Jessica Prunell

{{Short description|American lawyer and former child actress}}

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Jessica Prunell (born {{Birth based on age as of date |12|1990|1|4|noage=1}}{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Liz |title='Kingfish' Adds 3 Stunning Kennedy Chapters |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/174926574/ |access-date=June 20, 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 4, 1990 |page=P 9|via = Newspapers.com }}) is an American lawyer and former child actress.

Prunell is the daughter of Tito and Kay Prunell.

Prunell began modeling and making commercials when she was 6 years old, eventually obtaining a contract with the Ford Model Agency. Photographs of her were used in print advertising and on toy boxes, and she expanded her work to include making commercials for AT&T and Life cereal, among other companies and products. Her first feature film was Born on the Fourth of July.{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Nancy |title=Kissing Scene a Test for Actress, 12 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/110344836 |access-date=November 4, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=December 24, 1989 |page=LI13|id={{ProQuest|110344836}}}} On television, Prunell portrayed Winifred Tattinger on the NBC comedy Tattingers (1989).{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=762|edition=2nd}}

Since her graduation from law school, she has been practicing general commercial litigation. She has been an associate of the Fischer & Mandell law firm in New York City. She currently is an attorney with Hogan, Lovells LLP in New York City.