Jenna von Oy began her professional acting career at the age of six, when she landed her
first big break in a Jell-O Pudding Pop commercial with Bill Cosby. Since then, her
twenty-four year career has been in high gear.
Von Oy has made her mark in television, having been a series regular on three network
sit-coms. The first, Lenny, aired on CBS for one season. She followed it immediately
with NBC's Blossom, where she portrayed the title character's fast-talking best friend,
"Six Le Meure". This was the first of two long-running hit shows that von Oy has starred
in, both having exceeded 100 episodes, and entered into syndication. The second, UPN's
The Parkers, finished filming in 2004 after it's five year run, and was the number one
television show in African-American households. Here, von Oy played the quirky and
sarcastic "Stevie Van Lowe".
Von Oy most recently appeared as a guest lead on Cold Case, and in an ABC pilot as
Brenda Blethyn's daughter. She has also guest starred on such shows as Chicago Hope,
7th Heaven, Martin, and Unhappily Ever After. She has co-starred in several movies of
the week including Dying To Belong, opposite Hillary Swank, and She Cried No for
NBC.
She has also been successful outside the world of television. Her feature film debut was
for director Oliver Stone in the film Born On The Fourth of July. She most recently
worked opposite Regina King and Blair Underwood in the independent film Truth Be
Told.
Voice-over work is another source of passion for von Oy, who can be heard in the Disney
animated series Pepper Ann as the title character's nemesis, "Trinket Malloy". She has
also lent her voice to the Disney feature The Goofy Movie, and such animated shows as
Family Guy and Hercules. She can soon be heard in the upcoming film Dr. Dolittle 3.
Von Oy is an accomplished singer, and spends much of her time in Nashville, writing and
recording. She released her debut album, "Breathing Room" in September of 2007. Her
other passions include painting, traveling, cooking and photography, the latter of which
has appeared in several publications. She also speaks fluent French. She was born and
raised in Connecticut. She attended the prestigious USC film school for two years.