Age: 50
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

Jennifer Aspen (born October 9, 1973) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox teen drama Party of Five (1998-2000), as Trina Hamilton in ABC family comedy Rodney (2004-2006), as Kendra Giardi in the first season Fox series Glee and as Sharon Peacham on ABC comedy-drama GCB (2012).
Aspen made her debut in 1995, and later began playing guest-starring roles in number of television shows, like Hope and Gloria, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Married... with Children. In 1996 she made her film debut with a co-starring role in the family comedy A Very Brady Sequel and horror film Sometimes They Come Back... Again. She also guest-starred in Will & Grace, Friends, Grey's Anatomy, Shark, Boston Legal, The Closer, Criminal Minds, Supernatural, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Private Practice.Aspen had series regular role in the Fox teen drama series Party of Five from 1998 to 2000. In 2001, she starred in the short-lived sitcom Bob Patterson. From 2004 to 2006, she starred in the ABC sitcom Rodney opposite Rodney Carrington. The series was canceled after two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in a recurring role of Fox comedy series Glee, as Kendra Giardi.[1]
In 2011, Aspen was cast as one of leads in ABC comedy series GCB.[2] she starred in show as Sharon Peacham, a former beauty queen who was the envy of all the guys and girls in high school on the, with Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Miriam Shor and Marisol Nichols.[3] She also appeared in Kristin Chenoweth's music video for I Want Somebody (Bitch About). The series debuted on ABC in mid-season, on March 4, 2012 and was cancelled after single season.[4] She later starred as lead in the independent comedy Nowhere Girl,[5] and appeared in 2013 Lifetime movie, The Wrong Woman.[6]
In 2018, Aspen was cast opposite Amy Adams in the HBO eight-episode miniseries Sharp Objects.[7] Also that year, she was cast as a series regular opposite Annie Ilonzeh in the ABC drama pilot Staties.[8]
Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los Angeles. She attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where she received a BA in Theater. She then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.[9] Aspen married her longtime boyfriend of nine years, David O'Donnell, on September 3, 2006. She is a practicing Scientologist. Her adopted baby girl, Charlotte Sofia O'Donnell, was born June 10, 2012.[10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Sometimes They Come Back... Again | Maria Moore | |
1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Kathy Lawrence | |
1996 | The Secret She Carried | Toni | Television film |
1997 | The Others | Vicky Myers | |
1997 | Changing Habits | Art Store Customer | |
1998 | Screwed: A Hollywood Bedtime Story | Susie Felton | |
2000 | Some Common Things That Happen to Corpses | Jennifer Oberon | |
2001 | See Jane Run | Jennifer | |
2001 | Vanilla Sky | Nina | |
2004 | L.A. Twister | Mindy | |
2004 | The Ranch | Shayna | Television film |
2005 | Guy in Row Five | Sarah | |
2007 | The Frolic | Leslie Munck | |
2007 | Mr. Woodcock | Cindy | |
2008 | Struck | Jennifer | |
2010 | Melon | Jennifer | |
2010 | Unanswered Prayers | Jeanette | Television film |
2012 | Girl vs. Monster | Julie Lewis | Television film |
2013 | Nowhere Girl | Michelle | |
2013 | The Wrong Woman | Alice | Television film |
2014 | At the Devil's Door | Lori | |
2015 | Holiday Breakup | Mandy | |
2015 | His Secret Life | Television film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Hope and Gloria | Alexis | Episode: "A Fine ROM-ance" |
1995 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Runaway Girl | Episode: "Squash It" |
1995 | Married... with Children | Jamie | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner" |
1995 | Step by Step | Pepper | Episode: "Lil Sister Dontcha" |
1995 | Too Something | Episode: "Leg, Lies and Videotape" | |
1996 | In the House | Mrs. Jones | Episode: "To Die For" |
1996 | Brotherly Love | Melanie Marcos | Episode: "Other People" |
1996 | Living Single | Irene | Episode: "School's Out Forever" |
1996 | Chicago Hope | Tracey White | Episode: "A Day in the Life" |
1995-1996 | Weird Science | Sharon | 2 episodes |
1997-1998 | Claude's Crib | Julie | Series regular, 10 episodes |
1997 | NYPD Blue | Candice | Episode: "Taillight's Last Gleaming" |
1997 | Alright Already | Debbie | Episode: "Again with the Sponge Cake" |
1998 | The Pretender | Anna Roemer | Episode: "Indy Show" |
1998 | House Rules | Terry | Episode: "Twisted Sister" |
1998-2000 | Party of Five | Daphne Jablonsky | Series regular, 35 episodes |
2000 | FreakyLinks | Vikki | Episode: "Subject: Three Thirteen" |
2001 | Bob Patterson | Janet Patterson | Series regular, 10 episodes |
2002 | Will & Grace | Sarah | Episode: "Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard" |
2002 | The Court | Emily | 2 episodes |
2002 | The King of Queens | Samantha | Episode: "Flash Photography" |
2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Ramsey | Episode: "Fight Night" |
2003 | Friends | Michelle | Episode: "The One Where Monica Sings" |
2003 | The Agency | Livia | Episode: "Coventry" |
2003 | Karen Sisco | Angie Stoller | Episode: "Dear Derwood..." |
2003 | The Lyon's Den | Tara Barrington | 2 episodes |
2003 | Line of Fire | Jolene Fleming | Episode: "Mockingbird" |
2004 | Come to Papa | Karen | 4 episodes |
2004-2006 | Rodney | Trina Hamilton | Series regular, 44 episodes |
2006 | Welcome to the Jungle Gym | Annabelle | TV Pilot |
2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Elena | Episode: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" |
2007 | Shark | April George | Episode: "Starlet Fever" |
2007 | Boston Legal | Maureen Fleming | Episode: "The Good Lawyer" |
2007 | The Closer | Valerie Henry | 2 episodes |
2008 | Family Man | Meg Parker | TV Pilot |
2008 | Criminal Minds | Laurie Ann Morris | Episode: "A Higher Power" |
2008 | Eli Stone | Dr. Leila Maxford | Episode: "Patience" |
2009 | Glee | Kendra Giardi | 4 episodes |
2010 | Supernatural | Marcy Ward | Episode: "Weekend at Bobby's" |
2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stacy Cano | Episode: "Wild Life" |
2011 | Bleep My Dad Says | Mary | Episode: "Goodson Goes Deep" |
2011 | Private Practice | Lara | Episode: "Two Steps Back" |
2012 | Harry's Law | Tina Stanhope | Episode: "Breaking Points" |
2012 | GCB | Sharon Peacham | Series regular, 10 episodes |
2013 | Untitled Tad Quill Project | Jennifer | TV Pilot |
2013 | Franklin & Bash | Rayanne Gardner | Episode: "By the Numbers" |
2013 | Two and a Half Men | Stephanie | Episode: "Clank, Clank, Drunken Skank" |
2014 | Damaged Goods | Alexis | TV Pilot |
2015 | Scream Queens | Mandy Greenwell | Episode: "Haunted House" |
2016 | The Night Shift | Joan Watkins | 2 episodes |
2017 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Aunt Jackie | Episode: QUADGOALS |
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