Table of Biography
Early Life
Jennifer O’Neill’s birthdate is 20th February 1948 and his birthplace is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is 75 years old. She is a Brazilian and American native who has been following Christianity.
Likewise, she is seventy-three years old and her zodiac sign is Pisces. Her mom is English whereas her dad is a Brazilian of Portuguese, Spanish, and Irish descent.
The actress also has an older brother, Michael with whom she grew up in New Rochelle and Wilton. At the age of fourteen years, she went to New York City with her family.
On Easter Sunday of the year 1962, she tried to suicide since she was getting far her from her dog, Mandy, and horse, Monty — “her whole world”. In the same year, the actress was found by the Ford modeling agency.
At the age of fifteen years, she was present in the significant Dalton School, in Manhattan. Her appearance was there on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Vogue, and Seventeen, making $80,000 ($684,000 today) in the year 1962.
A skillful equestrienne, Jennifer received upwards of two hundred ribbons at horse show contests. With her modeling earnings, she bought a horse whose name was Alezon.
Unfortunately, it once pulled back before a barrier at a horse show, throwing her, and hurting her neck and back in 3 places. As for his education, she went to the Professional Children’s School of New York City and the Dalton School in Manhattan.
However, she was stopped to marry her 1st spouse, IBM executive Dean Rossiter when she was just seventeen years old.
Caption: Jennifer O’Neill when she was young (Source: Wikipedia)
Jennifer O’Neill – Body Measurement
Regarding her body measurements, Jennifer O’Neill has a good height of 5′ 8″ or 1.73 m or 173 cm. Jennifer also has a slim body type with a suitable body weight of around 137 lb or 62 kg.
Similarly, the Hollywood actress’s breast size is 33 in or 85 cm and her waist size is 24 in or 63 cm. Her hip size is 35 in / 89 cm and she has been wearing a bra size of 38B (US) or 85B (EU).
Also, her shoe size is 8.5 US and she has a very good dressing sense. Moreover, her hair color was dark brown which now is white and her eye color is brown.
Social Media
Coming to the social media part, the Hollywood actress has been quite active on social media platforms. She has a Facebook page where she already has gained 5.3 thousand followers as of 2021.
However, it is not sure if the actress is active on Instagram and Twitter. But it is for sure that Jennifer has been famous on social media and television. There are even several fan pages for Jennifer on this platform.
All the credit for her success and recognition only goes to herself, her talent, and her hard work.
Jennifer O’Neill – Career and Professional Life
Jennifer first got her first character to act in “For Love of Ivy” in the year 1968. In 1970, the actress got her 1st main character to act in the Howard Hawks movie, “Rio Lobo”.
Likewise, she acted as Dorothy Walker in 1971 in the movie, “Summer of ’42”. She then worked together with Tom Jones in David Winters’s TV credit, “The Special London Bridge Special” in 1972.
The actress resumed her career as an actor for the following 2 decades. She even was present in Hollywood movies, made-for-TV movies, and European movies too.
In the year 1976, she was present in Luchino Visconti’s last movie, “The Innocent”. The Brazilian actress was initially present in the 1979 Disney movie, “The Black Hole”.
For the same film, she had to cut her hair which would make filming the zero-G scenes easier. Moreover, she even stopped, drinking wine at the time of the haircut and departed markedly compromised.
But Jennifer O’Neill misplaced the part after a thoughtful car accident on the way home. While her entertainment career was slowing down, she started working on TV series.
In 1982, she was present in NBC’s small prime-time soap opera, “Bare Essence”. She even was present as the main character in the TV series, “Cover-Up” in 1984.
O’Neill then was present on the list of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History’s Center for Advertising History.
It was due to her long-lasting agreement with CoverGirl cosmetics as a model and spokesperson in the commercials. On 23rd October 1982, the actress got a gunshot wound in her McClain Street house, in Bedford, New York.
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At that time (5th) her spouse, John Lederer, wasn’t in their home, but the other 2 people were there. Detective Sgt. Thomas Rothwell said that O’Neill “didn’t know much about guns”.
On 12th October 1984, Jon-Erik Hexum terminally was hurt by himself on the set of the show and passed away after just 6 days.
In her autobiography, “Surviving Myself” of the year 1999, she talks about her several life experiences, including her weddings, profession, and her transfer to her Tennessee farm.
She also said that she made her autobiography “… at the prompting of her children”. In the year 2004, Jennifer wrote and printed a book about biographical notes and facts about life and survival with the name, “From Fallen to Forgiven”.
Jennifer O’Neill also told about how she undertook an abortion when being in a relationship with a Wall Street socialite after her divorce from her 1st spouse.
Her regrets of the situation made her a pro-life activist and a born-again Christian in the year 1986 when she was thirty-eight years old.
In addition, O’Neill even started counseling abstinence to adolescents. She resumes being lively as a writer serving on her 2nd autobiography, “CoverStory”.
It is an inspiring lecturer and fundraiser for the advantage of crisis pregnancy centers in the US. The actress has even worked in the position of the spokesperson of the Awareness Campaign, Silent No More.
It is an association for people who are guilty about themselves or their spouses doing abortions.
Caption: Jennifer O’Neill’s image from her photoshoot (Source: Closer Weekly)
Jennifer O’Neill – Net Worth 2023
Jennifer O’Neill has been making a good amount of money from her Hollywood career. Also, the recent estimated net worth of Jennifer O’Neill is about $10 million as of 2021.
However, there are no details regarding her salary and assets. The primary source of the actress is an actress, model, author, horse trainer, and speaker.
With all her earnings, the Hollywood actress has been living a luxurious and happy life together with his family.
Relationship Status
Altogether, Jennifer O’Neill has tied knots with her 8 spouses 9 times. She remarried her 6th spouse, Richard Alan Brown which made it to be 9 weddings. Jennifer even is a mother of her 3 kids with different partners.
The name of her first husband is Dean Rossiter (1965 to 1971, with Spea1 child). Other husbands of the actress are Nick De Noia, Jeff Barry, John Lederer, Richard Alan Brown, Neil L. Bonin, and Richard Alan Brown.
The name of her present husband is Mervin Sidney Louque Jr. with whom she got married in the year 1996.