Jen's journey in the performing arts began at the tender age of four and continued throughout her academic pursuits at Spelman College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and her studies in The Shakespearean Tradition at The Royal National Theatre and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.
At RADA, Jen had the privilege of being tutored by esteemed industry professionals Ian McKellen, Alan Rickman, Judi Dench, and Fiona Shaw, as she prepared for what she still considers the leading role of a lifetime: Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Nights Dream at The Van Brugh Theatre in London and its subsequent remount in the United States for The Southern Shakespeare Festival in Florida.
Over the past 25 years, Jen has accumulated an impressive list of stage credits, including multiple roles for Jomandi, Horizon, Seven Stages, the Alliance Theater, Theater in the Square, The Springer Opera House, and Theatrical Outfit.
Her television and film career began with a featured extra role in "Driving Miss Daisy" and progressed to a recurring co-star role, Dr. Winona Day, on "In the Heat of the Night" (14 episodes),as well as recurring roles in the television series "I'll Fly Away" and "Savannah".
Jen's experience as a director and instructor has been shaped by her time as Assistant Director of "The New Jomandi Theater Co." and her role as a teacher of "On-Camera Acting" in the Jomandi Academy of Dramatic Arts (JADA). She and her partner also co-teach "Acting for the Camera" workshops in Atlanta and Fort Valley, Georgia.
Recent television and film credits include appearances in "The Vampire Diaries", "Kill The Messenger", "Drop Dead Diva", "Survivors Remorse", "Bound 2014", and recurring roles as Kelly's Mom, Linda, in "Born Again Virgins", Pat, in "Here We Go Again", Deacon Connie Sykes in Seasons 1 and 2 of the HARPO Studios Production "Greenleaf", and Vianne in Tyler Perry's "A Madea's Family Funeral".
Jen is committed to her craft as an actor, her life as a physician, striving for spiritual and physical fitness, and above all, remains devoted to her faith and life partner.
