Jennifer C. Aspen, born October 9, 1973, is an American actress and Executive Producer. She is known for her roles on Party of Five, Rodney and she portrayed Kendra Giardi on Glee.
Personal Life[]
Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia.[1] She has a sister, Julia.[2] Aspen graduated from UCLA with a BA degree in Theater.[3]
She married boyfriend, David O'Donnell, after being together for nine years on September 2, 2006.[4] They adopted their daughter three days after she was born, Charlotte Sofia (born on June 10, 2012).[5]
Career[]
Aspen was an recurring character on Party of Five for one and a half year till 2000, on Rodney for one and a half year till 2006, and on Come to Papa in 2004. She also had an recurring role on Claude's Crib in 1997, on Glee in 2009, and had a main role on GCB in 2012, before its cancellation.
Aspen announced that she is a doing a guest role on Devious Maids in April 2015.[6]
Aspen was announced, in August 2015, that she would make her executive producing debut with Hallmark Channel's Love Finds Its Way.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Step by Step | Pepper | ("Lil Sister Dontcha") |
| Married with Children' | Jamie | ("Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner") | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Runaway Girl | ("Squash It") | |
| Hope & Gloria | ("A Fine ROM-ance") | ||
| New York Daze | ("Leg, Lies and Videotape") | ||
| Weird Science | Sharon | 1995 - 1996 ("Bikini Camp Slasher", "Swallow 13") | |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Tracey White | ("A Day in the Life") |
| Living Single | Irene | ("School's Out Forever") | |
| The Secret She Carried | Toni | TV movie | |
| Brotherly Love | Melanie Marcos | ("Other People") | |
| A Very Brady Sequel | Kathy Lawrence | ||
| Sometimes They Come Back... Again | Maria Moore | video | |
| In the House | Mrs. Jones | ("To Die For") | |
| 1997 | Alright Already | Debbie | ("Again with the Sponge Cake") |
| Changing Habits | Art Store Customer | ||
| Claude's Crib | Julie | 9 episodes | |
| NYPD Blue | Candice | ("Taillight's Last Gleaming") | |
| The Others | Vicky Myers | ||
| 1998 | Party of Five | Daphne Jablonsky/Jablonski | 1998 - 2000 (36 episodes) |
| House Rules | Terry | ("Twisted Sister") | |
| The Pretender | Anna Roemer | ("Indy Show") | |
| Screwed: A Hollywood Bedtime Story | Susie Felton | ||
| Venus on the Hard Drive | Pam | ||
| 2000 | FreakyLinks | Vikki | ("Subject: Three Thirteen") |
| Some Common Things That Happen to Corpses | Jennifer Oberon | ||
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | Nina | uncredited |
| Bob Patterson | Janet | 5 episodes | |
| See Jane Run | |||
| 2002 | The King of Queens | Samantha | ("Flash Photography") |
| The Court | Emily | ("Back in the Bottle", "Stay") | |
| Will & Grace | Sarah | ("Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard") | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Ramsey/Stacy Cano | 2002 ("Fight Night") and 2010 ("Wild Life") | |
| 2003 | Line of Fire | Jolene Fleming | ("Mockingbird") |
| Karen Sisco | Angie Stoller | ("Dear Derwood") | |
| The Lyon's Den | Tara Barrington | ("Blood" and "Things She Said") | |
| The Agency | Livia - Lex's Ex-friend | ("Coventry") | |
| Friends | Michelle | ("The One Where Monica Sings") | |
| 2004 | The Ranch | Shayna | TV movie |
| L.A. Twister | Mindy | ||
| Come to Papa | Karen | (4 episodes) | |
| Rodney | Trina Hamilton | 2004 - 2006 (44 episodes) | |
| 2005 | Guy in Row Five | Sarah | |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Elena | ("Don't Stand So Close to Me") |
| Welcome to the Jungle Gym | TV movie | ||
| 2007 | Mr. Woodcock | Cindy the Realtor | |
| The Closer | Valerie Henry | ("Til Death Do Us Part: Part I" and "Til Death Do Us Part: Part II") | |
| The Frolic | Leslie Munck | short | |
| Boston Legal | Maureen Fleming | ("The Good Lawyer") | |
| Shark | April George | ("Starlet Fever") | |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Dr. Leila Maxford | ("Patience") |
| Struck | short | ||
| Criminal Minds | Laurie Ann Morris | ("A Higher Power") | |
| Family Man | TV movie | ||
| 2009 | Glee | Kendra Giardi | ("Showmance", "Preggers", "Throwdown" and "Hairography") |
| 2010 | Unanswered Prayers | Jeanette | TV movie |
| Supernatural | Marcy Ward | ("Weekend at Bobby's") | |
| Melon | video short | ||
| 2011 | Private Practice | Lara | ("Two Steps Back") |
| $#*! My Dad Says | Mary | ("Goodson Goes Deep") | |
| Handsome Sportz Klub | Gretal Tokamelz | ("Making ze video for 'Raza Skoota'") | |
| Paul the Male Matchmaker | Leslie | ("First Impressions Are Everything!") | |
| 2012 | Girl Vs. Monster | Julie Lewis | TV movie |
| GCB | Sharon Peacham | (10 episodes) | |
| Harry's Law | Tina Stanhope | ("Breaking Points") | |
| 2013 | Franklin & Bash | Rayanne Gardner | ("By the Numbers") |
| The Wrong Woman | Alice | TV movie | |
| Two and a Half Men | Stephanie | ("Clank Clank, Drunken Skank") | |
| 2014 | Damaged Goods | Alexis | TV Movie |
| 2015 | His Secret Family | Emily | |
| Devious Maids | Sandra | ("The Turning Point") | |
| Scream Queens | Mandy | ("Haunted House") | |
| Nowhere Girl | Michelle | ||
| 2016 | Holiday Breakup | Mandy | |
| The Night Shift | Joan Watkins | ("The Times They Are A-Changin'" and "The Thing with Feathers") | |
| 2017 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Aunt Jackie | ("#QUADGOALS") |
| 2018 | The Good Doctor | Iris Bautista | ("Two-Ply (or Not Two-Ply)") |
| 9-1-1 | Lorraine/Porch Pirate | ("Awful People" and "Karma's a Bitch") | |
| Sharp Objects | Jeannie Keene | (4 episodes) | |
| 2019 | A Christmas Love Story | Julie | TV movie |
Trivia[]
- She briefly starred on GCB alongside Glee guest-recurring star Kristin Chenoweth.
- She is the fourth Glee actor to make an appearance on Devious Maids. The others are June Squibb (Maggie Banks), Valerie Mahaffey (Rose Pillsbury) and Naya Rivera Dorsey (Santana Lopez).
- She is the second Glee actor to make an appearance on Scream Queens. The first was Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), the third John Stamos (Carl Howell) and the fourth James Earl III (Azimio Adams). However Aspen was a guest character while Michele, Stamos, and James are series regulars.
