Early life

Jennifer Grant was born on February 26, 1966, in Burbank, California. Her parents divorced when she was only two years old. The reasons given for their divorce were that her father was unable to find his "perfect wife"; in addition, there was a 33-year age difference. Jennifer had a close relationship with her father for the rest of his life. Partly because her father did not want her to become an actress, she tried other things for several years. As a teenager during high school and on break from college she worked as a babysitter, stock clerk at the Village store in Pacific Palisades, grocery store checkout cashier at the Rainbow Grocery in Malibu, and waitress at the Pioneer Boulangerie restaurant in Santa Monica. After graduating from Stanford University in 1987 with a degree in American Studies, she worked for a law firm, and followed that with a job as a chef at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant in Beverly Hills. When her father died in 1986, he left her half his estate, worth several million dollars; the other half of the estate went to her stepmother Barbara Harris Grant, with whom Jennifer has a close relationship.

Career

In 1993, seven years after her father's death, Grant played her first acting role in the Aaron Spelling television drama Beverly Hills, 90210, in the recurring role of Celeste Lundy. She appeared as a guest star in a variety of shows including Friends, and later appeared in several movies. In 1999, she was the lead actress in the WB television sitcom Movie Stars.

Memoir

Her memoir, Good Stuff: a Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant (2011), is a portrait of her relationship with her father, who was 62 when she was born and who died 20 years later. The title refers to a favorite expression of his, said in reference to things he approved of or situations he was happy about.

Personal life

Grant was married to Randy Zisk for three years, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1996.

Grant gave birth to a son, Cary Benjamin, on August 12, 2008.

Volunteer work

Grant has volunteered as an actress and mentor with the Young Storytellers Foundation.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Savage	Nicky Carter
1996	Evening Star, TheThe Evening Star	Ellen
1998	Erasable You	Stephanie
1998	My Engagement Party	Noa Roth
2000	View from the Swing, TheThe View from the Swing	Jocelyn Whitaker
2005	Going Shopping	Quinn
2005	Welcome to California	Actress / Jennifer
2015	Ghost Dog	Carol	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Moon Over Miami	Susie Knight	Episode: "Careless Dentist Blues"
1993-1994	Beverly Hills, 90210	Celeste Lundy	Recurring role (8 episodes)
1994	Robin's Hoods		Episode: "To Heir Is Human"
1994	Time Trax	Linda	Episode: "The Crash"
1995	Super Dave's Vegas Spectacular	Sandi Cosgrove	TV series
1995	Friends	Nina Bookbinder	Episode: "The One with Two Parts: Part 1"
1997	Chicago Sons	Jane	Episode: "To Have and to Hold"
1997	Walker, Texas Ranger	Ellen Jordan Garrett	Episode: "Days Past"
1997	Ellen	Erin	Episode: "Roommates"
1998	Guys Like Us	Leah	Episode: "Maestro's First Crush"
1999-2000	Movie Stars	Jacey Wyatt	Main role (21 episodes)
2006	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sedona Wylie	Episode: "Spellbound"
2007	My Daughter's Secret	Denise	TV film

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