Jennifer Bassey(I)
- Actress
- Producer
Emmy Award Winning Jennifer Bassey became a contract player on ABC
TV's All My Children (1970)
in the summer of 1998, after having portrayed borderline nymphomaniac
"Marian Colby", since the early eighties. Jennifer was born in Chicago.
Her first job in entertainment was as a singing Playboy bunny in the
very first Playboy Club. She left her bunny ears behind and was
accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she
got the lowest entrance marks in the history of the academy. Three
years later, she graduated from the RADA with honors, finishing just
below classmate and future Academy Award-winner, Sir
Anthony Hopkins. Jennifer went
on to the Big Apple, where she appeared in several Broadway and
off-Broadway productions. Some of which included
Neil Simon's "California Suite"; "Not
Now Darling", directed by
George Abbott; "In Praise of Love"
with Rex Harrison and "The
Homecoming" (The Original Royal Shakespeare Production).
Her most recent off-Broadway credits include
Molière's "Tartuffe" and
Wendy Wasserstein's "Isn't It
Romantic", both staged at the Tribeca Playhouse. Prior off-Broadway
appearances included playing "Katherine" in "The Taming of the Shrew"
at the Roundabout Theatre; "Lady Macbeth" in "Macbeth" at the Stratford
Theatre and "Love Letters", in which she co-starred with
Ken Kercheval.
In 1983, Miss Bassey won the role of "Marian Colby" on
All My Children (1970),
initially signing for a five-month stint. Due to the incredible
popularity of the character, Marian is still going strong nearly 20
years later. Beyond her other dramatic successes, she has enjoyed a
flourishing film career that includes such feature films as
Waxwork (1988),
Twogether (1992), which also featured
both the performing and directing talents of
Nick Cassavetes, and
Dunston Checks In (1996), where
in a scene-stealing, skin-revealing moment, she received an orgasmic
massage from an orangutan! Jennifer has achieved prime-time success,
most recently as a guest star on
Law & Order (1990).
Other notable appearances include
L.A. Law (1986),
Falcon Crest (1981),
Murphy Brown (1988),
Silk Stalkings (1991),
Matlock (1986) and
Coach (1989). In addition to her Emmy
nomination for Best Supporting Actress, she also received two Soap
Opera Digest Awards, the second of which was shared with her co-star,
David Canary, for Favorite Couple. Ms.
Bassey shares her life with her longtime companion,
Luther Davis, the famous playwright
and screenwriter who wrote the book for the shows "Kismet" and "Grand
Hotel". He also wrote and produced "Timbuktu", starring
Eartha Kitt. In her spare time, Jennifer
enjoys outdoor activities and is an aspiring writer, whose latest
effort is a new night-time series called "Nightfall", which is
currently under consideration for production by HBO.
TV's All My Children (1970)
in the summer of 1998, after having portrayed borderline nymphomaniac
"Marian Colby", since the early eighties. Jennifer was born in Chicago.
Her first job in entertainment was as a singing Playboy bunny in the
very first Playboy Club. She left her bunny ears behind and was
accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she
got the lowest entrance marks in the history of the academy. Three
years later, she graduated from the RADA with honors, finishing just
below classmate and future Academy Award-winner, Sir
Anthony Hopkins. Jennifer went
on to the Big Apple, where she appeared in several Broadway and
off-Broadway productions. Some of which included
Neil Simon's "California Suite"; "Not
Now Darling", directed by
George Abbott; "In Praise of Love"
with Rex Harrison and "The
Homecoming" (The Original Royal Shakespeare Production).
Her most recent off-Broadway credits include
Molière's "Tartuffe" and
Wendy Wasserstein's "Isn't It
Romantic", both staged at the Tribeca Playhouse. Prior off-Broadway
appearances included playing "Katherine" in "The Taming of the Shrew"
at the Roundabout Theatre; "Lady Macbeth" in "Macbeth" at the Stratford
Theatre and "Love Letters", in which she co-starred with
Ken Kercheval.
In 1983, Miss Bassey won the role of "Marian Colby" on
All My Children (1970),
initially signing for a five-month stint. Due to the incredible
popularity of the character, Marian is still going strong nearly 20
years later. Beyond her other dramatic successes, she has enjoyed a
flourishing film career that includes such feature films as
Waxwork (1988),
Twogether (1992), which also featured
both the performing and directing talents of
Nick Cassavetes, and
Dunston Checks In (1996), where
in a scene-stealing, skin-revealing moment, she received an orgasmic
massage from an orangutan! Jennifer has achieved prime-time success,
most recently as a guest star on
Law & Order (1990).
Other notable appearances include
L.A. Law (1986),
Falcon Crest (1981),
Murphy Brown (1988),
Silk Stalkings (1991),
Matlock (1986) and
Coach (1989). In addition to her Emmy
nomination for Best Supporting Actress, she also received two Soap
Opera Digest Awards, the second of which was shared with her co-star,
David Canary, for Favorite Couple. Ms.
Bassey shares her life with her longtime companion,
Luther Davis, the famous playwright
and screenwriter who wrote the book for the shows "Kismet" and "Grand
Hotel". He also wrote and produced "Timbuktu", starring
Eartha Kitt. In her spare time, Jennifer
enjoys outdoor activities and is an aspiring writer, whose latest
effort is a new night-time series called "Nightfall", which is
currently under consideration for production by HBO.