Jennifer Landon

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Jennifer Landon
Born (1983-08-29) August 29, 1983 (age 38)
Malibu, California, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActress
Years active1991; 2004–present
Parent(s)
Relatives

Jennifer Landon (born August 29, 1983) is an American actress, known for her role as Gwen Norbeck Munson in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, for which she won three consecutive Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. In 2020 she joined season 3 of the American TV series Yellowstone.

Early life[]

Landon is the daughter of actor Michael Landon and his third wife, Cindy Clerico. She is the half-sister of screenwriter Christopher B. Landon and director Michael Landon, Jr.; actor Mark Landon is her adoptive brother. She graduated from Brentwood School, before moving to New York City to attend New York University, where she appeared in several theater productions. Her paternal grandfather was Jewish,[1] whereas her paternal grandmother was Catholic, although her father was raised Jewish.[2]

Career[]

Landon received her first acting job at age five from her father, when he cast her to play a little girl in one of the final episodes of his television series, Highway to Heaven. Before his death in 1991, Jennifer would work with her father once more when he cast her as Jennifer Kramer in the pilot for what would have been his next television series, Us.

In 2004, Landon co-starred in an independent film L.A. DJ. In early 2005, she was cast to play Gwen Norbeck Munson for one episode on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns. She was soon signed to a three-year contract with the series. Landon won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series three years in a row for her portrayal. In late 2006, the character's storyline focused on her pursuing a music career recording two singles, "Slide" and "I Saw Love". Performed by Landon, both songs were written by Nini Camps.[3] From April to July 2007, Landon played dual roles on As the World Turns; her regular character Gwen Norbeck Munson, and a lookalike named Cleo Babbitt. Landon left the show in 2008, but reprised her role in 2010 for the final two weeks of the series.

On May 1, 2012, it was announced that Landon would become the third adult actress to portray the role of Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless.[4] She portrayed the role for less than a year, before her character was written off. In 2016, she was cast as Lilith Bode, the wife of a serial killer, in the final season of Banshee.

In 2020, during the third season of the Paramount network’s series, Yellowstone, Landon was cast in the role of Teeter.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 L.A. D.J. Jessica
2014 Rabid Weight Loss Rabid Woman Short film
2015 I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine Marla Finch
2018 The Front Runner Ann McDaniel

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Us Jennifer Kramer Television film
2005–2010 As the World Turns Gwen Norbeck Munson
Cleo Babbitt 		500 episodes
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2006–2008)
2011 House Donovan Episode: "Last Temptation"
2012 The Young and the Restless Heather Stevens 28 episodes
2016 Banshee Lilith Bode 4 episodes
2017 Days of Our Lives Hillary Nelson 5 episodes
2017 Chicago Med Janelle Nicholson Episode: "White Butterflies"
2017–2018 Animal Kingdom Amy 11 episodes
2020 Yellowstone Teeter 3rd season addition
2020 Helstrom Katherine Reynolds Episode: "Hell Storm"
2021–present FBI: Most Wanted Sarah Allen Recurring role

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2006 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series As the World Turns Won [5]
2007 Won [6]
2008 Won [7]

References[]

  1. ^ "His Early Days Were Fun". Philadelphia Daily News. July 2, 1991. In a 1985 interview, Landon claimed he ate lunch alone at Collingswood High School, that he never had a date as a teen-ager because no Christian father in the town would allow his daughter to go out with a Jew.
  2. ^ Landon Wilson, Cheryl (1992). I Promised My Dad: An Intimate Portrait of Michael Landon by His Eldest Daughter. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 28.
  3. ^ "nini camps - songwriter, lead singer for Antigone Rising - Home". www.ninicamps.com.
  4. ^ "ATWT Alum Is Y&R's New Heather". CBS Soaps In Depth. May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  5. ^ "Ellen DeGeneres repeats sweep of Daytime Emmys". Kentucky New Era. Taylor W. Hayes. Associated Press. May 1, 2006. p. 8. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "The 2007 Daytime Emmy Award Winners". PopSugar Entertainment. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  7. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (June 21, 2008). "Ellen DeGeneres, Tyra Banks Win Daytime Emmys". People. Time Inc. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.

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