television projects. As a singer, Hewitt's most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
is the 1999 release "How Do I Deal
How Do I Deal
"How Do I Deal" is a song by Jennifer Love Hewitt from the soundtrack to the film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and was released as a single in January 1999 with an accompanying music video. The single has become Hewitt's one and only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 U.S. singles chart,...
", which peaked at No. 59. She has contributed music to the promotion or soundtracks of acting projects.
Early life
Hewitt was born in Waco, TexasWaco, Texas
Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....
, and is the daughter of Patricia Mae (née Shipp), a speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician. Hewitt grew up in Nolanville, Texas
Nolanville, Texas
Nolanville is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,150 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
. Hewitt received her middle name after her mother promised her college friend (named "Love") that if she had a daughter, she would name her after her. Her older brother, Todd Hewitt, chose the name "Jennifer" as a homage to a crush he had at the time she was born. After the divorce of her parents, Hewitt and her brother were brought up by her mother.
As a young girl, Hewitt was attracted to music, which led to her first encounters with the entertainment industry. At the age of three, she sang "The Greatest Love of All" at a livestock show. Just a year after that, at a restaurant-dance hall, she entertained an audience with her version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night". By the time she was five, Hewitt already had tap dancing and ballet in her portfolio. At nine, she became a member of the Texas Show Team (which also toured in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
). At the age of ten, at the suggestion of talent scouts and after gaining the title of "Texas Our Little Miss Talent Winner", she moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
with her mother to pursue a career in both acting and singing. In Los Angeles, Hewitt attended Lincoln High School where her classmates included Jonathan Neville, who became a talent scout and recommended Hewitt for her role in Party of Five
Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
.
Acting
After moving to Los Angeles, Hewitt appeared in more than twenty television commercials, including some for MattelMattel
Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
toys. Her first break came as a child actor on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
variety show Kids Incorporated
Kids Incorporated
Kids Incorporated, is an American children's television program that was produced from 1984 to 1993. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of each and every storyline....
(1989–1991), where she was credited as "Love Hewitt". She later appeared in the live action video
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
short Dance! Workout with Barbie (1992), released by Buena Vista.
She played Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years...
's daughter in a pilot for NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
called Running Wilde (1993), which featured Brosnan as a reporter for Auto World magazine whose stories cover his own wild auto adventures. However, the series was not picked up and the pilot never aired. Hewitt later had roles in several short-lived television series, such as Fox's Shaky Ground
Shaky Ground
Shaky Ground was a TV sitcom created by Bob Keyes, Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes, which starred Matt Frewer as Bob Moody, a hapless, but supportive and caring father. Robin Riker played his wife and Matthew Brooks, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Bradley Pierce played their children...
(1992–1993), ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's The Byrds of Paradise
The Byrds of Paradise
The Byrds of Paradise is an American television series that ran during the 1993-94 season on ABC. The hour-long drama centering on a father and his three children, abruptly relocated to Hawaii from New Haven after the sudden death of the children's mother...
(1994), and McKenna
McKenna (TV series)
McKenna was a short-lived TV series that aired on ABC during the 1994-1995 season. It starred Chad Everett and Jennifer Love Hewitt.The series revolved around Brick McKenna , who returned to Oregon to take over his brother's business, McKenna Outfitters, after his death...
(1994–1995), and finally became a young star after landing the role of Sarah Reeves Merrin on the popular Fox show Party of Five
Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
(1995–1999). She assumed the role of Sarah after joining that show during its second season and continued it on the short-lived Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life
Time of Your Life (TV series)
Time of Your Life is an American drama series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. The series is a spin-off of Party of Five, and features the character Sarah Reeves Merrin whom Hewitt portrayed on Party of Five.-Plot:...
(1999), which she also co-produced. The show was cancelled after half a season.
Hewitt's first feature film role was in the independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
Munchie
Munchie
Munchie is a 1992 comedy film. The film was directed by Jim Wynorski, and Jennifer Love Hewitt makes her debut as a film actress. The film stars Andrew Stevens and Loni Anderson .The film was released in 1992...
(1992). A year later, she achieved her first starring film role in Little Miss Millions
Little Miss Millions
Little Miss Millions, also known as Home for Christmas is a 1993 comedy film. The film was directed by Jim Wynorski, who also contributed in writing...
(1993). She appeared as a choir member in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit is a 1993 comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg. Directed by Bill Duke, and released by Touchstone Pictures, it is the sequel to the successful 1992 film Sister Act...
(1993). Hewitt became a film star after a lead role in the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title...
(1997), which enjoyed great box office success ($125,000,000 USD). Hewitt and her co-stars gained popular exposure from the film. She appeared in the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film and sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The screenplay was written by Trey Callaway, based on characters originally created in a popular novel by Lois Duncan. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult"...
(1998), which, though not as successful as the first film, took in more money on its opening weekend. She starred in the high-school comedy Can't Hardly Wait
Can't Hardly Wait
Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 American teen comedy film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and is notable for a number of "before-they-were-famous" appearances by various...
