The Rise of Monica Raymund: From Chicago Fire to Hightown (2024)

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  • 1 Who is Monica Raymund?
  • 2 Education and early life
  • 3 Roles in movies
  • 4 Roles in TV series
  • 5 Other credits
  • 6 Awards and nominations
  • 7 Love life and marriage
  • 8 Interesting facts and hobbies
  • 9 Height, eyes and wealth

Who is Monica Raymund?

American actress Monica Maria Raymund was born in St. Petersburg, Florida USA, under the Leo zodiac sign on 26 July 1986. She’s appeared in 18 TV series and movies, and is perhaps known best for starring as Gabriela Dawson in 139 episodes (2012-2019) of the action series “Chicago Fire”, which today stars Christian Stolte and Taylor Kinney, and was created by Michael Brandt. It follows a team of paramedics and firefighters in Chicago, Illinois, the series has been airing since 2012, and has won six of its 29 award nominations.

Education and early life

Monica was raised in St. Petersburg alongside her younger brother Will, by their mother Sonia (nee Lara) who’s a co-founder of the Soulful Arts Dance Academy, and father Steve Raymund who’s a retired CEO of The Data Corp. Monica’s brother held a degree from Berklee College of Music, but passed away in August 2015.

Monica studied at a local high school and became passionate about acting during her time there; she appeared in a number of school plays, then took part in the Broadway Theatre Project organized in Tampa, Florida, and was also a founding member of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ performing arts project.

Monica matriculated from Shorecrest Preparatory School in 2004 and then enrolled at Juilliard School in New York, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2008.

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Roles in movies

Monica made her debut film appearance in the 2008 short musical “Love? Pain”, and her following movie role came in 2012, when cast to play Reina – Jimmy’s Girlfriend in the popular thriller “Arbitrage”, which starred Susan Sarandon and Richard Gere, and was written and directed by Nicholas Jarecki. It follows a hedge fund magnate who’s facing problems at work, and has turned to his friend for help; the film won four of its 10 award nominations.

Also in 2012, Monica portrayed Dialect Tape in the short comedy “Fifty Grades of Shay”, while the following year saw her play Maya in the drama “Brahmin Bulls”, written and directed by Mahesh Pailoor, and which starred Sendhil Ramamurthy, Roshan Seth and Mary Steenburgen. It follows an architect and his father who’ve reunited after many years, and the movie was nominated for two awards.

In 2016, Monica played Maria in the drama “Happy Baby”, written and directed by Stephen Elliott, and which starred Aaron Sauter, Adam Busch and Alex Karpovsky; it follows the life of an orphan from New York City.

Monica’s had only one other film role, playing Tina in the 2022 romantic comedy “Bros”, which won two of its 17 award nominations; she’s currently shooting for the upcoming movie “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial”.

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— best of Monica Raymund (@monicaraymud) November 3, 2022

Roles in TV series

Monica’s debut TV series role was playing Ria Torres in all the 48 episodes of the crime mystery “Lie to Me”, created by Samuel Baum, and which starred Tim Roth, Kelli Williams and Brendan Hines. It follows the life of the world’s best deception expert Cal Lightman, and the movie won four of its 12 award nominations.

In 2011, Monica played Luisa Sosa in the episode “Critical Condition” of the crime mystery “Blue Bloods”, and in 2011 and 2012, she was Dana Lodge in nine episodes of the critically acclaimed crime mystery “The Good Wife”, which starred Chris Noth and Julianna Margulies, and was created by Robert and Michelle King. The series aired from 2009 through 2016, follows Alicia Florrick who’s raising her children all by herself now that her husband’s been sent to jail, and it won 31 of its 245 award nominations.

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Monica went on to appear in nine episodes of the crime action “Chicago P. D.” from 2014 through 2018, two episodes of the 2016 drama “Chicago Med”, and the 2017 episode “Party Animals” of the comedy “Special Skills”.

