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Jennifer Jiles is an Emmy award-winning host and comedic actress who's worked with such stars as Tim Conway, Tom Poston, Samantha Eggar and Carl Reiner. She is also perhaps one of the best known Ex-Radio City Rockettes because of her critically-acclaimed Off Broadway solo show, "KICKING & SCREAMING, The Musical!"
Ms. Jiles acts in film and on TV, in numerous commercials, narrates audio books, and is the “Mother of the Week”, the title role in the short film of the same name, conceived, co-written, co-produced, cast and starring Ms. Jiles.
ABOUT JENNIFER JILES
Jennifer Jiles is a New York-based actress and comedienne. Her acting credits include the National Tour of The Odd Couple, starring Tim Conway and Tom Poston, Mame, starring Samantha Eggar and Shani Wallis, and the role of Portia in The Merchant of Venice. As Agnes Gooch in Mame, she was praised by the New York Times as "pleasantly believable and welcomely less exaggerated than the usual misfit in her orthopedic oxfords," and as Portia, "her glittering intelligence added great depth to her work." She is the star of the short comedic film Mother of the Week, conceived, co-written, co-produced and also cast by Ms Jiles.
She has also performed in the Workshop productions of Cy Coleman's musical, Exactly Like You, directed by Pat Birch, in Hal Hackaday's musical Empty Pleasures, and in a development project with Carl Reiner at Westbeth Theatre Center. Jennifer was published as in the original cast of Karin Baker's The Melody Lingers On, an Irving Berlin review, and most recently performed with soap stars Martha Byrne (As the World Turns) and Liz Keifer (Guiding Light) in The MOMologues, An Original Comedy on Motherhood. She even played a fish in The Holiday Inn, Manhattan, rooftop pool!
She has appeared in many commercials, and makes much of her living doing voice-overs (Wicked, Wendy's, Lifetime, Discovery Channel, Hallmark Channel, TLC, Nickelodeon, 9 Lives, Colgate, Burger King, Dannon, Pizza Hut (w/ Queen Latifa), K-Mart (w/ Martha Stewart) & more). Hear voice samples on Voice & Video Page. She has been seen in corporate shows for Canon, IBM, and Astrazenica, on CBS' David Letterman, As The World Turns, and Guiding Light, on A&E's 100 Centre Street, and can be seen in Eric Bross' film Restaurant starring Adrien Brody.
In Jennifer's one woman show KICKING AND SCREAMING, The Musical!, she exhibits both her versatility and vulnerability. Jennifer steps out from behind the kickline and brings 21 original characters to life for 115 minutes of sparkling, big-hearted musical fun. KICKING & SCREAMING, The Musical! is the true story of one Ex-Rockette. Jiles has been featured in New York Magazine, USA Today, The New York Observer, Time Out New York, The New York Times, the Poughkeepsie Journal, The Jewish Forward, The Wall Street Journal, and many more, as well as on TV on GoodDay NY, NY1, the WB11, Fox News Channel, Metro Channel and more.
For four glorious years (1993-96), during the "off-season" as a Rockette, Jennifer was perhaps best known in the sports world as the Emmy Award-winning host of SportsChannel's DYNAMETS!, a weekly New York Mets baseball show for kids that the New York Daily News called "ahead of the pack". The show allowed Ms. Jiles to display her tremendous enthusiasm, wit, creativity, and intelligence. Dynamic and versatile, she is equally at home with children and adults alike, and it's this chemistry that made DYNAMETS! a successful children's program. She also counts singing the National Anthem at Shea Stadium as a highlight.Daily News
Ms. Jiles was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York. After graduating with a B.F.A. from S.U.N.Y. Purchase School of Arts, Jennifer moved to New York to pursue her dream of being a professional entertainer. Her success as an actress, singer, and dancer is not her only driving ambition, however. Ms. Jiles is also a humanitarian who is actively involved in several charitable ventures benefiting children, including: Make A Wish Foundation, Abilities! in Albertson, New York, the The Valerie Fund for which she is Celebrity Emissary, and records Entertainment Weekly for the visually impaired on Gatewave Reading Service (www.gatewave.org).