(1998).
Hewitt starred in The Audrey Hepburn Story
The Audrey Hepburn Story
The Audrey Hepburn Story is a 2000 television movie biography of actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn. Jennifer Love Hewitt, who also produced the film, starred as the actress although her casting drew criticism from some of Hepburn's fans and the media...
(2000). That same year, she was the "most popular actress on television" due to her Q-rating
Q Score
The Q Score is a measurement of the familiarity and appeal of a brand, company, celebrity, or television show used in the United States. The higher the Q Score, the more highly regarded the item or person is among the group that is familiar with them...
(a measurement of a celebrity's popularity) of 37. Noting her "Q-rating", Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
chose her to become its spokesperson.
She starred alongside Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver is an American actress. She is best known for her critically acclaimed role of Ellen Ripley in the four Alien films: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, for which she has received worldwide recognition .Other notable roles include Dana...
in the romantic comedy Heartbreakers (2001). She appeared in The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II is a 2002 direct-to-video sequel to the 1996 Disney animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Japan...
(2002) as Madellaine, the main protagonist's love interest. Hewitt wrote and performed "I'm Gonna Love You" for the film; the song won "Best Original Song" at the DVD Premiere Awards. She starred alongside Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
in The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy-action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States' fresh water...
(2002), which received negative reviews from critics but was a box office success. Hewitt appeared in If Only (2004) and co-wrote and performed "Love Will Show You Everything" and "Take My Heart Back" for the film's soundtrack. She starred in Garfield (2004), which became her highest-grossing film to date ($200,804,534 USD). She reprised her role for the sequel, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties is the 2006 sequel to 2004's live-action feature film Garfield: The Movie...
(2006), which, though not performing as well as its predecessor, achieved a strong box office gross.
Hewitt starred in the television series Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
(2005–2010), which ran on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
for five seasons before being canceled by the network in May, 2010. She reunited with her I Know What You Did Last Summer co-star, Freddie Prinze Jr., in Delgo
Delgo
Delgo may refer to:* Delgo, Sudan* Delgo , 2008 animated feature film...
(2008). The film was a massive box office bomb
Box office bomb
The phrase box office bomb refers to a film for which the production and marketing costs greatly exceeded the revenue regained by the movie studio. This should not be confused with Hollywood accounting when official figures show large losses, yet the movie is a financial success.A film's financial...
($694,782 USD domestically). After a two-year absence from feature films, Hewitt led the independent drama Café (2010) with her then-boyfriend Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
. She starred in the Lifetime film The Client List
The Client List
The Client List is a 2010 television film that premiered on the Lifetime Network on July 19, 2010. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and directed by Eric Laneuville...
(2010), for which she received a Golden Globe
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
nomination. The next year, Hewitt starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...
film The Lost Valentine
The Lost Valentine
The Lost Valentine is a 2011 American drama film starring Betty White, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Sean Faris. It is based on the novel by James Michael Pratt of the same name, previously titled The Last Valentine, a 1998 New York Times and USA Today bestseller.-Plot:The story follows the characters...
(2011).
Hewitt will direct the film Wait Till Helen Comes (2012) based on the novel by Mary Downing Hahn
Mary Downing Hahn
Mary Downing Hahn is an award-winning American author of young adult novels. Her first published book, The Sara Summer, was released in 1979, when she was forty-one years old. Since then she has written over twenty novels...
. This will be Hewitt's feature film directorial debut (she previously directed three episodes of Ghost Whisperer). She is also set star alongside Ivan Sergei
Ivan Sergei
Ivan Sergei is an American actor known for his work in television.-Personal life:Sergei was born Ivan Sergei Gaudio in Hawthorne, New Jersey, and is of Dutch and Italian descent. Ivan attended Hawthorne High School, where he was a member of the graduating class of 1989, and was a quarterback on...
and Joel David Moore in the independent
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
Jewtopia
Jewtopia (film)
Jewtopia is an upcoming independent comedy film. It as a film adaptation of one of the longest running off-Broadway plays. The film is written and directed by Bryan Fogel, along with Sam Wolfson, noted for his extensive work with Lloyds TSB...
(2012) and will star in the television series The Client List
The Client List (TV series)
The Client List is an upcoming American television drama series based on the 2010 television film of the same name, which is set to air in 2012 on the Lifetime network...
(2012).
Music
Meldac
is a music and video game company headquartered somewhere in Japan. They also had a subsidiary in America called Meldac of America before it became defunct in the 1990s....
funded the recording of Hewitt's first album, Love Songs
Love Songs (Jennifer Love Hewitt album)
-Personnel:* Jennifer Love Hewitt – vocals, background vocals* Rod Antoon – drums, keyboard* Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums* Brad Cole – keyboard* Liz Constantine – background vocals* N'Dea Davenport – background vocals* Jerry Deaton – drums...
(1992). The album was released exclusively in Japan, where Hewitt became a pop star. Her explanation for her success in Japan is that the Japanese "love perky music. The poppier the music, the better."