Most recently, in 2020 and 2021, she starred as Jackie Quinones in 18 episodes of the crime mystery “Hightown”, which also starred Riley Voelkel and Atkins Estimond, and was created by Rebecca Perry Cutter. It follows a woman who’s managed to beat her alcohol addiction, but has now been involved in a murder plot; the series was nominated for five awards.

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Other credits

Monica produced the 2015 romantic movie “The Submarine Kid” and the 2018 drama film “Locating Silver Lake”, and she also has eight directing credits, which include an episode of the series’ “Hightown”, “The Sinner” and “The Endgame”, all released in 2021.

Some of her recent talk-show appearances have been in “Sidewalks Entertainment”, “Made in Hollywood” and “That One Audition”.

Awards and nominations

Monica was nominated for four Imagen Foundation Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Television from 2013 through 2016, all for her performance in “Chicago Fire”, and won in 2013.

She was also nominated for a 2013 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Action, for “Chicago Fire”, a 2021 Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress – Television, for “Hightown” and a 2022 Women’s Image Network Award for Scripted Show Director, for “Hightown”.

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Love life and marriage

Monica occasionally shares the details of her love life with her fans, but there are only two people whom she’s been with, that we know about.

She and American screenwriter Neil Patrick Stewart exchanged vows on 11 June 2011, separated in 2013, and divorced in 2014.

Monica then became a supporter of LGBT rights, and came out as bisexual on Twitter in February 2014; on 16 September 2015, she used her Twitter account to announce that she was in a relationship with American producer, cinematographer and camerawoman Tari Segal.

Monica’s yet to mention other men and women whom she’s dated; she’s in a relationship with Tari Segal as of May 2023, was once married to Neil Patrick Stewart, and doesn’t have children.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Monica’s a fan of tattoos, and has a feather on her sternum, and a moth on her arm.

More than 190,000 people are following Monica on Instagram today, and she’s posted over 120 pictures and videos onto the network; most of these serve to promote Monica’s TV series and movies, while she can be seen relaxing with her friends in others.

She’s passionate about art, especially painting and sculpting.

Monica works out at the gym several times every week, as it’s important for her acting career to stay in shape.

Her favorite actress is Jennifer Lawrence, while some of her favorite movies include “Winter’s Bone”, “The Hunger Games” and “Red Sparrow”.

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Height, eyes and wealth

Monica’s age is 36. She has brown hair and eyes, is 5ft 4ins (1.63m) tall and weighs around 120lbs (55kgs).

Monica’s net worth’s been estimated at over $4 million, as of May 2023.

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The Rise of Monica Raymund: From Chicago Fire to Hightown (5)

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  • 1 Jake Short Wiki- Age, Childhood, and Education
  • 2 First Acting Roles
  • 3 Rise to Stardom
  • 4 Recent Endeavors
  • 5 Jake Short Net Worth, Height, Weight, and Appearance
  • 6 Jake Short Personal Life, Dating, Girlfriend, Is He Gay?
  • 7 Jake Short Facts, Trivia

Jake Short Wiki- Age, Childhood, and Education

Born as Jacob Patrick Short on the 30th May 1997, in Indianapolis, Indiana USA, he is the son of James Kramer Short, a doctor, and his wife Kimberly Kennan Hankins Short. He is the second child in the family of four siblings, with an older brother, Austin James Short, and younger sisters, Gillian Marie and Jessilyn Kimberly Short, the latter an actress as well. He went to Heritage Christian School, and from an early age, Jake started displayed an interest in the performing arts, especially acting, but also in music. As a result, he made a few appearances in commercials, before making his acting debut.

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First Acting Roles

As a youngster, Jake made his debut portraying child Daniel in the biopic film “Anna Nicole” in 2007, about the life and the untimely death of the famous model and actress. Jake continued with minor roles, such as Kenny Coffey in the TV series “Zeke and Luther” (2009), though the same year he got lucky and was cast in one of the main roles in the fantasy comedy film “Shorts”, co-starring Jimmy Bennett, James Spader, and Kat Dennings.

Rise to Stardom

In 2011, Jake’s luck smiled upon him again, as he was selected for the role of Fletcher Quimby in the TV series “A.N.T. Farm”.