www.jenniferjiles.com
The Mother of the Week trailer is here: www.motheroftheweek.com/trailer
ABOUT JENNIFER JILES
Jennifer Jiles is a New York-based actress and comedienne. Her acting credits include the National Tour of The Odd Couple, starring Tim Conway and Tom Poston, Mame, starring Samantha Eggar and Shani Wallis, and the role of Portia in The Merchant of Venice. As Agnes Gooch in Mame, she was praised by the New York Times as "pleasantly believable and welcomely less exaggerated than the usual misfit in her orthopedic oxfords," and as Portia, "her glittering intelligence added great depth to her work." She is the star of the short comedic film Mother of the Week, conceived, co-written, co-produced and also cast by Ms Jiles.She has also performed in the Workshop productions of Cy Coleman's musical, Exactly Like You, directed by Pat Birch, in Hal Hackaday's musical Empty Pleasures, and in a development project with Carl Reiner at Westbeth Theatre Center. Jennifer was published as in the original cast of Karin Baker's The Melody Lingers On, an Irving Berlin review, and most recently performed with soap stars Martha Byrne (As the World Turns) and Liz Keifer (Guiding Light) in The MOMologues, An Original Comedy on Motherhood. She even played a fish in The Holiday Inn, Manhattan, rooftop pool!
She has appeared in many commercials, and makes much of her living doing voice-overs (Wicked, Wendy's, Lifetime, Discovery Channel, Hallmark Channel, TLC, Nickelodeon, 9 Lives, Colgate, Burger King, Dannon, Pizza Hut (w/ Queen Latifa), K-Mart (w/ Martha Stewart) & more). Hear voice samples on Voice & Video Page. She has been seen in corporate shows for Canon, IBM, and Astrazenica, on CBS' David Letterman, As The World Turns, and Guiding Light, on A&E's 100 Centre Street, and can be seen in Eric Bross' film Restaurant starring Adrien Brody.
In Jennifer's one woman show KICKING AND SCREAMING, The Musical!, she exhibits both her versatility and vulnerability. Jennifer steps out from behind the kickline and brings 21 original characters to life for 115 minutes of sparkling, big-hearted musical fun. KICKING & SCREAMING, The Musical! is the true story of one Ex-Rockette. Jiles has been featured in New York Magazine, USA Today, The New York Observer, Time Out New York, The New York Times, the Poughkeepsie Journal, The Jewish Forward, The Wall Street Journal, and many more, as well as on TV on GoodDay NY, NY1, the WB11, Fox News Channel, Metro Channel and more.
For four glorious years (1993-96), during the "off-season" as a Rockette, Jennifer was perhaps best known in the sports world as the Emmy Award-winning host of SportsChannel's DYNAMETS!, a weekly New York Mets baseball show for kids that the New York Daily News called "ahead of the pack". The show allowed Ms. Jiles to display her tremendous enthusiasm, wit, creativity, and intelligence. Dynamic and versatile, she is equally at home with children and adults alike, and it's this chemistry that made DYNAMETS! a successful children's program. She also counts singing the National Anthem at Shea Stadium as a highlight.Daily News
Ms. Jiles was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York. After graduating with a B.F.A. from S.U.N.Y. Purchase School of Arts, Jennifer moved to New York to pursue her dream of being a professional entertainer. Her success as an actress, singer, and dancer is not her only driving ambition, however. Ms. Jiles is also a humanitarian who is actively involved in several charitable ventures benefiting children, including: Make A Wish Foundation, Abilities! in Albertson, New York, the The Valerie Fund for which she is Celebrity Emissary, and records Entertainment Weekly for the visually impaired on Gatewave Reading Service (www.gatewave.org).
www.jenniferjiles.com
The Mother of the Week trailer is here: www.motheroftheweek.com/trailer