After she joined the cast of Party of Five, she signed to Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, who rushed her second album, Let's Go Bang
Let's Go Bang
Let's Go Bang is the second studio album by Jennifer Love Hewitt, released in October 1995 by Atlantic Records. The producer, Angelo Montrone, "noticed her talents" and brought her to the attention of then CEO of Atlantic Records, Doug Morris who signed her...
(1995), out in October. The album and its three singles failed to chart. Juggling her music career with her acting career, she recorded and released her follow-up album, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt (album)
Jennifer Love Hewitt is the self-titled third studio album by Jennifer Love Hewitt. It was released on September 3, 1996 by Atlantic Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Jennifer Love Hewitt – vocals, background vocals*Paul Adamy – bass*Alex Al – bass...
(1996). The album, along with its four singles, failed to chart and Atlantic dropped Hewitt, who did not return to the music scene for three years.
She recorded the single "How Do I Deal
How Do I Deal
"How Do I Deal" is a song by Jennifer Love Hewitt from the soundtrack to the film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and was released as a single in January 1999 with an accompanying music video. The single has become Hewitt's one and only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 U.S. singles chart,...
" (1999) for the I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film and sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The screenplay was written by Trey Callaway, based on characters originally created in a popular novel by Lois Duncan. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult"...
soundtrack. The song became Hewitt's first charting single, climbing to No. 59 on the Hot 100 and No. 36 on the Top 40 Mainstream. It reached No. 8 in Australia. Hewitt also recorded a cover of the Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul...
song "I Will Survive
I Will Survive
"I Will Survive" is a song first performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris...
", which features briefly in the film.
She appeared in the LFO video for "Girl on TV
Girl on TV
"Girl On TV" is the title of a song written and recorded by the pop group LFO. It was released in November 1999, from their album LFO. The song was also their second single and peaked at #10 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 30 and #6 in the UK, where it was their biggest hit...
" (1999), a song which was written for her by a member of the band. She also appeared in the music video for the Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
song, "Hero
Hero (Enrique Iglesias song)
"Hero" is a single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second English album Escape and was written for his good friend Simon Baxendale, by Iglesias, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor. Enrique first released the song to radio in early September 2001 to a positive critical and commercial reception...
" (2001), as the singer's love interest.
In 2002, Hewitt signed to Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
and recorded her fourth album
BareNaked
- Personnel :* Jennifer Love Hewitt – vocals* Andrew Boston – DJ* Dustin Boyer – guitar* Meredith Brooks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals* Livingstone Brown – bass, keyboard, chant* Chris Canute – hand drums* Goldo – keyboard, vocals...
with singer, songwriter and producer Meredith Brooks
Meredith Brooks
Meredith Ann Brooks is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. She is best known for her 1997 hit song "Bitch", for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.- Early life :...
. The first single, "BareNaked
BareNaked (song)
"BareNaked" is the first single from actress-singer Jennifer Love Hewitt's fourth solo effort, BareNaked. The single is the more successful of the two lifted from the album, peaking at No. 6 in Australia, No. 25 on the Top 40 Mainstream, No. 31 on the Adult Top 40 and No...
" (2002), became her biggest radio hit to date when it peaked at No. 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, No. 31 on the Adult Top 40 and No. 25 on the Top 40 Mainstream. It climbed to No. 6 in Australia, remaining there for two weeks, and reached No. 33 in the Netherlands
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
. The song later featured in two episodes of Ghost Whisperer: "The Vanishing" (Season 1, episode 20) and "The Collector" (Season 2, episode 20). The moderate success of the single propelled the album to peak at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and No. 31 in Australia. However, it only remained on the chart for three weeks. The second single, "Can I Go Now
Can I Go Now
"Can I Go Now" is the second and final single from Jennifer Love Hewitt's BareNaked album. It was released on 2003. The single failed to chart in the US, but it peaked at number twelve in Australia, and at number 8 in The Netherlands becoming one of her most successful songs overseas...
" (2003), failed to chart in the US, while managing to peak at No. 8 in the Netherlands and No. 12 in Australia.
Since 2004, Hewitt has remained inactive from the music industry, but the compilation album Cool with You: The Platinum Collection
Cool with You: The Platinum Collection
Cool with You: The Platinum Collection is the Asian edition "best of" album by Jennifer Love Hewitt, released in 2006.-Track listing:#"Cool with You" – 3:21#"Our Love " – 4:01...
(2006) was released in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. Another compilation, Hey Everybody
Hey Everybody
Hey Everybody is the Brazilian edition "best of" album by Jennifer Love Hewitt, released in late 2007.The album features songs from Hewitt's albums Let's Go Bang , Jennifer Love Hewitt and BareNaked . It also comprises the theme songs from the films I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and The...
(2007), was released in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. In 2009, reports surfaced that Hewitt was planning on making a country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
album and was in the process of writing material for it. Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
, Hewitt's boyfriend at the time, said: "I really want to make her a new demo for her music, because I think she should do singing again. She's so good." However, nothing has of yet come of the reports and Hewitt has remained absent from the music scene.