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This would become one of his major roles, and the first one for which he received positive reviews, appearing in all 62 episodes of the award-winning series between 2011 and 2014, alongside other stars of the show, which includes China Anne McClain, Sierra McCormick, and Stefanie Scott. Jake earned a couple of nominations, such as for the Kid’s Choice Award in the category for Favorite TV Actor, but the award didn’t end up in his hands.

He continued his career quite successfully with the role of Oliver in the TV comedy sci-fi series “Mighty Med” (2013-2015), in which he starred with Bradly Steven Perry and Paris Berelc.

He repeated the role of Oliver in the spin-off series “Lab Rats: Elite Force” (2016), teaming up again with Bradly Steven Perry and Paris Berelc. However, the series only had one season.

Recent Endeavors

In recent endeavors, Jake has had several noteworthy roles – in 2018 he portrayed Fig in the TV comedy series “All Night”, starring alongside Brec Bassinger, Tetona Jackson, and Jenn McAllister. Then he starred in the romantic comedy film “#Roxy” with Sarah Fisher and Booboo Stewart, while in 2019 he featured in the thriller film “Confessional”.

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Jake is now working on several projects, including the films “This Is the Year”, in which he will play Mikey, and he’ll also portray Neil in the film “SuperCool”. Both films are in post-production and are still awaiting release dates.

To speak of his other enterprises, Jake has tried himself as a filmmaker; back in 2013 he wrote, directed and produced the short crime-drama film “Unraveled”, casting Ryan Chadwell, Cindy Gilpen, and Brooks Price as the main stars of the film. Unfortunately, the film didn’t receive any major acclaim, and for now it is Jake’s only effort diverged from acting.

Jake Short Net Worth, Height, Weight, and Appearance

Jake has made a number of successful appearances in his young career, which have all contributed to his wealth. According to reports, Jake Short’s net worth is as high as $3 million, as of early 2020.

Jake Short stands at 5ft 9ins (1.75m) tall, while he weighs approximately 145lbs ~ 66kgs; his vital statistics are unknown but he has an athletic build. Jake is recognized for his short neat haircut – his hair is dark brown, and he has blue eyes.

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Jake Short Personal Life, Dating, Girlfriend, Is He Gay?

Jake has aroused some unsupported rumors of him being gay, however, those are just rumors and he has been seen with several females since emerging in show business. His first high-profile relationship was with his co-star from “A.N.T. Farm” China Anne McClain; their romance lasted from 2012 to 2013. After their break-up, he began a romance with another co-star from the same show, Sierra McCormick. However, this relationship lasted only from February to July 2014. Jake continued to search for happiness within the cast of “A.N.T. Farm”, as he started dating Piper Curda, but this was again a short flame as it lasted only from March to September 2015.

In 2016 he dated Paris Berelc for a short time, before he started a relationship with actress Alexxis Lemire in June 2016, which is apparently still going strong – Alexxis also appeared in the series “Lab Rats: Elite Force” (2016), and since then in several television films, such as the horror mystery-thriller film “Truth or Dare” (2017) and the thriller film “The Art of Murder” (2018), among other projects.

Jake Short Facts, Trivia

In addition to acting, Jake has also taken and interest in martial arts, and is trained by Mike Chad. Furthermore, Jake has been a part of the musical group Counting Dayz.

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He is known for his charity work, and has been involved with several fundraising campaigns. Jake is a dog lover, and has adopted a dog which he named Skipper from the Glendale Humane Society.

Jake Short is an American actor, who achieved stardom with the role of Fletcher Quimby in the TV comedy-drama series “A.N.T. Farm” (2011-2014), and also as Oliver in the TV series “Mighty Med” (2013-2015). Most recently he portrayed Fig in the TV series “All Night”, which is yet another memorable role.

