Dominique Jennings (born 30 October 1965) is an American actress. She played Virginia Harrison in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach.
Life and career Jennings was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother, Ann-Charlotte Dahlqvist, was a Swedish flight attendant, and father, Richard Slater Jennings, was an American artist and journalist. Her mother was killed in January 1969 during a plane crash while taking off from Los Angeles. Jennings moved back to the United States with her father in 1971.
Jennings began her career playing secondary roles in films include Bad Influence, Die Hard 2 (both 1990), A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) and Seven (1995). On television, she guest-starred on Living Single, Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Wayans Bros., and The Jamie Foxx Show. In 1997, Jennings was cast as Virginia Harrison in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach after originally auditioning for another role. She was originally contracted to appear in ten episodes, but was offered a three-year contract after her first day on set, which she accepted. In February 1999, it was announced that Sunset Beach had decided to end Jennings' contract with the serial, after they axed Virginia from the series. However, producers decided not to kill her off and did not rule out a future return. She was nominated in 1999 for a Soap Opera Digest Awards at the 15th Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Villainess.
Jennings voiced Wanda Blake in the HBO adult animated superhero series, Todd McFarlane's Spawn from 1997 to 1999. Her other credits include the animated series The Zeta Project (2002), video games 50 Cent: Bulletproof (2005) and Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008), and animated film The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022).
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1990Bad InfluenceWoman at Tar Pit1990Die Hard 2WZDC Newscaster1994A Low Down Dirty ShameFuneral Guest1995SevenTV News Reporter2022The Ice Age Adventures of Buck WildEllieVoice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2024Mufasa: The Lion KingSarafinaVoice
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1991Knots LandingReporterEpisode: "The Question Game"1993Living SingleGirlEpisode: "Full Court Press"1995Sketch Artist II: Hands That SeeToddTelevision film1995MartinCarlaEpisode: "The Ex-Files"1995The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirTherapistEpisode: "A Decent Proposal"1995Hang TimeMiss DesireeEpisode: "The Candidate"1996Baywatch NightsLea Jane BroussardEpisode: "Vengeance"1996The Wayans Bros.InaEpisode: "Goin' to the Net"1997Life with RogerLindaEpisode: "The Boxer Rebellion"1997–1999Sunset BeachVirginia Harrison204 episodes1997–1999Todd McFarlane's SpawnWanda BlakeVoice, 18 episodes1999The Jamie Foxx ShowKarenEpisode: "Why Don't We Just Roll... Reversal"1999AngelMacEpisode: "Parting Gifts"2001Dead LastStewardassEpisode: "Death Is in the Air"2002That's LifeReceptionistEpisode: "What's Family Got to Do with It?"2002The Zeta ProjectAgent RushVoice, 6 episodes200344 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-OutNews AnchorTelevision film2011Body of ProofLinda GleasonEpisode: "Your Number's Up"2026Irene's KitchenIreneVoice; replacing Lucy Newman-Williams
Video game YearTitleRoleNotes200550 Cent: BulletproofAlex
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