Nancy Jennifer
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
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| birth_place = Chennai, India
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| other_names = Baby Jennifer
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1991-present
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Nancy Jennifer, previously credited as Baby Jennifer, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making her debut as a child artiste, Jennifer has also featured in supporting and lead roles.
Career
Nancy Jennifer began acting as a child actress and featured in Vasanth's Nerrukku Ner (1997), as a small child who is caught up by her parents’ divorce.{{Cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/nerukkuner.htm |title=Nerukku Ner |access-date=10 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528110740/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/nerukkuner.htm |archive-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=usurped}} She later appeared in films including Asokavanam and Ghilli (2004), portraying Vijay's sister.{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/04/23/stories/2004042301450300.htm |title=The Hindu : "Ghilli" |website=The Hindu |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215184904/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/04/23/stories/2004042301450300.htm |archive-date=15 December 2004 |url-status=dead}}[http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=196&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english Movie review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711163424/http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=196&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english |date=11 July 2020 }} In the late 2000s, she became a lead actress and appeared in the low-budget films Thozha (2008) and Puthiya Payanam.{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jennifer-becomes-a-heroine/articleshow/3142479.cms |title=Jennifer becomes a heroine |website=The Times of India|date=19 June 2008 }}{{Cite web |url=http://tamilplex.com/article/eng/2014/09/25/2332/jennifer-in-kalkandu.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 January 2016 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085731/http://tamilplex.com/article/eng/2014/09/25/2332/jennifer-in-kalkandu.html |url-status=dead}} After being unable to garner success as a lead actress, Jennifer has regularly featured as a supporting actress and as a host for STAR Vijay.
Selected filmography
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| Year | Film | Role
! Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Kizhakku Karai | Murali's and Mahalakshmi's son | rowspan="11"| Child artist |
| 1992 | Idhuthanda Sattam | Meena (Baby) | |
| 1996 | Thayagam | Angela | |
| rowspan=2|1997 | Sakthi | Devi | |
| Nerrukku Ner | Sona | ||
| rowspan=2|1998 | Ulavuthurai | Priya | |
| Sandhippoma | Vishwa's sister | ||
| rowspan=2|1999 | Kanmani Unakkaga | Kanmani | |
| Time | Priya's sister | ||
| 2000 | Independence Day | ||
| 2001 | Asokavanam | Priya | |
| 2004 | Ghilli | Bhuvana
| | |
| 2005 | February 14 | Gayathri
| | |
| rowspan="2"| 2006 | Unakkum Enakkum | Santhosh's distant cousin | |
| Jambhavan | |||
| 2008 | Thozha | Priya
| | |
| 2013 | Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru | Maya
| | |
| 2014 | Kalkandu | Porkodi
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| 2017 | Kootathil Oruthan | Ranjini
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| 2021 | Trip | Jenny
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Television
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! style="width:100px;"| Year ! style="width:200px;"| Title ! style="width:100px;"| Role ! style="width:100px;"| Channel | |||
| 1998-1999 | Jannal - Adutha Veetu Kathaigal | Sun TV | |
| 1998 | Chinna Chinna Aasai - Pooja | Pooja | Sun TV |
| 2012 | Naalaiya Iyakkunar Season 4 | Host | Kalaignar TV |
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| 2013-2014 | Thayumanavan | Indra | Vijay TV |
| 2016-2017 | Keladi Kanmani | Nageshwari | rowspan=3|Sun TV |
| rowspan=2|2017-2018 | Valli | Brindha | |
| Star Wars | Herself | ||
| 2021 | Idhayathai Thirudathey | Anitha | Colors Tamil |
| 2021 | Chithi 2 | Jeni | Sun TV |
References
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Child actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:20th-century Indian actresses
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses from Chennai
Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema
Category:Tamil television actresses