{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Nancy Jennifer | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]] | birth_name = | other_names = Baby Jennifer | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1991-present | homepage = }} '''Nancy Jennifer''', previously credited as '''Baby Jennifer''', is an Indian actress who has appeared in [[Tamil language]] films. After making her debut as a child artiste, Jennifer has also featured in supporting and lead roles.
==Career== Nancy Jennifer began acting as a child actress and featured in [[Vasanth]]'s ''[[Nerrukku Ner]]'' (1997), as a small child who is caught up by her parents’ divorce.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/nerukkuner.htm |title=Nerukku Ner |access-date=10 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528110740/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/nerukkuner.htm |archive-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> She later appeared in films including ''Asokavanam'' and ''[[Ghilli]]'' (2004), portraying [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]'s sister.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/04/23/stories/2004042301450300.htm |title=The Hindu : "Ghilli" |website=The Hindu |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215184904/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/04/23/stories/2004042301450300.htm |archive-date=15 December 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=196&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english Movie review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711163424/http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=196&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english |date=11 July 2020 }}</ref> In the late 2000s, she became a lead actress and appeared in the low-budget films ''[[Thozha (2008 film)|Thozha]]'' (2008) and ''Puthiya Payanam''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jennifer-becomes-a-heroine/articleshow/3142479.cms |title=Jennifer becomes a heroine |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tamilplex.com/article/eng/2014/09/25/2332/jennifer-in-kalkandu.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 January 2016 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085731/http://tamilplex.com/article/eng/2014/09/25/2332/jennifer-in-kalkandu.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> After being unable to garner success as a lead actress, Jennifer has regularly featured as a supporting actress and as a host for [[STAR Vijay]].
==Selected filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role ! Notes |- | 1991 || ''[[Kizhakku Karai]]'' || Murali's and Mahalakshmi's son || rowspan="11"| Child artist |- | 1992 || ''[[Idhuthanda Sattam]]'' || Meena (Baby) |- | 1996 || ''[[Thayagam]]'' || Angela |- | rowspan=2|1997 || ''[[Sakthi (1997 film)|Sakthi]]'' || Devi |- | ''[[Nerrukku Ner]]'' || Sona |- | rowspan=2|1998 || ''[[Ulavuthurai]]'' || Priya |- | ''[[Sandhippoma]]'' || Vishwa's sister |- | rowspan=2|1999 || ''[[Kanmani Unakkaga]]'' || Kanmani |- |''[[Time (1999 film)|Time]]'' || Priya's sister |- | 2000 || ''[[Independence Day (2000 film)|Independence Day]]'' || Indu |- | 2001 || ''[[Asokavanam (2001 film)|Asokavanam]]'' || Priya |- | 2004 || ''[[Ghilli]]'' || Bhuvana | |- | 2005 || ''[[February 14 (film)|February 14]]'' || Gayathri | |- | rowspan="2"| 2006 || ''[[Unakkum Enakkum]]'' || Santhosh's distant cousin || |- | ''[[Jambhavan]]'' || || |- | 2008 || ''[[Thozha (2008 film)|Thozha]]'' || Priya | |- | 2013 || ''[[Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru]]'' || Maya | |- | 2014 || ''[[Kalkandu]]'' || Porkodi | |- | 2017 || ''[[Kootathil Oruthan]]'' || Ranjini | |- | 2021 || ''[[Trip (2021 film)|Trip]]'' || Jenny | |- |}
==Television== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" ! style="width:100px;"| Year ! style="width:200px;"| Title ! style="width:100px;"| Role ! style="width:100px;"| Channel |- |1998-1999 || ''Jannal - Adutha Veetu Kathaigal''|| || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] |- |1998 || ''Chinna Chinna Aasai - Pooja'' || Pooja || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] |- | 2012 || '' Naalaiya Iyakkunar Season 4'' || Host || [[Kalaignar TV]] |-′ | 2013-2014 || [[Thayumanavan (TV series)|''Thayumanavan'']] || Indra || [[Vijay TV]] |- | 2016-2017 || [[Keladi Kanmani (TV series)|''Keladi Kanmani'']] || Nageshwari ||rowspan=3|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] |- |rowspan=2|2017-2018 || [[Valli (TV series)|''Valli'']] || Brindha |- |[[Star Wars (Indian TV series)|''Star Wars'']] || Herself |- |2021 || [[Idhayathai Thirudathey (TV series)|''Idhayathai Thirudathey'']] || Anitha || [[Colors Tamil]] |- |2021||''[[Chithi 2]]''||Jeni||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] |}
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