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  • 1 Who is Joey Heatherton?
  • 2 Education and early life
  • 3 Roles in TV series
  • 4 Roles in movies
  • 5 Other works
  • 6 Awards and nominations
  • 7 Love life and marriage
  • 8 Interesting facts and hobbies
  • 9 Height, eyes and wealth

Who is Joey Heatherton?

American former actress, dancer and singer Davenie Johanna ‘Joey’ Heatherton was born in Rockville Centre, New York State USA, on 14 September 1944, making Virgo her zodiac sign. She appeared in 28 movies and TV series prior to retiring from acting in 1990, while she’s perhaps still remembered best for playing Milton’s Mother in the 1990 musical comedy movie “Cry-Baby”, written and directed by John Waters, and which starred Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake and Amy Locane; set in Baltimore in the 1950s, the film follows a bad boy who’s fallen for a good girl, while her boyfriend now wants to harm him.

Joey’s been staying away from the media’s attention since the ‘90s, and is today leading an apparently peaceful life at her home in Rockville Centre.

Education and early life

Joey and her brother Dick were raised in Rockville Centre, Nassau County by their mother Davenie who was a dancer, and father Ray Heatherton who was a famous Broadway actor, and was perhaps known best for starring in the children’s TV show “The Merry Mailman”; Dick was a successful disc jockey.

Joey was six when she began taking ballet lessons at Dixon McAfee School of Dance, while she eventually transitioned to modern jazz dance.

She became interested in acting mostly thanks to her father, as she often watched him perform in theatre plays; she was 15 when she made her debut TV series appearance, playing Karen Emerson in the 1960 episode “Three Sides” of the critically acclaimed crime adventure “Route 66” – Joey didn’t have other roles until she matriculated from Saint Agnes Academy in 1963. She hasn’t attended college.

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Roles in TV series

Joey played Gloria Blaine in the 1963 episode “A Distant Fury” of the western “The Virginian”, while the same year saw her appear in the episode “To Break a Camel’s Back” of the drama “Mr. Novak” and the episode “Some Weeks Are All Mondays” of the crime drama “Arrest and Trial”.

In 1964, Joey appeared in an episode of three TV series: the adventure crime comedy “Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre”, the drama “Channing” and another drama “Breaking Point”. She portrayed Katie in two episodes (1966) of the popular action adventure comedy “I Spy”, which starred Robert Culp, Bill Cosby and Kenneth Tobey, and follows two intelligence agents who’ve gone undercover as a professional tennis player and his coach; the series aired from 1965 through 1968 and won five of its 28 award nominations. The remainder of the ‘60s saw Joey make a guest appearance in the musical comedy “The Jerry Lewis Show”, the action crime adventure “It Takes a Thief” and the musical comedy “The Jackie Gleason Show”.

The year 1970 saw her play Tippy in the episode “Love and the Hitchhiker” of the romantic comedy “Love, American Style” and Betty Lou in an episode of the comedy “Pat Paulsen’s Half a Comedy Hour”, and her only other TV series role in the ‘70s was portraying Waitress in a 1974 episode of the comedy “The New Candid Camera”, created by Allen Fun, who also starred in it, alongside Joey and John Bartholomew Tucker; it’s a weekly hidden camera show.

Joey had only one more TV series role prior to retiring, appearing in the 1981 episode “Night at the Awards” of the family comedy “Laverne & Shirley”.

Roles in movies

Joey’s debut film role was playing Laura Mae Brown in the 1963 crime drama “Twilight of Honor”, directed by Boris Sagal, and which starred Richard Chamberlain, Nick Adams and Claude Rains. It follows a young defense lawyer who’s been assigned a murder case which cannot be won, and the film was nominated for three awards, including two Oscars for Best Art Direction – Set Decoration, Black and White and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Nick Adams).

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Joey’s following roles were in the 1964 drama “Where Love Has Gone”, the 1965 mystery thriller “My Blood Runs Cold” and the 1968 drama “Of Mice and Men”, and the year 1969 saw her play the lead character Lisa in the drama “The Ballad of Andy Crocker”, which George McCowan directed, and which also starred Lee Majors and Jimmy Dean; it follows a Vietnam veteran who’s returned from war only to find out that his small business is failing, and that his girlfriend’s been forced into marrying another man.

