Trivia

A former Ford model, for 30 years she was the face and spokeswoman for Cover Girl cosmetics, and is catalogued in the Smithsonian Institute's American History Museum, Center for Commercial Advertising.

Married nine times to eight different men (she married husband #6 twice). Her ninth marriage, to Mervin Sidney Louque, has lasted longer than her other eight marriages combined.

Became an overnight film star and made an immediate "older woman" impact on young boys everywhere in the coming-of-age film Summer of '42 (1971), despite the fact that she was only in the movie for 12 minutes.

Her father was Oscar O'Neill (1919-2009), a WWII bomber pilot who flew B-17s and once had his plane shot down over Germany where he survived a prison camp. After the war he went back to England to marry Irene ("Rene").

Broke her back and neck as a youth when a horse she was riding fell on her.

Accidentally shot herself in the abdomen on October 22, 1982 at her home in Bedford Hills, New York.

As of 2013 she was a motivational speaker to groups of Christian women and church groups. She and her husband live in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee, where her two sons also reside. She has a horse ranch called Hillenglade in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, which she operates as a retreat for young girls and military families.

Was sought for the role of Kay Adams in The Godfather (1972) before Diane Keaton was hired.

Was engaged to Elliott Gould in 1974.

Her grandfather, Oscar O'Neill Sr., was President of the Bank of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her father, Oscar O'Neill Jr., was a medical supplies exporter. Her English-born mother Irene met Oscar O'Neill Jr. when he was stationed in London during WWII; they married c. 1945.

Lives on a horse farm in Nashville, Tennessee.

Was considered for the role of Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983) but Michelle Pfeiffer was cast instead.

She has said that as a young girl she married a US Marine, who allegedly fought in Vietnam and returned with undiagnosed and untreated PTSD, contributing to their divorce.

Named after Jennifer Jones after her parents saw a poster of Jones at a local cinema that was playing Duel in the Sun (1946).

She has a daughter named Aimee Rossiter (b. 4/26/67) and two sons: Reis Michael Lederer (b. 1981) and Cooper Alan (b. 3/8/87). She has four grandchildren.

Enjoys horseback riding and training, cooking, music, singing, painting, designing furniture.