Writing
In November 2009, Hewitt made a foray into comic books. Veteran writer Scott LobdellScott Lobdell
Scott Lobdell is an American comic book writer.-Early Career:Scott didn't begin to read comics until he was 17 years old, while lying in bed after lung surgery....
scripted the 5-issue anthology, Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box
Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box
Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box is a five-issue comic book series published by IDW Publishing in 2009–2010...
(2009–2010), based on Hewitt's ideas. The series has been published by IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
, and has been compiled in a trade paperback.
Hewitt wrote a book entitled The Day I Shot Cupid
The Day I Shot Cupid
The Day I Shot Cupid: Hello, My Name Is Jennifer Love Hewitt and I'm a Love-aholic is a bestselling dating-advice book written by Jennifer Love Hewitt. The book tells of Hewitt's personal dating experiences and gives advice to both men and women on dating life and what to look for in a member of...
(2010), in which she speaks of her experiences with love and dating. During a January 2010 interview on Lopez Tonight
Lopez Tonight
Lopez Tonight was an American late-night television talk show hosted by comedian George Lopez. The hour-long program premiered on November 9, 2009, on cable network TBS. Lopez was the first Mexican American to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network in the United States. The...
, Hewitt said that there was a chapter in the book about "vajazzling" her "vajayjay" (decorating her vulva with Swarovski
Swarovski
Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...
crystals). Hewitt was attributed with popularizing the trend. The book became a New York Times Bestseller the week of its release. She announced via her Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
page that she is currently penning a follow-up.
Image and personal life
Image
Hewitt has been lauded as one of the most attractive women in the entertainment industry. She was identified as the "#1 reader choice" on the November 1999 and May 2009 covers of MaximMaxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
. TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
named her the sexiest woman on television in 2008.
Relationships
Hewitt has dated many high-profile celebrities such as Carson DalyCarson Daly
Carson Jones Daly is an American television host. He is the host of NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, a late-night talk show that began airing on January 7, 2002. Before his role as host of that program, Daly was a VJ on MTV's TRL, and a DJ for the Southern California based radio station KROQ-FM...
, John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
and Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
.
Hewitt began a relationship with Scottish actor Ross McCall
Ross McCall
Ross McCall is a Scottish actor notable for his role as T-5. Joseph Liebgott in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.-Career:...
, whom she met when he made an appearance on Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
in late 2005. After two years of dating, they became engaged in late 2007, while vacationing in Hawaii. Paparazzi photographs taken of Hewitt in a bikini at that time led to harsh criticism of her body by bloggers. Hewitt responded: "I've sat by in silence for a long time now about the way women's bodies are constantly scrutinized....What I should be doing is celebrating some of the best days of my life and my engagement to the man of my dreams, instead of having to deal with photographers taking invasive pictures from bad angles." Several celebrities supported her views. During her engagement, Hewitt reportedly said: "I’m getting ready to turn 30 and get married and all those things. This year was my year to try to glow from within and feel better." People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
magazine reported that Hewitt called off their engagement in late 2008.
Stalking
In 2002, conspiracy theorist and former social worker Diana Napolis was arrested for stalkingStalking
Stalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted and obsessive attention by an individual or group to another person. Stalking behaviors are related to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person and/or monitoring them via the internet...
and uttering death threats against Hewitt and Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
after "verbally confronting" the actress at the 2002 Grammy Awards, and the subsequent day attempting to pose as one of Hewitt's friends to enter the premiere of The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy-action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States' fresh water...
. Napolis admitted to becoming involved in a shoving match with Hewitt's mother while confronting the actress. Napolis accused Hewitt, along with director Spielberg, of controlling her thoughts through "cybertronic" technology and being part of a Satanic conspiracy
Satanic ritual abuse
Satanic ritual abuse refers to the abuse of a person or animal in a ritual setting or manner...
against her. Napolis was charged with six felonies
Felony
A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...
related to the incidents. After a year of involuntary commitment
Involuntary commitment
Involuntary commitment or civil commitment is a legal process through which an individual with symptoms of severe mental illness is court-ordered into treatment in a hospital or in the community ....
