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Jennifer Horton
Jennifer Horton Horton. Despite coming onto the show as a rebellious
teenager, she has transformed into one of the show’s
most historic heroines. Jennifer is known throughout the
soap world for her (popular) pairing with Jack Deveraux,
most popularly portrayed by Matthew Ashford. The pair-
ing of Jack and Jennifer, known as "J&J" to soap fans,
have become one of the soaps’ most infamous supercou-
ples.[3][4][5]
The character of Jennifer has been well received by
critics, with TV Squad praising Reeves for, "being one
Melissa Reeves as Jennifer Horton-Deveraux of the most beloved actresses to ever star on Days of our
Days of our Lives
Lives".[6] Reeves has also won many awards for her por-
trayal of Jennifer. In 1995, she received a Soap Opera
Portrayed by Melissa Reeves (1985-1995, 2000-2006, Digest award for Hottest Female Star.[7] She was nom-
2010-present)
inated for an Emmy award in 1992 for Outstanding
(and others)
Younger Actress in a television drama.[8]
Duration 1976-1978, 1985-1998, 2000-2006,
2010-present
Development
First September 11, 1976 (birth)
appearance
Background
Created by Pat Falken Smith
Jennifer Horton is one of the earliest characters to be
Profile invented by executive producer Betty Corday,[9] and
scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith.[10] The character was
Occupation Publicist for Abe’s Re-election Campaign
Former brought on as part of the soaps core family, The Hortons.
• Public Relations Officer at Salem U She is the daughter of original characters Bill Horton, and
Hospital Laura Horton. Jennifer is the mother of Abby Deveraux,
• Reporter and Jack Deveraux, Jr..[2]
• Talk Show Host
• Waitress (in Ireland)
• Jail Guard (with Hope’s credentials)
Casting
• Knife Thrower’s assistant As Jennifer is introduced in 1976, the role was originated
• TV reporter by child actress Maren Stephenson.[11] For storyline pur-
• Newspaper columnist
poses, the role is briefly taken over by Jennifer Peterson
Residence Horton Home (545 Sycamore Street) from 1977–1978, until the character was written out of
Salem, USA the show upon completion. A main reason is that her
mother, Laura Horton, had been shipped off to a psychi-
atric facility and would not be able to care for her. Lau-
Alamain,
Jennifer Rose Horton (previously Alamain Blake and
ra’s exit was prompted by the fact that her portrayer, Su-
Devereaux)
Devereaux (born onscreen September 11, 1976) is a fic-
san Flannery, wanted to leave the show to pursue other
tional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our
things.[12]
Lives, a long running dramatic serial about working class
In 1985, the show wanted to bring the character back
life in the fictional town of Salem. Jennifer was created
onto the canvas and cast former Santa Barbara actress
by scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith, and executive producer
Melissa Reeves in the role. During her time in the role she
Betty Corday. The role has been most associated by ac-
proved to be a fan favorite, and younger leading hero-
tress Melissa Reeves who premiered in the role of Jen-
ine. Her relationship with Jack Deveraux prompted the
nifer in 1985.[1][2]
couple to be pronounced a supercouple for the daytime
Jennifer’s story lines often focused on young love,
drama.[5] Reeves stayed with the serial until she abruptly
and romance. She is a member of the original core fam-
quit in 1995, at the insistence of her husband, Scott
ilies, the Hortons, around which the soap was originally
Reeves. Melissa had had an affair with costar Jason
structured. She is the daughter of Bill Horton and Laura
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Brooks, who played on-screen love interest Peter Blake. on the streets. But the officials won’t let Sally keep her
[1] To replace Reeves, the show brought on Stephanie baby once it was born. Jack pretends to be Jennifer’s hus-
Cameron as Jennifer. Cameron was not well received by band and they offer the child Hannah a foster home. Jack
fans, and the character left the canvas in 1998.[13] soon falls in love with Jennifer but Emilio soon comes
In 2000, rumors started swirling that Melissa Reeves to town. Although Emilio pulls away from Jennifer when
would be returning to the show. Her return was officially she is threatened by the gang Emilio once belonged to.[2]
announced in 2000. Reeves returned to work that same Jennifer soon finds herself torn between Emilio and Jack.
