Acting · geboren 1954-07-25 · Houston, Texas, USA

Jennifer Echols

Jennifer Echols (25 July 1954, Houston, Texas – 16 July 2018, Sherman Oaks, California) was an American character actress whose career spanned 1995 to 2014. She specialised in small supporting roles — nurses, receptionists, waitresses, secretaries, and similar everyday figures — across over 50 credited appearances in film and television. She is best remembered for Mama Jenny in My Name Is Khan (2010), the Waffle Hut Waitress in The Ladykillers (2004), and Nurse Selma in The Notebook (2004). Her filmography includes: Fathers' Day (1997) (Ed Harris, Laurie Metcalf); Friday After Next (2002) (Ice Cube, Chris Tucker); The Notebook (2004) (Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams); The Ladykillers (2004) (Tom Hanks, Ivan Reinhardt); Down in the Valley (2005) (Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood); 10 Items or Less (2006) (Paul Giamatti, Maria Bello); My Name Is Khan (2010) (Shah Rukh Khan, Katie Cassidy); Small Apartments (2012) (Matt Lucas, Sara Gilbert). TV: ER (2004), Dexter (2006), The Shield (2006), The Mentalist (2012), Southland (2012).

Bekannt aus

• Wie ein einziger Tag (2004) – Nurse Selma
• Dexter (2006) – Nurse
• Malcolm mittendrin (2000) – Book Club Lady
• The Mentalist (2008) – Principal's Secretary
• Ladykillers (2004) – Waffle Hut Waitress
• My Name Is Khan (2010) – Mama Jenny
• Eine schrecklich nette Familie (1987) – Gwen
• Sabrina - total verhext! (1996) – Clerk #1
• My Name Is Earl (2005) – Nurse
• Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme (1994) – Estelle
• The Shield – Gesetz der Gewalt (2002) – Peaches
• Soul Plane (2004) – Big Woman (uncredited)
• Friday After Next (2002) – Church Lady #3
• Ein Vater zuviel (1997) – Ball Park Vendor
• 10 Items or Less - Du bist wen du triffst (2006) – Tracey with an 'E'
• In the Mix - Willkommen in der Familie (2005) – Big Momma
• Down in the Valley (2005) – Rita
• Ein Hauch von Himmel (1994) – Valerie
• Small Apartments (2012) – Psych Center Receptionist
• Repli-Kate (2002) – Hospital Receptionist
• Adam & Steve (2005) – Triage Nurse
• The Jamie Foxx Show (1996) – Traffic School Student #2
• Office Girl (2002) – Cafeteria Worker
• While the Children Sleep (2007) – Nurse
• Strong Medicine - Zwei Ärztinnen wie Feuer und Eis (2000) – Myra
• Back to You & Me (2005) – Brenda
• Full Clip - Tödliche Bronx (2004) – Girlfriend #2
• Lady Cops – Knallhart weiblich (2001) – Mrs. Coombs
• The Kiss (2003) – Post Mistress
• Ragdoll (1999) – Woman Detective
• Gaydar (2002) – Frankalina
• American Tragedy (2000) – 1st Black Woman
• The Home Front (2010) – Shandra