Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

Gender

Female

Birthday

1942-02-23 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Sonora, California, USA

Also Known As

جنی اوهارا

Jenny O'Hara

Biography

Patricia Joanne "Jenny" O'Hara (born February 24, 1942) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles as Nita on Big Love (2006–2009), Janet Heffernan on The King of Queens (2001–2007), Dixie on My Sister Sam (1986–1988), She has been married to actor Nicholas Ullett since 1986; they have 2 children.

Known For

8.5%

The Good Doctor

Sep 25, 2017

8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

8.3%

Supernatural

Sep 13, 2005

8.6%

House

Nov 16, 2004

7.7%

Mystic River

Oct 7, 2003

6.1%

Devil

Sep 16, 2010

8.2%

9-1-1

Jan 3, 2018

7.6%

NCIS

Sep 23, 2003

8.4%

Chicago Fire

Oct 10, 2012

7.0%

Matchstick Men

Sep 12, 2003

8.1%

Never Have I Ever

Apr 27, 2020

8.1%

Ghost Whisperer

Sep 23, 2005

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Acting

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The Remedy as Maria

2024

Shangri-La as Daphne Becker

2022

We Are Gathered Here Today as Faye Stone

2021

Joanne Is Dead

2020		Killing Eleanor as Eleanor Magnus
2020		Poor Greg Drowning
2020		Perry Mason as June Pitlick
2020		Never Have I Ever as Dr. Keyes

2019

Transparent: Musicale Finale as Bryna

2018		A Million Little Things as Enid
2018		Duck Butter as Nathalie
2018		Station 19 as Judith
2018		The Resident as Shirley Harris
2018		9-1-1 as Nora

2017		The Good Doctor as Ruby
2017		Atypical as Older Woman
2017		Atypical as Lillian
2017		Emily

2016		American Housewife as Mrs. Smith
2016		Pushing Dead as Dan's Mother (voice)
2016		Recovery Road as Jane Stewart

2015		You Cast A Spell On Me as Great Grandmother
2015		Martha as Martha

2014		Transparent as Bryna
2014		BFFs as Suzie

2013

As High as the Sky as Aunt Barbara (voice)

2012		Sassy Pants as Grandma Pruitt
2012		Emily Owens, M.D as Julia
2012		Chicago Fire as Ellie
2012		The Mindy Project as Dot
2012		The Sacred as Ms. Jenson

2011		Hit List as Phil's Mother
2011		Franklin & Bash as Nanette

2010		Devil as Old Woman
2010		How to Make Love to a Woman as Mrs. Conners
2010		Rizzoli & Isles as Sister Winifred Callahan
2010		Hot in Cleveland as Helen

2009		Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe as Self
2009		Extract as Joel's Secretary
2009		Drop Dead Diva as Carla Shane

2008

Childrens Hospital as Georgene Lefkowits

2007

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey as Mrs. Hickey

2006		Two Weeks as Julia
2006		Big Love

2005		Forty Shades of Blue as Celia
2005		Ghost Whisperer as Margaret Devine
2005		Supernatural as Julia Wilkinson
2005		The Closer as Karen Silva
2005		Grey's Anatomy as Nadia's Mother

2004		House as Fran
2004		Boston Legal as Judge Kimberly Ohlund

2003		Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom as Extra
2003		Mystic River as Esther Harris
2003		Cold Case as Frances Campbell
2003		NCIS as Alice Brodie
2003		Matchstick Men as Mrs. Schaffer
2003		Nip/Tuck

2002		Nancy Drew as Hannah Green
2002		The Court

2001		Reba
2001		Six Feet Under as Garland Duncan

2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Sandra Walkey
2000		The Truth About Jane as Beth
2000		Strong Medicine as Nancy
2000		If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Marge Carpenter
2000		1961 as Marge Carpenter

1999		Roswell as Ida Crawford
1999		The Color of Courage as Dorothy Renfrew

1998		The King of Queens as Janet Heffernan
1998		Costello
1998		An Unexpected Life as Harriet Rothman
1998		Pumpkin Man as Mrs. Shadboldt

1997		Wishmaster as Wendy Derleth
1997		Smart Guy
1997		The Practice

1996		An Unexpected Family as Harriet Rothman
1996		Dangerous Minds as Jean Warner
1996		Life's Work
1996		E! True Hollywood Story
1996		A Case for Life as Judge Barnes
1996		Terminal as Margaret Desmond

1995		The Drew Carey Show as Judge White
1995		A Mother's Prayer as Val

1994		ER as Rhonda Sterling
1994		Chicago Hope
1994		Party of Five as Sylvia Wringler
1994		Angie as Kathy

1993		NYPD Blue as Mrs. Follender
1993		At Home with the Webbers as Mrs. Nelson

1991		Cast a Deadly Spell as Amber Peru
1991		Career Opportunities as Dotty Dodge
1991		The Less Than Perfect Daughter as Irene Harmon

1990		Beverly Hills, 90210
1990		Law & Order as Carol Janssen

1989

Live-In

1988		Murphy Brown as Lisa
1988		The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick as Lisa

1986		My Sister Sam as Dixie Randazzo
1986		L.A. Law as Dr. Sarah Evans

1983		Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983		Another Woman's Child as Peggy

1982		St. Elsewhere
1982		Remington Steele as Amy Fogelson / Agnes Fowley

1981		Bret Maverick
1981		Simon & Simon

1980		Blinded by the Light as Rose
1980		Secrets of Midland Heights
1980		The Last Song as Deb Pierce
1980		The Women's Room as Mrs. Martinelli
1980		The Last Married Couple in America as Dancing Lady at First Party

1979		Letters from Frank as Patty Miller
1979		Trapper John, M.D.
1979		The Facts of Life as Miss Emily Mahoney
1979		Blind Ambition as Liz Garfield
1979		Highcliffe Manor as Rebecca
1979		Tales of the Unexpected as Pearson's Wife
1979		Mrs. Columbo

1978		A Fire in the Sky as Ann Webster
1978		Black Beauty as Ruth Manly

1977		The Hunted Lady as Carol Arizzio
1977		CHiPs
1977		Good Against Evil as The Woman

1976		Quincy, M.E.
1976		Charlie's Angels as Bloody Mary
1976		The Return of the World's Greatest Detective as Dr. Joan Watson
1976		Brinks: The Great Robbery as Maggie Hefner

1975		Starsky & Hutch
1975		Rock-a-Die Baby as Shelley
1975		Barney Miller as Sgt. Holly Scofield
1975		Barney Miller as Teresa Schnable

1974

The Rockford Files as Operator

1973		Kojak as Ann Murray
1973		Police Story

1972		ABC Afterschool Special as Irene Harmon
1972		The Streets of San Francisco