, Napolis pleaded guilty and was released on bail with a condition that she was barred from contact with both Spielberg and Hewitt.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Munchie Munchie Munchie is a 1992 comedy film. The film was directed by Jim Wynorski, and Jennifer Love Hewitt makes her debut as a film actress. The film stars Andrew Stevens and Loni Anderson .The film was released in 1992... |
Andrea Kurtz | Credited as Love Hewitt |
| 1993 | Little Miss Millions Little Miss Millions Little Miss Millions, also known as Home for Christmas is a 1993 comedy film. The film was directed by Jim Wynorski, who also contributed in writing... |
Heather Lofton | Credited as Love Hewitt; also known Home for Christmas |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit is a 1993 comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg. Directed by Bill Duke, and released by Touchstone Pictures, it is the sequel to the successful 1992 film Sister Act... |
Margaret | Credited as Jennifer "Love" Hewitt |
| 1996 | House Arrest House Arrest (film) House Arrest is a 1996 comedy film. The film was directed by Harry Winer who has directed other films but is more prolific as a television series director. The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Pollak... |
Brooke Figler | |
| 1997 | Trojan War Trojan War (film) Trojan War is a 1997 romantic comedy directed by George Huang. It stars Will Friedle, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Marley Shelton.-Plot:High school student Brad has had an unrequited crush on a classmate named Brooke for years. After she asks him to come over one night to tutor her, she ends up... |
Leah Jones | Also known as Rescue Me |
| 1997 | I Know What You Did Last Summer I Know What You Did Last Summer I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title... |
Julie James | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait Can't Hardly Wait Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 American teen comedy film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and is notable for a number of "before-they-were-famous" appearances by various... |
Amanda Beckett | |
| 1998 | Telling You Telling You Telling You, also known as Love Sucks, is a 1998 comedy - romance film with some drama elements. The film was directed by Robert DeFranco and distributed by Miramax... |
Deb Freidman | Also known as Love Sucks |
| 1998 | Zoomates Zoomates Zoomates is an 8 minute animated short film by Seth MacFarlane and directed, storyboarded and produced by Butch Hartman. It aired on Nickelodeon's Oh Yeah! Cartoons in 1998 and Channel Frederator on February 28, 2007. The title is a parody of the word roommates.-Plot:A woman named Helen , who works... |
Helen | Voice; short film |
| 1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film and sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The screenplay was written by Trey Callaway, based on characters originally created in a popular novel by Lois Duncan. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult"... |
Julie James | |
| 1999 | Cate | ||
| 2000 | Audrey Hepburn | Television film | |
| 2001 | Heartbreakers | Page Conners | |
| 2002 | Madellaine | Voice; direct-to-video film Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television... |
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| 2002 | Thumbelina | Voice; direct-to-video film | |
| 2002 | Del Blaine | ||
| 2002 | Groove Squad | Chrissy | Voice; direct-to-video film |
| 2004 | If Only | Samantha Andrews | |
| 2004 | Garfield: The Movie | Liz Wilson | |
| 2004 | Emily | Television film | |
| 2005 | Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber is a romantic comedy television film made for the Oxygen Network released March 12, 2005 based on the novel of the same name by Adele Lang... |
Katya Livingston | Television film; also known as The Social Climber |
| 2005 | Alice Holbrook | ||
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties is the 2006 sequel to 2004's live-action feature film Garfield: The Movie... |
Liz Wilson | |
| 2007 | Shortcut to Happiness | The Devil | Also known as The Devil and Daniel Webster |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder Tropic Thunder Tropic Thunder is a 2008 American action satire comedy film written, produced, and directed by Ben Stiller, and starring Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr., and Jack Black. The main plot revolves around a group of prima donna actors who are making a Vietnam War film... |
Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2008 | Delgo Delgo (film) Delgo is a 2008 computer-animated fantasy film. The film was produced by Fathom Studios, a division of Macquarium Intelligent Communications, which began development of the project in 1999.... |
Princess Kyla | Voice role |
| 2009 | Erica | Voice; television film | |
| 2009 | Yes, Virginia | Mrs. Laura O'Hanlon | Voice role |
| 2010 | Café | Claire | |
| 2010 | Samantha Horton | Television film | |
| 2011 | Susan Allison | Hallmark Hall of Fame Hallmark Hall of Fame Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011... original movie |
|
| 2012 | Jewtopia Jewtopia (film) Jewtopia is an upcoming independent comedy film. It as a film adaptation of one of the longest running off-Broadway plays. The film is written and directed by Bryan Fogel, along with Sam Wolfson, noted for his extensive work with Lloyds TSB... |
Alison Marks | Post-production Post-production Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art... |
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1991 | Kids Incorporated Kids Incorporated Kids Incorporated, is an American children's television program that was produced from 1984 to 1993. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of each and every storyline.... |
Robin | "A New Twist" (Season 7, episode 8) "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Season 7, episode 9) "Double Trouble" (Season 7, episode 17) (credited as Love Hewitt) |
| 1992 | Dance! Workout with Barbie | Herself | Video VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... short; credited as Love Hewitt |
| 1992–1993 | Shaky Ground Shaky Ground Shaky Ground was a TV sitcom created by Bob Keyes, Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes, which starred Matt Frewer as Bob Moody, a hapless, but supportive and caring father. Robin Riker played his wife and Matthew Brooks, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Bradley Pierce played their children... |
Bernadette Moody | 17 episodes |
| 1993 | Running Wilde | Unknown | "Pilot" (Season 1, episode 1); unaired series |
| 1994 | Franny Byrd | 7 episodes | |
| 1994–1995 | McKenna McKenna (TV series) McKenna was a short-lived TV series that aired on ABC during the 1994-1995 season. It starred Chad Everett and Jennifer Love Hewitt.The series revolved around Brick McKenna , who returned to Oregon to take over his brother's business, McKenna Outfitters, after his death... |
