Jennifer Joan Taylor

Jennifer Joan Taylor (born June 15, 1956) is a French-American actress in film and television. She is best known for playing Police Detective Chris Egan in the American daytime television soap opera, The Edge of Night. She is sometimes credited as Jennifer Taylor.

Jennifer Joan Taylor
BornJune 15, 1956
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present
Spouse(s)
Garry Henderson
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(m. after 1979)​
Children2

Early life

Taylor was born in Paris, France, but was raised in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.[1] She graduated from Viterbo University in 1978 with a theater arts degree.[1][2]

Acting career

In 1979, Taylor began acting at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. In 1983, Taylor began her television career by appearing in a Hellman's mayonnaise television commercial. In the spring of that year, she was cast as Police Detective Chris Egan in the American daytime television soap opera, The Edge of Night. Her first appearance on the soap was on May 25, 1983, and she played that role until the soap's final episode on December 28, 1984. In the fall of 1983, she played the part of a soap opera actress in an ABC Afterschool Special episode.

Taylor's first film role was in Fright Night Part 2 (1988), and she starred as Karen Webb in the American thriller film, The Crude Oasis (1995).[3] She has had parts in a number of other films, including Casualties (1997), White Chicks, Incorporated (1998), The Weather Man (2005) and Derailed (2005).

From 2005 to 2006, Taylor played Becky in Prison Break,[4] and in 2008 she appeared in the film, The Lucky Ones. More recently, she has been seen in numerous episodes of Empire (2015–17) and Chicago Fire (2014–2020).

Personal life

Taylor has been married to Garry Henderson since 1979 and they have two children

Partial filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983ABC Afterschool SpecialSoap Opera ActressTV series (1 episode)
1983–84The Edge of NightPolice Det. Chris EganTV series (55 episodes)
1986Highway to HeavenSecretaryTV series (1 episode)
1986Tall Tales & LegendsPollyTV series (1 episode)
1988The Days and Nights of Molly DoddCustomerTV series (1 episode)
1988Fright Night Part 2Secretary/ReceptionistFilm
1989NewhartEllieTV series (1 episode)
1990The New Adam-12Mrs CollinsTV series (1 episode)
1993In the Company of DarknessMotherTV movie
1993Missing PersonsIlyse AtemaTV series (1 episode)
1995The Crude OasisKaren WebbFilm
1997CasualtiesTeacherFilm
1997Early EditionVivian DankowskiTV series (1 episode)
1998White Chicks, IncorporatedSpoogle Girl #9Film
2001The MisanthropeSchool TeacherFilm
2005The Weather ManRegister WorkerFilm
2005DerailedReal Estate AgentFilm
2005–06Prison BreakBeckyTV series (7 episodes)
2008The Lucky OnesBob's WifeFilm
2015–17EmpireVariousTV series (5 episodes)
2017Chicago JusticeDeeDee CarterTV series (1 episode)
2014–20Chicago FireVariousTV series (2 episodes)

References
  1. Daniels, Mary (11 September 2005). "Recycled Canvas". The Missoulian. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. Price, John (23 July 1983). "Rice Lake native frequently on 'Edge'". Leader-Telegram. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. "Riverside actress stars in 'Crude Oasis' movie". The Life. 7 July 1995. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. Cam Wigton (15 November 2005). "Riverdale actress lands role in hit TV show". Riverside-Brookfield Landmark. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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