Lucinda Jenney


Lucinda Jenney is an American actress.

Personal life

Jenney is married to actor Bill Moseley.
Jenney was previously married to artist John Swanger, from 1989 to 1991.

Early life

Jenney was born in New York, NY.

Career

She began her acting career in 1979 with the film Impostors. Several roles followed throughout the 1980s, with appearances in the 1986 comedy The Whoopee Boys and Peggy Sue Got Married with Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage. She appeared as Iris in Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.
In 1991, Jenney portrayed the waitress Lena in Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise; the following year, she appeared in American Heart, a film which earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Jenney played the role of 'Anne Loomis' in the Joe Dante comedy Matinee, with John Goodman and Cathy Moriarty. During the nineties, she appeared in much smaller roles including Mr. Jones with Richard Gere, and Leaving Las Vegas, with Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue, as well as Grace of My Heart.
In 1996, she had a supporting role in the Tom Holland's horror film Thinner, which was based on the book by Stephen King. She also appeared as Lieutenant Blondell in G.I. Jane, with Demi Moore, Mad City, with Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta, Desert Blue, with Kate Hudson and Christina Ricci, Practical Magic, with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and The Deep End of the Ocean.
In 2000, Jenney portrayed Helen O'Donnell in Thirteen Days. That year, she also played the role of Trina in How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog. She then appeared in romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful, with Kirsten Dunst and The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere. Jenney's has appeared in other roles in S.W.A.T., American Violet and Rogue River. In 2009, she made a cameo appearance in The Hangover.
Jenney has appeared in various television shows, which includes guest roles in Miami Vice, The Practice, Judging Amy, The West Wing, 24, Law & Order, its spin-offs Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: LA, Crossing Jordan, Six Feet Under, House, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, Monk, and Battlestar Galactica.
Jenney has appeared in many television films throughout her career. Her first was Out of the Darkness, with Martin Sheen. Some of her roles include Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance, The Habitation of Dragons, A Stranger in Town, First Time Felon, the Emmy Award-winning If These Walls Could Talk 2, and The Pennsylvania Miners' Story.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985First StepsCarolynTelevision film
1985Out of the DarknessMaryTelevision film
1986Spenser: For HireMelissa BrennerEpisode: "Hell Hath No Fury"
1988Miami ViceAnnie PierceEpisode: "Vote of Confidence"
1989CBS Summer PlayhouseLucyEpisode: "Microcops"
1990Shannon's DealAudrey WattsEpisode: "Custody"
1991Shoot First: A Cop's VengeanceBethTelevision film
1992The Water EngineGross's SecretaryTelevision film
1992The Habitation of DragonsBernice Dayton
1994Next DoorMarci BenedettiTelevision film
1994Homicide: Life on the StreetPamela WilgisEpisode: "Extreme Unction"
1995A Stranger in TownJeanineTelevision film
1995Fallen AngelsGinnyEpisode: "The Black Bargain"
1995Eye of the StalkerLiz KnowltonTelevision film
1996The Late ShiftDebbie VickersTelevision film
1996High IncidentOfficer Anne Bonner4 episodes
1997EZ StreetsMrs. Dog FaceEpisode: "Every Dog Has Its Day
1997First Time FelonSharonTelevision film
1997The VisitorNadine WaldenEpisodes: "Pilot", "Fear of Flying"
1998Scattering DadMollyTelevision film
1998NYPD BlueRoseEpisode: "Hammer Time"
1998L.A. DoctorsRosalindEpisode: "A Prayer for the Lying"
1999FitzLinda PalmerEpisodes: "First Love: Part 1", "First Love: Part 2"
2000If These Walls Could Talk 2Ella's MommySegment: "2000"
2000The PracticeAngela JamisonEpisodes: "Summary Judgments", "Germ Welfare"
2001Gideon's CrossingTeddy GreenEpisode: "The Race"
2002Judging AmyAllison CosseyEpisode: "Not Stumbling, But Dancing"
2002The West WingKaren KroftEpisode: "Swiss Diplomacy"
2002The Pennsylvania Miners' StoryCindy ThomasTelevision film
2003The ShieldLanie Kellis7 episodes
2003CarnivàleFlora HawkinsEpisode: "Milfay"
200324Helen Singer4 episodes
2004Law & OrderRenee BishopEpisode: "Married with Children"
2004Crossing JordanJudy StrandEpisode: "Missing Pieces"
2004Six Feet UnderKenneth's Ex-WifeEpisode: "Untitled"
2004HouseSister Mary EucharistEpisode: "Damned If You Do"
2005Law & Order: Criminal IntentElise GarrettEpisodes: "In the Wee Small Hours: Part 1", "In the Wee Small Hours: Part 2"
2007CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSheriff Beth McGuireEpisode: "Leaving Las Vegas"
2007Cold CaseShirley ReedEpisode: "8:03AM"
2007Battlestar GalacticaCarolanne AdamaEpisode: "A Day in the Life"
2007ERAllisonEpisode: "Seas Change"
2007MonkZena DavisEpisode: "Mr. Monk is Up All Night"
2011Law & Order: LAProfessorEpisode: "Big Rock Mesa"

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Two Over EasyDiane
2006Hide & SeekBetty
2007At the Beach
2009The PostcardBlanche Katz