Jennifer Landon

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Jennifer was born and raised in Malibu, CA with mom Cindy and younger brother Sean. She is the youngest daughter of Michael Landon. This quirky, engaging actress knew she wanted to follow in her father's footsteps at age 6, when her performance as Ursula the Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid went over well at a birthday party. Though her father died when she was 7, Landon has fond memories of her dad. As a teen, she took part in a summer theater program at New York University, and returned to attend college after high school. She had been studying there for two years when she got her first indie — and a one-day gig as spunky Gwen on ATWT. The self-deprecating actress thought she'd irritated everyone on set; actually, she had impressed the show enough to turn her bit part into a contract job with a central role in their umbrella storyline. Landon lives in New York City.