Meet
Jenilee Harrison
Hi. I'm Jenilee Harrison and I am an American actress probably best known for playing Cindy Snow on the hit sitcom Three's Company and Jamie Ewing Barnes on the award winning night time soap opera Dallas.
I was born in Southern California as a true "Valley Girl." I grew up in an energetic rather large household where my siblings and I were encouraged to go out and play! In fact, I was really a Tom Boy, preferring to hang out with the boys and go fishing or tubing on the Kern River, or being outside with our dog in the sunshine of LA , as the girls chatted about dressing up and drooling over teen magazines. My Mother was a Math Teacher (after going to night school for 30 years while raising five kids) and my Father was an Aerospace Engineer. My Dad was also a fabulous artist, whose first job was actually at the studios painting backdrops for all those famous old movies. He became an engineer because it was a much more stable career, but he continued painting and creating throughout his life. I treasure many of his paintings which are displayed in my home.
In Junior High School I became the first female Student Body President. In High School, I was a Class Cheerleader and dated the Quarter Back. I was in heaven until he unexpectedly dumped me for another girl. I was heartbroken. But I turned that sorrow into making myself "better." I lost a bunch of weight, cut my tresses, went to Charm School, and ran for a local beauty contest, all the while thinking I'm gonna make him want to come back to me. Well, that first beauty contest turned into my career in show business! I proceeded to win many titles including Miss San Fernando Valley, Miss Canoga Park, and even Miss Knott's Berry Farm (don't ask.). I then was crowned Miss Young America where I was flown to an international competition in Japan (I didn't win).
Then a big Television Commercial agency saw me and asked if I would like to do television commercials. I said "yeah, I guess." Well, I got my first commercial which was a spot for Coke a Cola where I got to ride a horse through a small river. Oh, I was in HEAVEN!!! In fact, my first big check was for a modeling shoot whereby I was on the cover of Kellogg's Corn Flakes for a year dressed as a High School Grad. With that check, (which I still have framed and sits above my desk). I bought my very first horse. Yep, I am a passionate animal lover, always have been. Since I was little, I had hamsters, took in rescued birds, had fish, and of course our beloved dog Amber. Being with animals is my most happy place.
From television, while attending the University of Southern California, I then became a professional cheerleader for the very first squad of the Los Angeles Rams football team. We were called The Embraceable Ewes. I then got a theatrical agent, and starred in such shows as Chips, 240 Robert, etc. Then my huge break came when they were replacing Suzanne Somers on 3's Company, and I got the job!!! Wow. After that, I was cast as Jamie Ewing Barnes on the hit soap drama Dallas. In between I appeared in shows like Simon & Simon, That 70's Show, Mike Hammer, Murder She Wrote, Fantasy Island, Hotel, the mini-series Malibu, etc. I have also appeared in films like Tank, alongside James Garner, in Prime Target with Tony Curtis, and many others.
Nowadays, I am "living the dream" on a small ranch nestled amongst a plethora of animals including my beloved Miniature Donkey Breanna, goats, chickens, fish, and my treasured Toy Fox Terrier pups. I actually volunteered as the National Rescue Coordinator for the American Toy Fox Terrier Club for a handful of years, specializing in Special Needs Animals. It was hugely long hours, but oh it was dreamy indeed finding homes for unwanted and now forever loved dogs. In fact, I have very important long lasting friendships from those years.
So, that's me in a nutshell. Welcome to my page, and thank you for thinking of me and hopefully, enjoying my little bit of presence. Please do check out my pages here, as we are continually adding new treasures which you may want to add to your collection. I have many "one of a kind" finds.
My sincere appreciation again, and also please click the links below to follow me on Facebook and Instagram.
JL
