| Celebrated Name: | Jennifer O’Neill |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Jennifer O’Neill |
| Gender: | Female |
| Age: | 73 years old |
| Birth Date: | 20th February 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality: | Brazilian American |
| Height: | 1.72m |
| Weight: | 76kgs |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Husband/Spouse (Name): | Mervin Sidney (m. 1996) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Aimee Rossiter, Reis Michael, and Cooper Alan |
| Dating/Boyfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is Jennifer O’Neill Lesbian? | No |
| Profession: | Actress, writer, model, speaker |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $12 million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Jennifer is a Brazilian-American actress who has been acting since the late 1960s. Apart from acting, Jeniffer also worked as a professional model before retiring. She came to fame with her role in the 1971 film called Summer of ’42. In modeling, she rose to fame in the early 1960s when she modeled for American cosmetics brands CoverGirl. Her interest in modeling started when she was young before being discovered when in school.
Maybe you know about Jennifer O’neill very well, but do you know how old and tall is she and what is her net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Jennifer O’neill’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.
Early Life & Biography
Jennifer O’Neil was born on 20th February 1948 in Brazil in the city of Rio de Janeiro. She was born of an English mother and a Brazilian dad who had Spanish, Portuguese, and Irish ancestry. Jennifer and her older brother grew up in New Rochelle, New York after their family relocated to the United States. When her family moves to New York, she tried to commit suicide, protesting the move would separate her from her horse Monty and her dog Mandy which to her was her world.
In 1962, the same year she tried committing, the Ford modeling agency discovered her while she was still a student at Dalton School in Manhattan. At the age of 15, she had made cover appearances for Seventeen, Vogue, and Cosmopolitan magazines. This earned her a whopping $80,000 a day. At Dalton school, she never finished her studies as she dropped out at the age of 17 to get married to her first husband, Dean Rossiter.
Personal Life
Jennifer is on the record as one of the persons to have been married most of the time. Currently, she is married Mervin Sidney Louque Jr., who she has been married to since 1996. Mervin happens to be her eighth husband and her ninth husband. She married her first husband, Dean Rossiter, in 1965 at the age of 17. They had one child and divorced in 1971.
In 1972, she married Joseph Koster, but their marriage lasted for only two years, divorcing in 1974. She got married to Nick De Noia in 1975, but again, they divorced one year later. She married Jeff Barry but again divorced a year later. She later married John Lederer, Richard Alan Brown twice, and Neil L. Bonin, all marriages ending in divorce.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 20th February 1948, Jennifer O’Neill is 73 years old as of today’s date 23rd December 2024. Her height is 1.72 tall, and her weight is 76 kg.
Career
Jennifer started acting in 1968 when she guest appeared in the film For Love of Ivy, where she played Sandy’s character. In 1970, she got her first lead role in the film Rio Lobo. Her breakthrough came in 1971 when she starred in the film Summer of ’42, where she played Dorothy Walker’s character.
Jennifer states her agent fought for her to get the role as the film producers were looking for a female actress who was in her 30s, yet she was in her early 20s. More than thirty years later, Jennifer is still actively acting though her last appearance was in 2016 when she appeared in the film. I’m not ashamed.
Awards & Achievements
There is no known award that Jennifer has received so far. This doesn’t in no way reflect her work, which has been widely accepted. Her work in films has won man’s hearts worldwide, getting positive criticism and rating all over. On the other hand, her modeling career was a big success since the age of 14.
Net Worth & Salary of Jennifer O’neill in 2024
At the age of 15, Jennifer was earning $80,000 per day, which today is more than half a million dollars. Her performance with the different films has earned her a huge fortune. With her acting career still way from over, Jennifer is estimated to have a net worth of around $12 million as of December 2024.
Besides acting, she is also an author and an activist. She published her first book From fallen to Forgiven in 2004. She is still actively writing with her second autobiography, almost ready. As an activist, she has been fundraising for crisis pregnancy centers all over the United States.