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== Career == | == Career == | ||
Jenney trained as a stage actress and began her career in New York City, performing on the daytime soap operas ''[[w:All My Children|All My Children]]'' and ''[[w:As the World Turns|As the World Turns]]''<ref group="external" name="tvguide_jenney_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lucinda-jenney/credits/3000098847/#:~:text=As%20the%20World%20Turns|title=Lucinda Jenney – Credits|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=8 June 2026}}</ref> before | Jenney trained as a stage actress and began her career in New York City, performing on the daytime soap operas ''[[w:All My Children|All My Children]]'' and ''[[w:As the World Turns|As the World Turns]]''<ref group="external" name="tvguide_jenney_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lucinda-jenney/credits/3000098847/#:~:text=As%20the%20World%20Turns|title=Lucinda Jenney – Credits|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=8 June 2026}}</ref> before a Broadway run in ''[[w:Gemini (play)|Gemini]]''. She made her film debut in ''[[w:Impostors (1979 film)|Impostors]]'' (1979).<ref group="external" name="imdb_jenney_profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0421087/#:~:text=Rain%20Man|title=Lucinda Jenney|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=8 June 2026}}</ref> | ||
In the mid-1980s she took a role in the comedy ''[[w:The Whoopee Boys|The Whoopee Boys]]'' (1986) and appeared as one of [[w:Kathleen Turner|Kathleen Turner]]'s friends in [[w:Francis Ford Coppola|Francis Ford Coppola]]'s ''[[w:Peggy Sue Got Married|Peggy Sue Got Married]]'' (1986). Three studio productions followed: she played Iris in [[w:Barry Levinson|Barry Levinson]]'s ''[[w:Rain Man|Rain Man]]'' (1988); Judy Belushi—wife of comedian [[w:John Belushi|John Belushi]]—in the biopic ''[[w:Wired (film)|Wired]]'' (1989); and a passerby in [[w:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[w:Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'' (1989).<ref group="external" name="imdb_jenney_profile" /> | In the mid-1980s she took a role in the comedy ''[[w:The Whoopee Boys|The Whoopee Boys]]'' (1986) and appeared as one of [[w:Kathleen Turner|Kathleen Turner]]'s friends in [[w:Francis Ford Coppola|Francis Ford Coppola]]'s ''[[w:Peggy Sue Got Married|Peggy Sue Got Married]]'' (1986). Three studio productions followed: she played Iris in [[w:Barry Levinson|Barry Levinson]]'s ''[[w:Rain Man|Rain Man]]'' (1988); Judy Belushi—wife of comedian [[w:John Belushi|John Belushi]]—in the biopic ''[[w:Wired (film)|Wired]]'' (1989); and a passerby in [[w:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[w:Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'' (1989).<ref group="external" name="imdb_jenney_profile" /> | ||
In 1991, Jenney played Lena, a waitress who briefly shelters the two protagonists, in [[w:Ridley Scott|Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[w:Thelma & Louise|Thelma & Louise]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_thelma_louise_fullcredits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103074/fullcredits#:~:text=Lucinda%20Jenney|title=Thelma & Louise (1991) – Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=8 June 2026}}</ref> | In 1991, Jenney played Lena, a waitress who briefly shelters the two protagonists, in [[w:Ridley Scott|Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[w:Thelma & Louise|Thelma & Louise]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_thelma_louise_fullcredits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103074/fullcredits#:~:text=Lucinda%20Jenney|title=Thelma & Louise (1991) – Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=8 June 2026}}</ref> Her work in the independent drama ''[[w:American Heart (film)|American Heart]]'' (1992), directed by [[w:Martin Bell (director)|Martin Bell]] and starring [[w:Jeff Bridges|Jeff Bridges]] and [[w:Edward Furlong|Edward Furlong]], earned her a nomination for [[w:Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Best Supporting Female]] at the [[w:9th Independent Spirit Awards|9th Independent Spirit Awards]] in 1994.<ref group="external" name="imdb_jenney_awards_isa">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0421087/awards/#:~:text=Independent%20Spirit%20Award|title=Lucinda Jenney – Awards|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=8 June 2026}}</ref> Further credits in the decade include [[w:Joe Dante|Joe Dante]]'s period comedy ''[[w:Matinee (1993 film)|Matinee]]'' (1993), in which she played Anne Loomis; ''[[w:Leaving Las Vegas|Leaving Las Vegas]]'' (1995); Lt. Blondell in ''[[w:G.I. Jane|G.I. Jane]]'' (1997); and ''[[w:Practical Magic|Practical Magic]]'' (1998).<ref group="external" name="imdb_jenney_profile" /> | ||
In television, Jenney appeared in four episodes of the ABC police drama ''[[w:High Incident|High Incident]]'' (1996) as Officer Anne Bonner, whose sexual harassment complaint against a fellow officer runs through the series' first season. The series was produced by DreamWorks Television under [[w:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_highincident_jenney">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115202/fullcredits#:~:text=Lucinda%20Jenney|title=High Incident (TV Series 1996–1997) – Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=8 June 2026}}</ref> | In television, Jenney appeared in four episodes of the ABC police drama ''[[w:High Incident|High Incident]]'' (1996) as Officer Anne Bonner, whose sexual harassment complaint against a fellow officer runs through the series' first season. The series was produced by DreamWorks Television under [[w:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_highincident_jenney">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115202/fullcredits#:~:text=Lucinda%20Jenney|title=High Incident (TV Series 1996–1997) – Full Cast & Crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=8 June 2026}}</ref> | ||