Jennifer Aspen

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).
== Career ==
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]
== Personal life ==
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]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
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
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
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