Jensen Daggett (born June 24, 1969) is an American film and television actress. She has appeared in the films Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) and Major League: Back to the Minors (1998). She had a recurring role as Nancy Taylor in Home Improvement.
Life and career Jensen Daggett was born June 24, 1969, in Connecticut. Her grandparents were both child actors who met in Hollywood in their youth, and retired from performing before she was born.
After studying theater at Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California, Daggett moved to Los Angeles after her eighteenth birthday to study at the Stella Adler Conservatory for Acting in Hollywood. At 18 years old, her first acting role was in The Fabulous Baker Boys. Soon after, she portrayed Rennie Wickham in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (both 1989).
She also performed in several dozen television episodes before leaving acting in 1999 to raise her two sons. Some of her best-known roles were as Nancy Taylor, sister-in-law of Tim Taylor (wife of Tim's younger brother, Marty) on Home Improvement and Charlie in The Single Guy playing Jonathan Silverman's girlfriend. She also starred as Dr. Katie Cooper on the short-lived series Medicine Ball, a medical drama about doctors in a Seattle hospital.
In 2003, she appeared as herself in an episode of the HGTV Canada show, Weekend Warriors, in which she remodeled her Connecticut home.
After retiring from acting, Daggett pursued a career as a green building home designer and renovator.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1989 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Rennie Wickham 1992 Cheerleader 1992 Majority Rule Lucy Television film 1993 Spies Karen Prescott Television film 1993 Dead Before Dawn Dana Television film 1996 Project: ALF Dr. Melissa Hill Television film 1997 Asteroid Dr. Valerie Brennan Television film 1998 Major League: Back to the Minors Maggie Reynolds 1998 Telling You Susan 2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Herself Documentary film 2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Herself Documentary film
Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 21 Jump Street Ashley Episode: "Awomp-Bomp-Aloobomb, Alomp Bamboom" 1991 China Beach Jennifer Arenberg Episode: "Hello Goodbye" 1992 Melrose Place Marcy Garrett Episode: "Friends and Lovers" 1993 Step by Step Bonnie Episode: "The Marrying Dude" 1993 Charlotte Ketchum Episode: "Brisco for the Defense" 1994 Matlock Sarah Eldridge Episode: "The Godfather" 1995 Medicine Ball Dr. Katie Cooper 9 episodes 1995 Home Improvement Nancy Taylor Recurring role 1995 Strange Luck Sarah Coughlin Episode: "Last Chance" 1995–1996 Charlie McCarthy 6 episodes 1996–1997 L.A. Firefighters Dr. Janey Markle 4 episodes 1999 Will & Grace Grace Actor Episode: "The Big Vent" 1999 Get Real Dr. Serena Wolff Episode: "Passages" 2003 Weekend Warriors Herself Episode: "Jensen Daggett's New Old Kitchen" 2011 Dani Stone 2 episodes
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