V: The Series
Jennifer Cooke
Biographical Information
Jennifer was born in September 1964 in Sataukey,
Long Island. She is 5'6" tall. As well as acting, Jennifer
has also done some swimsuit modelling. She is currently married to
"Celestial Seasonings" founder Mo Siegel. With her husband, she co-wrote
the 1996 cookbook, "Cooking with Tea: A Celestial Seasonings Cookbook".
Jennifer has retired from show business, and with Mo is active in the Urantia
Brotherhood/Fellowship. Many thanks to Rosie
for the additional information!
Filmography
Theatrical Releases ~
Made For Television Movies ~
~ TV Series ~ Guest
Appearances
Theatrical
Releases
| Movie: |
"Gimme an F" (1984)
AKA "T & A Academy 2" |
| Character: |
Pam |
| Costars: |
Paul Justman, Daphne Ashbrook |
| Critics: |
GMR: Woof! VMG: Turkey. |
| Comments: |
From Rosie: Jennifer plays
an overzealous counsellor at the camp; she's very mean! |
| Purchasing Info: |
Order "Gimme
An F" Now at Videoflicks! |
|
| Movie: |
"Friday the 13th Part VI - Jason
Lives" (1986) |
| Character: |
Megan |
| Costars: |
Thom Matthews, David Kagan |
| Critics: |
GMR: Woof! VMG: 3 out of
5. |
| Comments: |
From Rosie: It was
a "3D" movie. Jennifer played the sheriff's daughter; actually she was
the town's wild-child. She and the male costar ended up "killing" Jason
at the end of it. |
Comments:
|
From Albert: The story
centers on Tommy, who was victimized in some way by serial killer Jason
in the previous film. Tommy has escaped from a mental hospital so that
he can dig up Jason's grave and make sure the guy's really dead. Unfortunately
for Tommy, Jason comes back to life when a lightning bolt hits his corpse
(don't you hate when that happens?). Tommy runs to tell the sherriff what
happened, and is promptly tossed in a jail cell. The movie should have
ended there, but unfortunately, it doesn't. The sherriff's rebellious daughter
(played by Jennifer Cooke) immediately becomes smitten with
Tommy in spite of the fact (or perhaps because of the fact) that
he's an
escaped mental patient who goes around digging up corpses.
Anyway, in typical bad 80's teen slasher flick style, it's only
after Jason has chopped up about 20 people that the town sherriff
decides he should do something. So he goes off, foolishly thinking
he can stop Jason with just a high-powered rifle and a sawed-off shotgun,
while in the meantime, Megan frees Tommy, who somehow knows exactly how
to kill Jason (though the exact mechanism by which you can kill someone
who's already dead is never quite explained). Anyway, Tommy and Megan soon
end Jason's murderous rampage forever (unless you count the next 3 sequels)
and live happily ever after. |
| Purchasing Info: |
Order "Friday
The 13th: Jason Lives" Now at Videoflicks! |
|
Made
for Television Movies
| Movie: |
"Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This" (1978) |
| Character: |
Unknown |
| Costars: |
Talia Shire, Burt Young, Melanie Griffith |
| Critics: |
Not Listed |
| Comments: |
None so far |
| Movie: |
"A Year in the Life" (1986) |
| Character: |
Debbie Nesbit |
| Costars: |
Adam Arkin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dirk Blocker |
| Critics: |
Not Listed |
Comments:
|
From Rosie: Jennifer
Cooke's character in "A Year In The Life" was engaged to the youngest son
in the series the family was based on. She and the youngest son were very
much alike, went to the same college and even were majoring in the same
field (business). They were engaged to be married when the youngest
son met a free spirited girl played be Sarah Jessica Parker. The
youngest son had an affair with Sarah Jessica Parker's character and was
going to break it off the Jennifer Cooke's character. Sadly his mother
died and Jennifer Cooke's character was there for him and he couldn't betray
that devotion.... at first. The youngest son tried to do right by Jennifer's
character but eventually dumped her and married Sarah Jessica Parker's
character. Jennifer Cooke was only in the first three parts of the mini
series. She did an excellent job portraying first a woman oblivious to
anything being wrong, then a woman trying to convince herself nothing was
wrong, and finally a woman completely deceived and betrayed. |
TV Series
- Regular Roles
| TV Show: |
"Guiding Light" (1981 - 1983) |
| Character: |
Morgan |
| Costars: |
John Wesley Shipp, Robert Newman |
Comments:
|
Vicki gave me the character
information, but had no further information as to when Jennifer Cooke played
this role. Rosie adds some
more details about the character: Morgan was very much in love with
Kelly Nelson. But she also wanted to become a model. Morgan and Kelly married
but Joshua Lewis was in love with Morgan and arranged for her to get a
high profile modelling job. The strain of her job caused a break up between
Morgan and Kelly. Joshua did everything to keep them apart but eventually
Kelly and Morgan found their way back to each other and left
town. Shortly after this Jennifer Cooke was cast in the role of
Elizabeth Maxwell in "V". Marcello
corrects a story point above: Morgan and Kelly never came back together.
Morgan left Springfield and went to New York (she was a model), while Kelly
stayed in Springfield for another year. For more on Guiding Light,
check out Marcello's Guiding
Light Website. |
TV Series
- Guest Appearances
| TV Show: |
"The Hitchhiker" (1986) |
| Character: |
Eleanor |
| Episode Name: |
"Man's Best Friend" |
| Costars: |
Unknown |
Comments:
|
Thanks to Lee for the
information on this appearance. Patti
also saw this appearance and says: Jennifer Cooke's boyfriend had
a dog, which was trained to kill anyone that is the boyfriend's enemy.
I thought she acted well, though she had a small part. |
Feel free to send
me your comments, reviews, and corrections!
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