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JoNell Kennedy

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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JoNell Kennedy
"Una Great Movie"  theatrical trailer. As a screenwriter tries to sell her movie to Hollywood executives, her script slowly transforms from a beautiful movie about a black woman traveling in Mexico, to an all white romantic comedy. The absurd reality of chasing a dream.
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Una Great Movie (2022)
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JoNell Kennedy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her father is a retired government employee (of the federal Department of Labor) and her mother was a vocalist with the 1960s pop music girl group The Dixie Cups. She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas, where she majored in theatre.
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JoNell Kennedy in The Wayans Bros. (1995)
JoNell Kennedy and Arnetia Walker in Malcolm & Eddie (1996)
Simon Baker, JoNell Kennedy, Tim Kang, Amanda Righetti, and Owain Yeoman in The Mentalist (2008)
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, and JoNell Kennedy in Friends (1994)
JoNell Kennedy
JoNell Kennedy
JoNell Kennedy
Hector Elias, John Hawkes, Miranda July, JoNell Kennedy, Natasha Slayton, Carlie Westerman, Brandon Ratcliff, and Najarra Townsend in Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
John Hawkes, Miranda July, JoNell Kennedy, Jonathan Sehring, Natasha Slayton, Carlie Westerman, and Brandon Ratcliff at an event for Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
JoNell Kennedy at an event for Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

Known for:

Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose, and Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006)
Dreamgirls
6.6
  • Joann
  • 2006
Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac in Guess Who (2005)
Guess Who
5.9
  • Winnie(as Jonell Kennedy)
  • 2005
Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)
Collateral
7.5
  • Waitress(as Jonell Kennedy)
  • 2004
Hector Elias, John Hawkes, Miranda July, Carlie Westerman, Miles Thompson, and Brandon Ratcliff in Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Me and You and Everyone We Know
7.2
  • Pam
  • 2005

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Actress

  • Niecy Nash in The Rookie: Feds (2022)
    The Rookie: Feds
    • Renee
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • From Scratch (2022)
    From Scratch
    • Barbara
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • The Ms. Pat Show (2021)
    The Ms. Pat Show
    • Cheryl
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Una Great Movie (2022)
    Una Great Movie
    • Zoe
    • 2022
  • Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
    • Dr. Thompson
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • Duda Kyat
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, Katherine Renee Kane, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
    FBI
    • Ann Tasker
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • All Things Undone (2020)
    All Things Undone
    • Tilly (voice)
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Sydney Sweeney in Nocturne (2020)
    Nocturne
    • Gordon
    • 2020
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles
    • Navy Commander Susan Yelton
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2019
  • Bolden (2019)
    Bolden
    • Ida Bass
    • 2019
  • Kelsey Grammer, Russell Hornsby, and Rachelle Lefevre in Proven Innocent (2019)
    Proven Innocent
    • Amina Jackson
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Eamonn Walker, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Kara Killmer, and Miranda Rae Mayo in Chicago Fire (2012)
    Chicago Fire
    • Jasmine Lacey
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • You're the Worst (2014)
    You're the Worst
    • Yvette
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
    The Affair
    • Kristina
    • TV Series
    • 2018

Producer

  • Steep (2007)
    Steep
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2007
  • The Male Groupie
    • co-producer (as Jonelle Kennedy)
    • Short
    • 2004

Writer

  • Steep (2007)
    Steep
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2007

Videos5

RESULTS
Clip 22:03
RESULTS
RESULTS
Clip 22:04
RESULTS
Fertile Ground
Trailer 2:17
Fertile Ground
All Things Undone trailer
Trailer 0:34
All Things Undone trailer
Trailer Theatrical
Trailer 2:41
Trailer Theatrical

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jo Nell Kennedy
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Spouse
    • Morocco OmariOctober 7, 2001 - December 5, 2006 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in the revue, "Spunk-Three Tales by Zora Neale Hurston," at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL, with Shari A. Seals and Ellis Foster also in the cast. The director was Donald Douglass. NOTE: She received the 1992 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Revue.

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Female

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    Her mother was a member of the '60s "girl group" The Dixie Cups, whose biggest hit was 'Chapel of Love" in 1964.

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