Cassidy McKenna | "Splendor in the McKenna Grass" (Season 1, episode 2) "The Pony" (Season 1, episode 3) "Racing in the Streets (Season 1, episode 4) |
| 1995–1999 | Party of Five Party of Five Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation... |
Sarah Reeves Merrin | 99 episodes |
| 1998 | Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the... |
Jennifer Love Fefferman | "And Then There Was Shawn" (Season 5, episode 17) |
| 1999 | Hercules: The Animated Series | Medusa | Voice; "Hercules and the Gorgon" (Season 2, episode 12) |
| 1999–2000 | Time of Your Life Time of Your Life (TV series) Time of Your Life is an American drama series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. The series is a spin-off of Party of Five, and features the character Sarah Reeves Merrin whom Hewitt portrayed on Party of Five.-Plot:... |
Sarah Reeves Merrin | 19 episodes |
| 2001 | The Weekenders The Weekenders The Weekenders is a Disney animated series about the weekend life of four diverse 7th graders: Tino Tonitini, Lorraine McQuarrie, Carver Descartes, and Petratishkovna Katsufrakis, voiced by veteran cartoon voice-actors: Jason Marsden, Grey DeLisle, Phil LaMarr, and Kath Soucie, respectively... |
Herself | Voice; "My Punky Valentine" (Season 2, episode 17) |
| 2002 | Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian... |
Herself | Voice; "Stuck Together, Torn Apart" (Season 3, episode 19) |
| 2004 | American Dreams American Dreams American Dreams is an American television comedy-drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios... |
Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".... |
"The 7–10 Split" (Season 2, episode 10) "Old Enough to Fight" (Season 2, episode 14) |
| 2004 | In The Game In the Game In the Game was a proposed sitcom that was to have been produced for ABC by Touchstone Television and was to star Jennifer Love Hewitt as an up-and-coming sports producer and single mom who unwillingly becomes an on-camera reporter. ABC first ordered six episodes, for mid-season 2005... |
Riley Reed | Two pilot episodes; unaired series |
| 2005–2010 | Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Melinda Gordon Melinda Gordon Melinda Irene Gordon, portrayed by Jennifer Love Hewitt is the title character of the American fantasy television series Ghost Whisperer created by John Gray.-Character background:... |
107 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Vicki Sayers | "Behave" (Season 12, episode 3) |
| 2011 | Love Bites Love Bites (TV series) -Episodes:-Development:In January 2010, NBC announced Love Bites as one of many pilots on its early development slate. Becki Newton was cast in late February, followed quickly by Jordana Spiro. Marc Buckland was confirmed to be directing the pilot in early March. In May 2010, NBC announced it had... |
Herself | "Firsts" (Season 1, episode 1) |
| 2011 | Hot in Cleveland Hot in Cleveland Hot in Cleveland is an American sitcom on TV Land starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White. The series, which is TV Land's first original scripted series, premiered on June 16, 2010, and was TV Land's highest rated telecast in the cable network's 14-year history. The... |
Emmy Chase | "The Emmy Show" (Season 2, episode 17) |
| 2012 | The Client List The Client List (TV series) The Client List is an upcoming American television drama series based on the 2010 television film of the same name, which is set to air in 2012 on the Lifetime network... |
Samantha Horton | Upcoming series |
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Director | "Body of Water" (Season 4, episode 13) "Birthday Presence Birthday Presence "Birthday Presence" is the 86th episode, the fifth season premiere of Ghost Whisperer, it originally aired on September 25, 2009 on CBS in United States.-Plot:... " (Season 5, episode 1) "Implosion Implosion (Ghost Whisperer) "Implosion" is the 100th episode and the 15th episode from Season 5 of Ghost Whisperer, it originally aired on March 5, 2010 on CBS in United States.-Plot:... " (Season 5, episode 15) |
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Time of Your Life Time of Your Life (TV series) Time of Your Life is an American drama series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. The series is a spin-off of Party of Five, and features the character Sarah Reeves Merrin whom Hewitt portrayed on Party of Five.-Plot:... |
Producer | |
| 2000 | The Audrey Hepburn Story The Audrey Hepburn Story The Audrey Hepburn Story is a 2000 television movie biography of actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn. Jennifer Love Hewitt, who also produced the film, starred as the actress although her casting drew criticism from some of Hepburn's fans and the media... |
Co-executive producer | Television film |
| 2000 | Bunny | Producer | |
| 2002 | One Night | Producer | |
| 2004 | If Only | Producer | |
| 2005–2010 | Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Producer, executive producer | Producer (83 episodes); executive producer (11 episodes) |
| 2010 | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2011 | Executive producer | Television film |
Studio albums
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NLD MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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| Love Songs Love Songs (Jennifer Love Hewitt album) -Personnel:* Jennifer Love Hewitt – vocals, background vocals* Rod Antoon – drums, keyboard* Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums* Brad Cole – keyboard* Liz Constantine – background vocals* N'Dea Davenport – background vocals* Jerry Deaton – drums... |
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| Let's Go Bang Let's Go Bang Let's Go Bang is the second studio album by Jennifer Love Hewitt, released in October 1995 by Atlantic Records. The producer, Angelo Montrone, "noticed her talents" and brought her to the attention of then CEO of Atlantic Records, Doug Morris who signed her... |
Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... |
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| Jennifer Love Hewitt Jennifer Love Hewitt (album) Jennifer Love Hewitt is the self-titled third studio album by Jennifer Love Hewitt. It was released on September 3, 1996 by Atlantic Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Jennifer Love Hewitt – vocals, background vocals*Paul Adamy – bass*Alex Al – bass... |
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| BareNaked BareNaked - Personnel :* Jennifer Love Hewitt – vocals* Andrew Boston – DJ* Dustin Boyer – guitar* Meredith Brooks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals* Livingstone Brown – bass, keyboard, chant* Chris Canute – hand drums* Goldo – keyboard, vocals... |
Jive Records Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African... |
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Compilation albums
