- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCynthia Jean Jackson
- Nicknames
- Cynthia Spinell
- Cindy
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Tall, slim, and leggy blonde looker Jean Jennings was born Cynthia Jean Jackson on February 13, 1957 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was the daughter of Charles Lamar Jackson and Jean Denovan Jennings (she used her mother's maiden name for her porn pseudonym). Jean was a cheerleader in grade school. Jennings ran away from home when she was still a teenager and became involved in the adult entertainment industry after she was discovered by photographer Len Camp. Jean was only 16 when she did her first explicit hardcore movie. Usually cast as a virginal innocent because of her nubile and youthful looks, Jennings appeared in eight more X-rated pictures prior to her retirement from the adult film industry in 1979. She married character actor Joe Spinell in February, 1977 and had one child with Spinell before divorcing him in July, 1979. Jean settled down in Tampa, Florida, where she worked as a nurse and married her second husband, Roosevelt S. Booker. Jennings and Booker had a son, Alexander. Jean died at age 54 on September 3, 2011 in Tampa, Florida.
- IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders
- SpousesJoe Spinell(September 28, 1977 - July 1979) (divorced, 1 child)Roosevelt S. Booker(? - September 3, 2011) (her death, 1 child)
- She became seriously involved with Jason Russell, which led to the end of his marriage to Tina Russell. Tina then fell into deep depression and alcoholism which led to her early death at age 32.
- According to distributor Micky Zaffarano, Jean had signed a release prior to filming The Defiance of Good (1974) giving her age as 23. Later, when he scheduled personal appearances, she broke down and told him that she was only 17.
- Adult film actress.
- Jean's divorced parents are Charles Lamar Jackson and Jean Denovan Jennings from whom the daughter took her professional name.
- Jean is an ex-cheerleader, a former pre-med student and the granddaughter of a Baptist minister.
- [on acting in hardcore movies in the 1970's] I liked being in front of the camera. Growing up I'd done a few plays and musicals in Fort Lauderdale so it was no big deal.
- [on Fred J. Lincoln] Fred, I remember as being a nice guy. I felt safe with him. I stayed with him for a while. I partied like crazy.
- [on playing the lead in The Defiance of Good (1974)] I guess I was excited to be the star, even if it was in a strange film like "Defiance." I liked acting, and the attention. The part needed me to be a crazy which was fun.
- [reflecting on her career in porn in the 1970's] It was a strange time of my life. It seems a long time ago. I stayed in New York after I got divorced from Joe [Joe Spinell], and did some modeling and had my own business, Alexandra's Body Massage. I moved back to Florida in the late 1980's and became a nurse.
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