Jennifer Dundas
Jennifer Dundas, credited as Jennie Dundas in her early work, is an American entrepreneur and actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in The First Wives Club as Chris Paradis, the lesbian daughter of Annie Paradis, played by Diane Keaton. Dundas began her career as a child in 1984 when she played the precocious daughter of Keaton's titular character in Mrs. Soffel. After being discovered at the age of 9 in her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, Dundas starred on and off-Broadway and in films for decades.
Biography
Dundas was born in Boston and attended Brown University. Jules Feiffer discovered her when, at age 9, she performed in a play at a summer camp. She also portrayed a young Gloria Vanderbilt in Little Gloria... Happy at Last.Films in which Dundas has appeared include Puccini for Beginners, Legal Eagles, The Beniker Gang and The Hotel New Hampshire. She has guest starred in TV shows such as Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, Desperate Housewives and Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
On stage, Dundas has performed in the New York Theatre, including the play Arcadia. She won an Obie Award for her performance in Good as New by Peter Hedges. In 2004, she portrayed Laura in The Glass Menagerie at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.