Jean Carol is an American actress.
Early life Carol was born in Hillsdale, New Jersey. She acted in New York theatrical productions as a child. When she was 11, her family relocated to Miami. She graduated from Florida State University, where she studied theater and broadcasting.
Career In the early 1980s, Carol hosted a public affairs program on WESH in Orlando and later she hosted and produced PM Magazine in Orlando and San Diego.
Carol's most high-profile acting role was as Nadine Cooper in the daytime drama Guiding Light. She joined the show in 1988 and quickly became a popular comic foil. At the 1990 Soap Opera Digest Awards she was awarded Outstanding Female Newcomer. Her stint on the show lasted for seven years until the character of Nadine was murdered by Brent Lawrence. She returned to Guiding Light for one special episode on Mother's Day 2006.
Among Carol's other appearances are roles on Sunset Beach, Monk, Six Feet Under, and Arli$$. She also appeared in the 1989 horror comedy Speak of the Devil and the 2015 sex comedy Promoted.
In 2016 Carol joined the digital series Misguided and made her debut as Jeva Jones in February 2017 during the second season of the series.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1989Vice AcademyQueen Bee1989Hot Times at Montclair HighMrs. Willis1989Speak of the DevilIsabelle Johnson1990PaybackDonna Nathan1998Frog and WombatHolly Mason1998Last NightMrs. Burbank1999LoveNews Reporter1999Killing the VisionCasting Director2000Speed BumpMrs. Morgan2000Tail StingFlight Attendant Patti2001Vanilla SkyWoman NearbyUncredited2001Heart of StoneSheila Mason2001Don't Make Me BlushKaren's Mom2002The Killing PointDr. CollinsDirect-to-video2003The Singing ForestEmily2003Crisis LineMildredDirect-to-video2007Americanizing ShelleyMartha2007Cougar ClubCougarUncredited2007Dark MirrorReal Estate Agent2009Stellina BlueWaitress2012ArgoJordan's Secretary2015PromotedEliza Fox2015Broken: A MusicalNancy2017Complete or RepeatFrancine2018GuyConnie2019The Devil Has a NameJudge's Secretary Susan
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1988–95, 2003, 2006Guiding LightNadine Cooper / Nadine Lewis88 episodes1997ArlissPennyEpisode: "What Arliss Hath Joined Together"1999Sunset BeachFlorence KennedyEpisode #1.5151999A Memory in My HeartDonnaTelevision film2000After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter StoppedNews Anchor2000TitansDocentEpisode: "Dysfunction Junction"2001Unsolved MysteriesMrs. Karl RehbergEpisode: "French Fry Fraud"2002–03Ocean Ave.Catherine DevonMain cast2004Six Feet UnderWife #5Episode: "The Dare"2005McBride: It's Murder, MadamFemale NewscasterTelevision film2005MonkAunt MadgeEpisode: "Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding"2006CrumbsWoman #2Episode: "Friends in High Places"2007The 1/2 Hour News HourHillary ClintonEpisode: "Town Hall: Identity Politics"2007Side Order of LifeIan's MomEpisode: "Funeral for a Phone"2011Working ClassCustomerEpisode: "Hire Education"2011A Series of Unfortunate PeopleBarbaraEpisode: "Mother's Day"2011The MentalistWealthy WomanEpisode: "Rhapsody in Red"2017–19MisguidedTamara / Jeva Jones8 episodes
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