Joey’s film roles in the ‘70s were in the 1972 crime thriller “Bluebeard”, the 1973 musical “Old Faithful”, and the 1977 comedy “The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington”.

The ‘80s saw her appear in only a single movie: the 1986 comedy “The Perils of P. K.”, which follows a former film star who’s now working at a Las Vegas nightclub as a stripper.

Joey’s only other film role prior to retiring was in the above mentioned “Cry-Baby”, but she made a brief comeback in 2002, when cast to play Serta Spokesperson in the fantasy comedy “Reflections of Evil”, written and directed by Damon Packard, who also starred in it, alongside Nicole Vanderhoff and Beverly Miller. It follows Julie who died from a drug overdose as a teenager in the 1970s, and is now searching as a ghost for her brother Bob who’s about to die from sucrose intolerance; the film won a 2003 Fantasia Ground-Breaker Award.

Other works

Joey sang songs in nine TV series and movies, including in the series “Klimbim” (1973), “The Sonny and Cher Show” (1976) and “Die Gimmicks” (1979).

Some of her final talk-show appearances were in “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” in 1977, “Bonkers!” in 1979 and “Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon” in 1982.

Joey posed nude for the magazine “Playboy” in 1997.

Awards and nominations

Joey was nominated for six awards: a 1964 Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer – Female, for her performance in “Twilight of Honor”, two Golden Laurel Awards for Top Female New Face in 1964 and 1966, and three Photoplay Awards for Favorite Variety Star in 1976, 1977 and 1978.

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Love life and marriage

Joey rarely spoke about her love life in public, but it remains widely known that she was a married woman. She and American former professional Football Player Thomas Lance Rentzel married in a private ceremony on 12 April 1969, attended by not more than 150 people. Only a year later, Thomas was arrested for exposing himself to a 10-year-old girl, was given a suspended sentence and had to undergo psychiatric treatment. Joey filed for divorce in September 1971, and many of her fans believe that she never really recovered from the shock of Thomas’ actions.

She dated Jerry Fisher in the ‘80s, when he was also her manager; Joey was arrested for assaulting Jerry on 30 August 1986, as she used a steak knife to stab him in the hand, and was also charged with misdemeanor drug possession, as the police found less than a gram of cocaine in her purse. Jerry eventually dropped the assault charges, while the drug possession charge was also dropped.

Joey seems to be unattached as of May 2023, and was once married to Thomas Lance Rentzel.

Atomic-era sex-kitten-gone-berserk, Playboy playmate and kitsch icon Joey Heatherton (born 14 Sept 1944) turns 73 today #joeyheatherton pic.twitter.com/fbL80x2kbh

— Graham Russell (@bitter69uk) September 14, 2017

Interesting facts and hobbies

Joey was arrested on 8 July 1985, after she pulled the hair of a clerk at the US Passport Office in New York City; she came to the office to apply for a passport, and became angry when she wasn’t allowed to skip the line. She was arrested in the same month for not paying a $5,000 hotel bill, while the year 1986 saw her arrested for income-tax evasion.

Joey’s singing career lasted for only a couple of years in the first half of the ‘70s, and her only successful song was her cover of Ferlin Husky’s “Gone”.

Jill Sobule’s 2004 song “Joey” is about her.

She’s mentioned in three episodes of the critically acclaimed crime mystery series “Monk”: “Mr. Monk and the Badge”, “Mr. Monk Joins a Cult” and “Mr. Monk and the Panic Room”.

Joey’s favorite actress is the late Marilyn Monroe, and some of her favorite movies include “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”, “Some Like It Hot” and “The Seven Year Itch”.

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Height, eyes and wealth

Joey’s age is 78. Her hair’s blonde and eyes are blue, she’s 5ft 5ins (1.65m) tall and weighs around 135lbs (61kgs).

Joey’s net worth’s been estimated at over $6 million, as of May 2023.

