Jean Carol

Jean Carol
Born
OccupationTelevision actress
Years active1988–present

Jean Carol is an American actress.

Early life

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Carol was born in Hillsdale, New Jersey. She acted in New York theatrical productions as a child.[1] When she was 11, her family relocated to Miami. She graduated from Florida State University, where she studied theater and broadcasting.[1]

Career

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In the early 1980s, Carol hosted a public affairs program on WESH in Orlando and later she hosted and produced PM Magazine in Orlando and San Diego.[2]

Carol's most high-profile acting role was as Nadine Cooper in the daytime drama Guiding Light. She joined the show in 1988 and quickly became a popular comic foil. At the 1990 Soap Opera Digest Awards she was awarded Outstanding Female Newcomer.[3] Her stint on the show lasted for seven years until the character of Nadine was murdered by Brent Lawrence. She returned to Guiding Light for one special episode on Mother's Day 2006.

Among Carol's other appearances are roles on Sunset Beach, Monk, Six Feet Under, and Arli$$. She also appeared in the 1989 horror comedy Speak of the Devil and the 2015 sex comedy Promoted.

In 2016 Carol joined the digital series Misguided and made her debut as Jeva Jones in February 2017 during the second season of the series.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Vice Academy Queen Bee
1989 Hot Times at Montclair High Mrs. Willis
1989 Speak of the Devil Isabelle Johnson
1990 Payback Donna Nathan
1998 Frog and Wombat Holly Mason
1998 Last Night Mrs. Burbank
1999 Love News Reporter
1999 Killing the Vision Casting Director
2000 Speed Bump Mrs. Morgan
2000 Tail Sting Flight Attendant Patti
2001 Vanilla Sky Woman Nearby Uncredited
2001 Heart of Stone Sheila Mason
2001 Don't Make Me Blush Karen's Mom
2002 The Killing Point Dr. Collins Direct-to-video
2003 The Singing Forest Emily
2003 Crisis Line Mildred Direct-to-video
2007 Americanizing Shelley Martha
2007 Cougar Club Cougar Uncredited
2007 Dark Mirror Real Estate Agent
2009 Stellina Blue Waitress
2012 Argo Jordan's Secretary
2015 Promoted Eliza Fox
2015 Broken: A Musical Nancy
2017 Complete or Repeat Francine
2018 Guy Connie
2019 The Devil Has a Name Judge's Secretary Susan

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1988–95, 2003, 2006 Guiding Light Nadine Cooper / Nadine Lewis 88 episodes
1997 Arliss Penny Episode: "What Arliss Hath Joined Together"
1999 Sunset Beach Florence Kennedy Episode #1.515
1999 A Memory in My Heart Donna Television film
2000 After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped News Anchor
2000 Titans Docent Episode: "Dysfunction Junction"
2001 Unsolved Mysteries Mrs. Karl Rehberg Episode: "French Fry Fraud"
2002–03 Ocean Ave. Catherine Devon Main cast
2004 Six Feet Under Wife #5 Episode: "The Dare"
2005 McBride: It's Murder, Madam Female Newscaster Television film
2005 Monk Aunt Madge Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding"
2006 Crumbs Woman #2 Episode: "Friends in High Places"
2007 The 1/2 Hour News Hour Hillary Clinton Episode: "Town Hall: Identity Politics"
2007 Side Order of Life Ian's Mom Episode: "Funeral for a Phone"
2011 Working Class Customer Episode: "Hire Education"
2011 A Series of Unfortunate People Barbara Episode: "Mother's Day"
2011 The Mentalist Wealthy Woman Episode: "Rhapsody in Red"
2017–19 Misguided Tamara / Jeva Jones 8 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b Reichardt, Nancy M. (4 September 1989). "It Was A Long Road To 'Guiding Light'". Orlando Sentinel. United Feature Syndicate. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ^ Minor, Debra (2 January 1991). "Soap Star Jean Carol Touches Base". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ^ "1990 Soap Opera Digest Award Winners: 1990". Soap Opera Digest. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ^ Newcomb, Roger. "'Guiding Light' Alum Jean Carol Joins 'Misguided' Web Series". Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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