year and began airing shortly after.[1] After six years on When Jack hides his feelings for Jennifer, she then be-
the serial, Reeves departed again in 2006 to spend time comes engaged to Emilio. Desperate to keep Jennifer
with her family. The show’s matriarch, Frances Reid who from marrying Emilio, Jack kidnaps her on her wedding
played Alice Horton died of old age on February 3, day. When Jennifer escapes, she fell off a cliff and was
2010.[14][15] Reeves was invited back for her onscreen knocked unconscious, Jack finally pours his heart out to
tribute in June of that same year.[16] Reeves remained in her. Later, Jack becomes insecure about his feelings for
a recurring guest star role until July. It was announced Jennifer so she returns to Emilio. However during the
later that month that Reeves would return permanently Cruise Of Deception Jack saves Jennifer’s life and they
in the role beginning in November.[16] make love for the first time.[17] Later Lawrence Alamain
comes to town. Jennifer believes that Lawrence thinks
Storylines she is Katerina, the heiress to the Von Leuschner fortune,
due to a confusion going back to when the real heiress
(Carly Manning) and Jennifer were teenagers and they
Introduction had switched dates.[2] After a hurried wedding, Lawrence
Jennifer Rose Horton is born during a snowstorm in rapes Jennifer admitting that he knew her real identity
1976.[2] In 1979, her mother’s mental state deteriorates all along. Jack arrives to rescue Jennifer. Jack and Jennifer
and she puts little Jennifer Rose in danger by putting became engaged but he calls off the wedding because he
her on a bus alone. In 1985, Jennifer returns to Salem feels alienated from her. Jennifer is still unable to handle
as a teenager in deep trouble. She has become a rebelli- intimacy and is too ashamed to tell Jack that Lawrence
ous runaway, a compulsive liar, and is being stalked by raped her. Jack then marries Eve to help her get her
a rapist. Her brother Dr. Mike Horton comes to her res- hands on her $10 million inheritance. After Jennifer fi-
cue. By the following year she gives up on her runaway nally tells Jack the truth, she presses rape charges against
lifestyle and moves back in with her grandparents, Tom Lawrence. Kimberly and Jack are able to record him con-
and Alice Horton. During the summer of 1986 she begins fessing to the rape and Lawrence is then sent to jail.
a non-intimate romance with a high school classmate Eve reluctantly grants Jack a divorce and Jack and Jen-
Glenn Gallagher. However Jennifer inadvertently expos- nifer are married. However soon a swindler named Hawk
es Glenn’s plan to uncover his coach’s drug dealing. Jen- soon cheats them out of their money. He is caught, but
nifer trails Glenn to the park and finds the coach hold- the couple remains penniless. Jennifer then learns she is
ing a gun to Glenn’s head. Jennifer then enlists the help pregnant, however Jack’s joy is not great. He thinks he is
of classmate Frankie Brady.[2] Later when on a class trip, suffering a relapse of Hodgkin’s disease. Though he is not
Jennifer and Frankie discover they have feelings for one Jennifer goes to New York to do a TV show with Calliope.
another. Jennifer rejects Glenn’s pressure to have sex Jennifer gives birth later that year to a daughter Abigail
and turns to Frankie. Together, Jennifer and Frankie foil Johanna.[17]
a robbery attempt and help bust a prostitution ring. In The following year, Abigail is diagnosed with Aplastic
1987 Jennifer’s father Bill returns to Salem and tries run- Anemia. Jennifer teams up with Austin Reed to find the
ning Jennifer’s life. Jennifer rebels by becoming engaged environmental cause of Abigail’s illness. It is soon re-
to Frankie, however she breaks the engagement when vealed that Jack was the one who had allowed the toxic
she learns of her mother and grandmothers mental prob- waste dumping and was responsible for Abigail’s illness.
lems. Thinking she’d develop the same problems and Overwhelmed with guilt he leaves Salem, and Jennifer
pass it on to her own children. They reunite briefly, but behind. Jennifer begins dating Peter Blake awhile after
Eve who has a crush on Frankie, spills the beans about an Jack is gone. Peter is involved with drug trafficking at the
affair Frankie had while separated from Jennifer.[2] time. Jennifer’s mother Laura sees Peter with a lowlife by
the name of Leo and Peter scheming to make it appear as
Relationship with Jack if Laura is having a mental relapse. Jack returns to Salem
In 1989, Jennifer becomes an intern reporter at the Salem and spies on his ex-wife and her current love.[17] Jennifer
Spectator, working under the tutelage of publisher Jack begins to try to find a man named Clarke who her mom
Deveraux.[2] She befriends Sally, a pregnant homeless had feelings for.[2] It turns out that Clark is actually Jack.
girl who gets herself arrested so she won’t have her baby Jennifer is devastated and goes through with her mar-
riage to Peter. Jack tries continuously to prove that Peter
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is devious but to no avail. A year later, Jennifer and Peter
separate when she finds out he lied to her. Jack catches
Peter with a syringe meant for Jennifer so that Peter can
drug her and then take her and Abigail out of the coun-
try. Jack ends up shooting Peter and it looks like Peter has
died. (Stefano switches Peter’s alive body with the dead
body of an old associate wearing a Peter mask.)
