Jenilee Harrison

Jenilee Harrison
Harrison in an ABC television press photograph promoting Three's Company, early 1981
Born (1958-06-12) June 12, 1958 (age 68)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • cheerleader
Years active1978–2002
Known forThree's Company
Dallas
Spouse
Bruce Oppenheim
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(m. 1993; div. 2022)​

Jenilee Harrison (born June 12, 1958) is a retired American actress who appeared as Cindy Snow, a cousin of and replacement for blonde roommate Chrissy Snow on the hit sitcom Three's Company, between 1980 and 1982. She went on to play Jamie Ewing Barnes on Dallas from 1984 to 1986.

Career

Before breaking into show business, Harrison was a cheerleader from 1978 to 1980 for the Los Angeles Rams.

Harrison was just 21 when she landed the role of Cindy on Three's Company after Suzanne Somers asked for a raise in salary and her role was reduced. Both Harrison and Somers suffered in popularity. As a result, Priscilla Barnes was cast as Terri permanently replacing Somers, while Harrison was made a supporting cast member and disappeared from the series after two and a half seasons, with producers saying she was too "inexperienced and unseasoned". This period of her life was later dramatized in the television movie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company (2003) with Liz Crawford playing Harrison. In a 1982 interview with show-business writer Richard Mortlock, Harrison claimed that she left Three's Company of her own accord.

After Three's Company, Harrison continued with her acting career, appearing in the feature film Tank and the television series Dallas in which she played Jamie Ewing Barnes for two years. She reunited with her former Three's Company co-stars Suzanne Somers and Don Knotts in a guest starring role on She's the Sheriff in 1988. She performed with another Three's Company co-star Richard Kline in dinner theater for the play Shear Madness in Canada in 1992.

She left show business in 2002 to focus on her real estate investments, caring for animals and car racing. In 2017, she reunited with some of the surviving stars of Three's Company for the show's 40th anniversary celebration on Antenna TV.

Personal life

In the early 1980s, Harrison dated L.A. Rams guard Dennis Harrah and Major League Baseball star Reggie Jackson.

In 1993, Harrison married Dr. Bruce Oppenheim, a Los Angeles–area chiropractor and the ex-husband of actress Cybill Shepherd. Oppenheim and Harrison divorced in 2022.[citation needed]

In 2026, Jenilee Harrison launched her official website, Jenileeharrison.com, dedicated to offering memorabilia and items from her farm shop. She also established her Facebook presence through the Jenilee Harrison page. From there, she operates “Jenilee Harrison’s The Farmies,” a subscription-based Facebook group devoted to spreading kindness, consideration, and love for all living things by encouraging members to “plant seeds of kindness” in their daily lives.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978CHiPsCheerleaderEpisode: "High Flyer"
1979240-RobertCollege Girl / JillEpisodes: "Stuntman" and "The Applicant"
1980–82Three's CompanyCindy SnowMain cast (32 episodes)
1981The Love BoatConnie WilkerEpisodes: "The Three R's" (Parts 1 & 2)
1981Fantasy IslandGinger DonovanEpisode: "Slam Dunk"
1981Battle of the Network Stars XHerself - ABC TeamTV special
1982Fantasy IslandJenny RyanEpisode: "Natchez Bound"
1983The Love BoatErica DupontEpisode: "Here Comes the Bride - Maybe"
1983MalibuCindyTV movie
1983Bring 'Em Back AliveStaceyEpisode: "The Shadow Women of Chung Tai"
1984Fantasy IslandBarbara JessupEpisode: "Games People Play"
1984The Love BoatSheilaEpisode: "The Babymakers"
1984The New Mike HammerShelley SteeleEpisode: "Shots in the Dark"
1984TankSarah
1984–86DallasJamie EwingMain cast (69 episodes)
1985Battle of the Network Stars XVIIIHerself - CBS TeamTV special
1985Super PasswordHerself - celebrity contestantSeason 2, Episodes 11–15, 84–88, and 198–201
1986Simon & SimonJennifer TuckerEpisode: "Just Because I'm Paranoid"
1987The Love Boat: Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?Sarah YorkTV movie
1987HotelBrenda ThompkinsEpisode: "Class of '72"
1987The New Mike HammerMaggieEpisode: "Lady Killer"
1987Murder, She WroteSerenaEpisode: "The Way to Dusty Death"
1988She's the SheriffGraceEpisode: "Hair"
1991They Came from Outer SpaceDr. H.J. PretzelEpisode: "Play Doctor"
1991Curse III: Blood SacrificeElizabeth ArmstrongAlternative title: Panga
1991Prime TargetKathy Bloodstone
1992Illicit BehaviorCharlene Lernoux
1995Karate Tiger 8: Fists of IronJulie Weaver
1999AbSlideTV movie
1999That '70s ShowCarolEpisode: "Red's Birthday"
2000The RedemptionSarah Snyder
2002The PowerHillaryTV movie

References

  1. ↑ "Today in history". ABC News. Associated Press. June 12, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Neuman, Joshua (October 23, 2015). "The Embraceable Ewes, L.A.'s First Pro Cheerleaders, Reunite". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ Maksian, George. "Poll Has Some Bad News For Suzanne Somers". The Blade. Knight News Service. p. P2. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Miller, Victoria (January 15, 2022). "Whatever Happened to Jenilee Harrison from Three's Company?". Looper. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-express-news-jenilee-harriso/197765732/
  6. ↑ Telpner, Gene (September 23, 1992). "Spivak upbeat about "Showstoppers"". The Jewish Post & News. Winnipeg.
  7. ↑ "'Three's Company' cast celebrates 40th anniversary with Antenna TV marathon". WPIX. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ Bricker, Rebecca (July 24, 1985). "Take One". People. Vol. 24, no. 2. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ Ryon, Ruth (November 22, 1998). "'Bird' Leaves Los Feliz Coop". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Example Page Title". Jenlieeharrison.com. Retrieved June 26, 2026.