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The Rise of Monica Raymund: From Chicago Fire to Hightown (11)

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  • 1 Who is Jill St. John?
  • 2 Education and early life
  • 3 Roles in movies
  • 4 Roles in TV series
  • 5 Other credits
  • 6 Awards and nominations
  • 7 Love life and marriages
  • 8 Interesting facts and hobbies
  • 9 Height, eyes and wealth

Who is Jill St. John?

American former actress Jill St. John was born as Jill Arlyn Oppenheim in Los Angeles, California USA, on 19 August 1940, meaning that Leo’s her zodiac sign. She appeared in 66 movies and TV series prior to retiring from acting in 2002, and is probably remembered best for playing one of the main characters Tiffany Case in the critically acclaimed 1971 action adventure thriller movie “Diamonds Are Forever”, directed by Guy Hamilton, and which also starred Sean Connery and Charles Gray. It follows James Bond as he’s investigating diamond smuggling in Las Vegas, Nevada and the movie won two of its six award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Sound.

Jill’s been staying away from media since her retirement, and is today leading a peaceful life in Los Angeles.

Education and early life

Jill was raised in Los Angeles as an only child, by her mother Betty (nee Goldberg) who was a philanthropist, and father Edward Oppenheim who was a restaurateur; she was very close to her numerous cousins while growing up, as her mother had seven siblings.

Jill was six when she became a radio actress, and eight when she made her debut TV series appearance in the 1948 family fantasy “Sandy Dreams”; the following year saw her make her debut film appearance, playing Missie Cratchit in the fantasy “The Christmas Carol”.

Jill continued acting while simultaneously attending Hollywood Professional School; she matriculated in 1958 and then didn’t enroll at college.

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Roles in movies

Jill played English Girl in the 1952 war drama “Thunder in the East”, while her following three roles were in the 1957 romantic musical comedy “Summer Love”, the 1959 comedy “The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker”, and another 1959 comedy “Holiday for Lovers”.

The year 1963 saw her play the lead character Barbara Tuttle in the popular comedy “Who’s Minding the Store”, which Frank Tashlin wrote and directed, and which also starred Jerry Lewis and Ray Walston. It follows Norman Phiffier who’s working as a store clerk, but is inept and clumsy. In the same year, she portrayed Peggy Dawn in the musical comedy “Come Blow Your Horn”, which starred Frank Sinatra and was nominated for six awards. Some of Jill’s notable performances in the remainder of the ‘60s were in the 1964 comedy “Honeymoon Hotel”, the 1966 drama “The Oscar” and the 1969 action “The Spy Killer”.

She starred as Pat Lomart in the 1972 crime action “Sitting Target”, directed by Douglas Hickox, and which also starred Oliver Reed and Ian McShane; it follows Pat who’s just told her imprisoned husband Harry Lomart that she’s leaving him. Jill was then cast to appear in the 1973 musical “Old Faithful”, the 1976 adventure “Brenda Starr” and the 1977 drama “Telethon”.

She appeared in only four movies in the ‘80s, while the most popular amongst these was the 1982 crime thriller “The Concrete Jungle”, directed by Tom DeSimone, and in which Jill starred alongside Tracey E. Bregman and BarBara Luna. It follows an innocent woman who’s been sentenced to spend three years behind bars, because her boyfriend had put a stash of cocaine in her bag.

The ‘90s saw Jill appear in only three movies: the 1992 crime comedy “The Player”, the 1995 science fiction comedy “Out There” and the 1998 drama “Something to Believe In”; her two final roles were in the romantic comedy “The Trip” and the biographical drama “The Calling”, both released in 2002.

Jill briefly came out of retirement in 2014, when she portrayed Mrs Claus in the romantic family fantasy “Northpole”.

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Roles in TV series

Jill appeared in three episodes of the 1952 comedy “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show”, while she then appeared in an episode of various series in the remainder of the ’50s, such as the drama “Cavalcade of America”, the comedy “Schlitz Playhouse” and the historical comedy “The DuPont Show of the Month”.

