Brazilian-born actress and model, known for films such as Summer of '42, The Psychic, Lady Ice, Rio Lobo, Scanners, The Carey Treatment, A Force of One and The Innocent. In a 1965 newsweek it mentioned
"Jennifer O'Neill, 17 and [with measurements] 34-23-36 [is] 5-foot-8"
Photo by PR Photos
I've always had very small feet for my five-foot-eight-inch frame. I used to wear a size five and a half to six shoes, whereas most models stepped along in boat sizes of nine or ten.
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 10/Apr/22
Watching her, as I am again, in Scanners, Iโm wondering whether, at that particular stage in her life, she had one of the most perfect female faces everโฆ๐ค?
Hers is similar, feature-wise, to that of Deborah Harry, who
also starred in one of David Cronenbergโs films: Videodrome. Indeed a pleasant distraction from a scary and highly unusual plot!
Realistically, I think Jennifer is 5ft7.75. ๐๐
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 7/Apr/21
I've just seen Jennifer in the first 'Scanners' movie. To say that she's very pretty is an understatement!
5ft8. ๐น๐ฉ๐ฅ
Sandy Cowell said on 19/Apr/17
@ Arch - ๐ It's a shame that so many feel they have to conform to these Hollywood 'ideals'!
Arch Stanton said on 18/Apr/17
In the 80s, still at her peak, yes, but later in the 80s she had surgery I think and went all Dynasty with the hairdo with Cover Girl. Still beautiful but a bit too uch of a Hollywood stereotype by the end of the decade.
Sandy Cowell said on 18/Apr/17
@ Arch - Jennifer was in her early 30's when 'Scanners' was made, and that is often thought of as a woman's peak, but I wonder how pretty she looked in the 70's if she was even more beautiful? Her skin was virtually translucent and her facial features perfect when she starred in 'Scanners', which I saw on the big screen and had to stay for a second serving to see the exploding head again! Those days, effects like that, not to mention the shocking and parasitic display at the end, were few and far between! Kronenburg hit new heights with that film, and Videodrome, which I also saw at the pictures and sat through again for a free, bonus showing! I bet you can't do that now!
Arch Stanton said on 15/Apr/17
Yes, Rob didn't find a flattering photo, I'd have preferred to see one from the 70s in her peak beauty.
Sandy Cowell said on 14/Apr/17
It's AMAZING! I have suddenly recognized her! She's the pretty actress who wore her hair grey for her part in 'Scanners'! She has wonderful skin; I can't help but think that whenever I see the film!
I will agree with Arch's 5ft7 and a quarter because 'Scanners' is the only film I have seen of those mentioned above!
When I first saw her entry, never did I imagine that I'd be able to make a reasonable comment on her! I'm quite chuffed that I could after all!
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Arch Stanton said on 14/Apr/17
Rob can you squeeze in The Psychic and Lady Ice? The Psychic is surprisingly well made. Thanks, yes I've seen a few of her films and she looked about this, I wouldn't go any higher. I'm going to go with 5'7.25!