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NLD MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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| Cool with You: The Platinum Collection Cool with You: The Platinum Collection Cool with You: The Platinum Collection is the Asian edition "best of" album by Jennifer Love Hewitt, released in 2006.-Track listing:#"Cool with You" – 3:21#"Our Love " – 4:01... |
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| Hey Everybody Hey Everybody Hey Everybody is the Brazilian edition "best of" album by Jennifer Love Hewitt, released in late 2007.The album features songs from Hewitt's albums Let's Go Bang , Jennifer Love Hewitt and BareNaked . It also comprises the theme songs from the films I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and The... |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. Adult Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
NL Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 1992 | "Please Save Us The World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Songs | ||||
| 1995 | "Let's Go Bang" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let's Go Bang | ||||
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| 1996 | "You Make Me Smile" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Cool With You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jennifer Love Hewitt | |||||
| "No Ordinary Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1997 | "(Our Love) Please Don't Throw It All Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
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| 1999 | "How Do I Deal How Do I Deal "How Do I Deal" is a song by Jennifer Love Hewitt from the soundtrack to the film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and was released as a single in January 1999 with an accompanying music video. The single has become Hewitt's one and only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 U.S. singles chart,... " |
59 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film and sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The screenplay was written by Trey Callaway, based on characters originally created in a popular novel by Lois Duncan. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult"... Soundtrack |
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| 2002 | "BareNaked BareNaked (song) "BareNaked" is the first single from actress-singer Jennifer Love Hewitt's fourth solo effort, BareNaked. The single is the more successful of the two lifted from the album, peaking at No. 6 in Australia, No. 25 on the Top 40 Mainstream, No. 31 on the Adult Top 40 and No... " |
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| 2003 | "Can I Go Now Can I Go Now "Can I Go Now" is the second and final single from Jennifer Love Hewitt's BareNaked album. It was released on 2003. The single failed to chart in the US, but it peaked at number twelve in Australia, and at number 8 in The Netherlands becoming one of her most successful songs overseas... " |
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Soundtracks
| Year | Title | Track(s) |
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| 1996 | House Arrest House Arrest (film) House Arrest is a 1996 comedy film. The film was directed by Harry Winer who has directed other films but is more prolific as a television series director. The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Pollak... |
"It's Good To Know I'm Alive" |
| 1997 | Trojan War Trojan War (film) Trojan War is a 1997 romantic comedy directed by George Huang. It stars Will Friedle, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Marley Shelton.-Plot:High school student Brad has had an unrequited crush on a classmate named Brooke for years. After she asks him to come over one night to tutor her, she ends up... |
"I Hope I Don't Fall in Love With You" "I Believe In" |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait Can't Hardly Wait Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 American teen comedy film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and is notable for a number of "before-they-were-famous" appearances by various... |
"How Do I Make You" |
| 1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film and sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The screenplay was written by Trey Callaway, based on characters originally created in a popular novel by Lois Duncan. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult"... |
"How Do I Deal How Do I Deal "How Do I Deal" is a song by Jennifer Love Hewitt from the soundtrack to the film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and was released as a single in January 1999 with an accompanying music video. The single has become Hewitt's one and only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 U.S. singles chart,... " "I Will Survive I Will Survive "I Will Survive" is a song first performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris... " |
| 2002 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II The Hunchback of Notre Dame II The Hunchback of Notre Dame II is a 2002 direct-to-video sequel to the 1996 Disney animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Japan... |
"I'm Gonna Love You" |
| 2002 | Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders is the third of a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on October 3, 2000, and it was produced, starting in 1999, by Warner Bros. Animation... |
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" |
| 2004 | If Only | "Love Will Show You Everything" "Take My Heart Back" |
| 2004 | A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (2004 film) A Christmas Carol, also known as A Christmas Carol: The Musical, is a 2004 television film based on a 1994 stage musical of the same name, with songs written by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens . The musical is based on Charles Dickens' famous 1843 novella of the same name, produced by Hallmark... |
"A Place Called Home (Reprise)" |
Music videos
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| 1992 | "Please Save Us The World" |
| 1995 | "Couldn't Find Another Man" |
| 1996 | "No Ordinary Love" |
| 1999 | "How Do I Deal" |
| 2002 | "I'm Gonna Love You" |
| 2002 | "BareNaked" |
| 2003 | "Can I Go Now" |
Music video appearances
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
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| 1998 | "Can't Get Enough of You, Baby Can't Get Enough Of You Baby "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" is a song written by Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer and recorded by various artists, including the Protopunk band ? & the Mysterians in 1967. Their version reached # 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released as a single. The song was recorded in 1966 by The... " |