From 1963 through 1965, she played three characters in three episodes of the adventure crime comedy “Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre”, which starred Bob Hope and Jack Weston, while each of its 103 episodes is a short comedy film; the series won eight of its 24 award nominations.

From 1968 through 1972, Jill starred as Mrs Jolly Green Giant in the musical comedy “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”, created by Digby Wolfe, and which also starred Dick Martin and Dan Rowan; the series won 11 of its 45 award nominations. Jill had only one other TV series role in the ‘70s, playing Sylvia Maxwell in a 1979 episode of the action crime adventure “Hart to Hart”.

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— THUNDERBALLS 🔴 (@Thunderballs007) October 11, 2018

In 1983 and 1984, she portrayed Deanna Kincaid in all the 22 episodes of the drama “Emerald Point N. A. S.”, created by Esther Shapiro, and which also starred Dennis Weaver and Maud Adams. It follows the people working and living at a US naval base, and the series was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore).

Jill’s final three TV series roles were in the 1988 episode “A Song from the Sequel” of the adventure “J. J. Starbuck”, three episodes of the 1989 action adventure comedy “Around the World in 80 Days” and the 1997 episode “The Yada Yada” of the comedy “Seinfeld”.

Other credits

Jill sang the song “Let’s Make It Christmas All Year ‘Round” in the 1957 episode “Junior Miss” of the series “The DuPont Show of the Month”.

She appeared in an episode of various talk-shows in the 2000s, including “Biography”, “CBS News Sunday Morning” and “The Paul O’Grady Show”.

Jill received special thanks for both the 2015 TV special “Robert Osborne’s 20th Anniversary Tribute” and the 2020 biographical documentary movie “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind”.

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Awards and nominations

Jill was nominated for a 1964 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical, for her performance in “Come Blow Your Horn”.

Love life and marriages

Jill’s married four times.

Her first husband Neil Dubin was an heir to a linen fortune; she was only 16 when they married on 12 May 1957, while their divorce was finalized on 3 July 1958. Jill later stated that Neil often ridiculed and harassed her.

She married her second husband, the late American entrepreneur and race car driver Lance Graf von Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow on 24 March 1960 – their divorce was finalized on 30 October 1963.

Jill’s third husband was American singer and actor John Allan Jones; they married on 14 October 1967 and divorced on 28 February 1969.

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Since 26 May 1990, Jill’s been married to her fourth husband, famous American actor Robert John Wagner Jr; the two met in 1959, when they were both signed to 20th Century Fox, but they only started dating on 14 February (Valentine’s Day) 1982. Robert’s appeared in over 150 movies and TV series, but is perhaps still known best for starring as Dan Bigelow in the 1974 action thriller movie “The Towering Inferno”, which won 13 awards, including three Oscars for Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Music, Original Song.

In-between her marriages, Jill dated more than 30 celebrities; these included the late British actor Sir Sean Connery, the late American singer and actor Francis Albert ‘Frank’ Sinatra, and American retired actor and moviemaker John Joseph ‘Jack’ Nicholson.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Jill moved to Aspen, Colorado in 1972, and devoted her spare time to cooking; she eventually became a culinary personality, having her own cooking segments in the show “Good Morning America” and writing her own column for the magazine “USA Weekend” during the ‘80s. She also authored “The Jill St. John Cookbook” in 1987.

She was deeply passionate about sports in the second half of the ‘80s, including hiking, skiing and camping, and referred to herself as a ‘mountain gal’.

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Jill was once the owner of a handmade Angora sweater business.

She’s a philanthropist and founder of the all-female charity organization Aunts Club; all of its members have to donate at least $1,000 a year to an underprivileged child.

Jill became the first American Bond Girl in 1971, when she portrayed Tiffany Case in “Diamonds Are Forever”.

She’s passionate about dancing, and took ballet lessons when young.

Height, eyes and wealth

Jill’s age is 82. She has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 6ins (1.68m) tall and weighs around 135lbs (62kgs).

Jill’s net worth’s been estimated at over $20 million, as of May 2023.

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