- A true perfectionist, Jennifer always wants to achieve the perfect performance and always wants to do the best in everything she does.
- Represents one of those American stories that prove that years of study, combined with firm determination, hard work and dedication to one's craft, can finally result in achieving what many would consider to be overnight success.
- Was nominated for Saturn Award for Best Actress in 1999 for BRIDE OF CHUCKY and for Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1995 for BULLETS OVER BROADWAY.
- Has two cats, Corky and Violet.
- Had title role in the horror film BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998)
- Is an avid lover of fashion and has 400 pairs of shoes.
- Lenny Von Dohlen who co-starred with Jennifer in BIRD OF PREY (1996) and her sister Meg in LEAVING NORMAL (1992) said They have a fountain of emotion that keeps coming, even after someone yells cut, but the fountain comes from different bodies of water, he adds. Meg is an ocean, Jennifer is a rushing river.
- In high school, everyone called Jennifer, Meg, and their younger sister Becky the Three Musketeers.
- Ranked #23 in Celebrity Sleuth 25 Sexiest Women of 1995
- Nominated for MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss, BOUND (1997) - shared with Gina Gershon
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at Academy Awards for BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (1995)
Quotes- "Everyone said that if you want to be a real actor, go to New York. If you want to sell out, go to LA. And I thought - I want to sell out!"
- "I love doing theater because of the challenge of it."
- "A way you can get really good abs in film is you get your makeup artist to paint shadows--faux washboard. But if you see me in a movie and I have great abs, it means I have a great body double."
- "Spending time with Jim on a stage is an incredibly weird experience! I found myself unable to act seriously! Hard to shoot with the master of comedy!"
- "I still haven't made a film that defines who I am."
- "If I was like some of the characters I played, I'd probably be dead by now".
- "I was the most popular person in my family. I was like a celebrity. All my sisters would fight over who got to sleep with me. I was always thinking up all the games, telling all the stories, and had the best clothes. I was the entertainment. We didn't have television and we didn't have movies, and I was always the boss. I'd write these plays and I'd make everybody be in them. Once, I had this idea that we'd put all the beds on top of one another so there would be only one bed, but it would be a really big, tall bed. Then we'd take turns sleeping on that bed while everybody else slept on the floor. Like, for a month. Everyone thought that was a great idea. I don't know why. I guess because we grew up way, way out in the country and we never had any neighbors."
- On her curves and her frequent cleavage baring characters; "People are always accusing me of having implants."
Awards- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy, LIAR LIAR (1998)
- Fantasporto: International Fantasy Film Award - Best Actress, BOUND (1997)
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