Jack is sentenced to serving life in prison for the
death of Peter and Jennifer vows her eternal love for Jack
every day. Jack breaks out of jail and takes Jen with him
to evade police. They all are on the run for a while, un-
Ty Treadway has played a part in Jennifer’s return storyline in
til they join up with a circus. Jack becomes a laborer, Jen 2010.
the assistant, and Abby, their daughter. Abby strikes up a
good friend in the ringmaster’s son. Eventually, Jack and
and Jack is back home for real. Together, Jack and Jen-
Jennifer flee for Africa. While in Africa, Jennifer and Jack
nifer work on rebuilding their family, which is complete
experience some problems with their relationship, espe-
now that Abby are getting along much better with her
cially when Jennifer falls for a young man named Colin
mother. The two get a job offer for London, and Jack and
Murphy...whom she does not realize is Shawn Brady’s
Jennifer leave for London with baby Jack.[2]
nephew! She flees to Ireland with Abby, where she ends
up getting herself in trouble, and then has to come back
to Salem with Bo. Jack soon follows her, and the two
Triumphant Return
move in together so they can look after Abigail. Jennifer In June 2010, Jennifer returns to Salem after receiving the
initially pushes Jack away, and concentrates on relation- news that her grandmother, Alice Horton, is very ill and
ships with first Brandon then Colin, but she and Jack does not have much time left. Jennifer gets to say good-
can’t resist that certain something that has always been bye to her "Gram", but is distraught as one of the clos-
between them. They are remarried, much to the delight est people to her and the woman that raised her passed
of their daughter Abby. away. While in Salem, Jennifer tries to provide guidance
Jack and Jennifer are just beginning to enjoy their to Bo and Hope, inferring that she thinks it is best if they
married life together again, and to enjoy hosting In the reconcile. She also gets to reunite with her old friend,
House, a show that was one of Jennifer’s father Bill’s wed- Carly Manning, who she had not seen in years. Jennifer
ding gifts to her and Jack. Then Jennifer is dealt the leaves Salem after Alice’s funeral and after an altercation
harshest blow of her life when Jack is struck down in an with Vivian Alamain, and returned to London to be with
alley behind Salem Place by the Salem Stalker, and Jen- her family. She, however, returned to the show perma-
nifer ia forced to make the choice of taking him off life nently in November of that same year to help Hope who
support and donating his organs. Abby is unable to for- was in prison due to confessing to the Salem Muggings.
give her mother until Jennifer realizes she is pregnant, Hope refused to let Jennifer help her as she was de-
but tragedy strikes again when Jennifer learns that her termined to pay for her crimes. The women’s prison that
baby will have serious mental and physical deformities, Hope was staying at however, was trafficking human or-
and Lexie advises her to terminate. gans that came from dead inmates, and the doctor Jen-
Desperate to hold on to the last part of Jack she would nifer had been seeing at the time was helping Warden
ever have, Jennifer refuses to terminate her pregnan- Jane and the DiMera family. After Bo helped Hope escape
cy.[2] With the help of her new tenant and friend, Patrick for the jail after being discovered and nearly beaten to
Lockhart, Jennifer begins looking forward to a new life death, Jennifer used her journalism background to get a
with Abby and the baby. When she is nearly full term, job at the prison to try and save Hope and expose the il-
Jennifer gets a message on her computer supposedly legal scam at the prison. Warden Jane and Lee, however,
from Jack, and takes off to find him. She is picked up by a discovered Jennifer’s true motives, and removed Jen-
pilot who was to take her to the island of Melaswen. Un- nifer’s heart from her body, with the intention of giving
fortunately the plane crashes, and Jennifer ends up in the it to Dr. Walters to save a patient at the hospital. Melanie
jungle. She is thrilled when she reunited with Jack, and and Dr. Daniel Jonas were informed of Jennifer’s condi-
together the two begin planning a future for Jack Patrick tion and rushed to save her. Daniel ended up putting
Jr. (who is delivered by Patrick), but when they try to re- Jennifer’s heart back into her chest and saved her life.
turn to Salem, Jack is presumed dead on the return voy- This began a flirtatious relationship between the two.
age. Jennifer tries to move on with her life, but finds it Meanwhile, Jennifer’s daughter Abigial, returned home
difficult because to Salem to be with her mother.[18] Without hearing a
Abby can’t forgive Jennifer for Jack’s death. Jennifer word from her husband Jack, Jennifer decides it is best if
is almost preparing to move on when a miracle occurs she divorces Jack and moves on with her life. After the
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