Jennifer Finnigan is more than a triple genre threat. She has tried her hands in different genres before settling to be an actress. The talented actress keeps starring in movies and has remained committed to seeing that her fans are not starved. Here we have collected seven quick facts about the actress.
1. Jennifer Finnigan is a Canadian
Jennifer Finnigan draws her root from Montreal, Canada. Born on August 22, 1979, to Diane Rioux Finnigan and Jack Finnigan. Her father was a radio presenter at the CJAD channel in Montreal, Canada while her mother was a homemaker.
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Jennifer developed a keen interest in dancing, so her parents enrolled her in dance lessons as a child. She was further enrolled at The Sacred Heart School of Montreal” for her high school after which she ended up studying Communications in the university.
2. She started her career as a model
Jennifer’s curves and soft face convinced her that she would be fit to model for brands and so she started her modeling career until she started wanting something more. This doesn’t come as a surprise because most actresses started off modeling before their ultimate switch into acting. For Jennifer, acting was not even on her career priority list. Speaking with the press sometimes, she said, “I resisted it for a long time. I was in University, studying Communications, figuring I’ll just do something behind the scenes.” Jennifer resisted acting for a long because it was not the dream she envisioned but when she landed her first gig she couldn’t hit the snooze button.
3. She made her acting debut in 1996
Jennifer made her acting debut in a TV show named “My Hometown” in her native country Canada. This was the same year she finished school and decided to give up on her modeling career. In an attempt to bolster her chances of making it big on the screen she moved to the United States of America in the early 2000’s and landed a major role in the daytime soap “The Bold and the Beautiful” where she played the character of Bridget Forrester for four years.
This major career move including her change of location proved to be the best decision she made concerning her career as she went on to win three “Daytime Emmy” awards for ‘Outstanding Younger Actress,’ one each in the years 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Was she satisfied? No. Jennifer starred in some other movies and got more screen time as a result of the success of the soap “The Bold and the Beautiful” recorded. Jennifer played Dr. Devan Maguire on 10 episodes of Crossing Jordan in the same year. She then played the character Marni Fliss on the NBC series “Committed” which received low ratings and was eventually canceled.
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Jennifer also starred in the CBS TV series “Close to Home” as a deputy district attorney. In 2006, she made her film debut in “High Hopes” with actor Jonathan Silverman. Jennifer has starred in many films and her last film was in 2018 when she portrayed the character of Maddison Lane in the film “Welcome to Christmas”.
4. Jennifer Finnigan is fluent in French
And now this shouldn’t surprise you. Jennifer was born in Montreal which is located in Quebec, the French-speaking hub. In fact, the fact here ought to be Finnigan is fluent in English since English is technically her second language.
We have to include this fact as we are sure your geography isn’t that hot and you might have forgotten that Montreal is in Quebec and French is their sole official language.
5. She married actor Jonathan Silverman in 2007
Jennifer Finnigan married fellow actor Jonathan Silverman in 2007. You should know Jonathan Silverman. He is a Los Angeles-born Jewish actor who made his name in the comedy dual series “Weekend at Bernie’s”. He was also a part of ABC’s sitcom “Gimme A Break”.
The duo got engaged in 2004 and stayed committed to each until they tied the knots at the island of Mykonos in Greece. Their love transcends more than the home front as Jennifer dreamt of having her husband in the same movie with her and it happened. Wishes really come through.
6. Jennifer Finnigan is blessed beyond money
Jennifer Finnigan hs starred in many films, modeled, taken up a career in comedy even though it ended the same way her modeling career ended but she has not done badly for herself. The Canadian actress boasts of a net worth of around 3 million dollars.
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Money is not everything. Jennifer Finnigan is a mother of one and that cannot be quantified in dollars.
Jennifer Finnigan and her hubby Silverman have one daughter named Ella Jack. The child was born to the couple on September 29, 2017.
7. She is 5 feet 7 inches
That is 1.70 meter. She weighs 54 kg which is 119 pounds. Her body bust-waist-hip is an impressive 32-25-30 inches. You don’t know how this is measured? Neither do we, we just believe it must be cool. Her bra size is 34C and this is where we will stop.
Finnegan is a married woman.
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