Smash Mouth Smash Mouth Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell, Greg Camp, Paul De Lisle and Kevin Coleman as lead vocals, guitar, bass and drums respectively... |
| 1998 | "High" (U.S. version) | Feeder Feeder -Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage... |
| 1999 | "Girl on TV Girl on TV "Girl On TV" is the title of a song written and recorded by the pop group LFO. It was released in November 1999, from their album LFO. The song was also their second single and peaked at #10 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 30 and #6 in the UK, where it was their biggest hit... " |
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| 2001 | "Hero Hero (Enrique Iglesias song) "Hero" is a single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second English album Escape and was written for his good friend Simon Baxendale, by Iglesias, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor. Enrique first released the song to radio in early September 2001 to a positive critical and commercial reception... " |
Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa... |
| 2010 | "Christmas Tonight" | Dave Barnes Dave Barnes Dave Barnes is an American rock-R&B-contemporary Christian singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.-Early life:... |
Awards and nominations
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| 1990 | Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast | Kids Incorporated Kids Incorporated Kids Incorporated, is an American children's television program that was produced from 1984 to 1993. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of each and every storyline.... |
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| 1993 | Young Artist Award | Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Youth Series or Variety Show | Kids Incorporated | |
| 1994 | Young Artist Award | Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Cable or Off Primetime Series | Kids Incorporated | |
| 1996 | Young Artist Award | Best Professional Actress/Singer | ||
| 1997 | YoungStar Award | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series | Party of Five Party of Five Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation... |
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| 1998 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film — Leading Young Actress | I Know What You Did Last Summer I Know What You Did Last Summer I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title... |
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| 1998 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Female Newcomer | I Know What You Did Last Summer | |
| 1998 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Actress — Horror | I Know What You Did Last Summer | |
| 1999 | MTV Movie Award | Best Female Performance | Can't Hardly Wait Can't Hardly Wait Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 American teen comedy film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and is notable for a number of "before-they-were-famous" appearances by various... |
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| 1999 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Actress — Horror | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 slasher film and sequel to the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The screenplay was written by Trey Callaway, based on characters originally created in a popular novel by Lois Duncan. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult"... |
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| 1999 | Teen Choice Award | Film — Choice Actress | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Award | Film — Most Disgusting Scene | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Award | TV — Choice Actress | Party of Five | |
| 1999 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film — Leading Young Actress | Can't Hardly Wait | |
| 2000 | Kid's Choice Award | Favorite Television Actress | Party of Five | |
| 2000 | People's Choice Award | Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series | Time of Your Life Time of Your Life (TV series) Time of Your Life is an American drama series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. The series is a spin-off of Party of Five, and features the character Sarah Reeves Merrin whom Hewitt portrayed on Party of Five.-Plot:... |
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| 2001 | Teen Choice Award | Film - Choice Actress | Heartbreakers | |
| 2003 | Kids' Choice Award | Favorite Female Butt Kicker | The Tuxedo The Tuxedo The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy-action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States' fresh water... |
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| 2003 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Crossover Artist (Music/Acting) | ||
| 2003 | DVD Premiere Award | Best Original Song | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II The Hunchback of Notre Dame II The Hunchback of Notre Dame II is a 2002 direct-to-video sequel to the 1996 Disney animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Japan... |
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| 2006 | Saturn Award Saturn Award The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within... |
Best Actress on Television | Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
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| 2006 | Kids' Choice Award | Favorite Television Actress | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2006 | People's Choice Award | Favorite Female Television Star | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2007 | Saturn Award | Best Actress on Television | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2007 | Teen Choice Award | Choice: TV Drama Actress | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2007 | People's Choice Award | Favorite Female Television Star | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2008 | People's Choice Award | Favorite Female Television Star | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2008 | Saturn Award | Best Actress on Television | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2008 | TV Land Award | Favorite Character from the "Other Side" | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2009 | Saturn Award | Best Actress on Television | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2010 | Saturn Award | Best Actress on Television | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2010 | People's Choice Award | Favorite TV Drama Actress | Ghost Whisperer | |
| 2010 | Golden Globe Award Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign... |
Best Performance By An Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television | The Client List The Client List The Client List is a 2010 television film that premiered on the Lifetime Network on July 19, 2010. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and directed by Eric Laneuville... |