Jennifer Landon Biography: Husband, Height, Net Worth, Parents, Siblings, Movies, Career, Age

Jennifer Landon is an American actress who first drew notice in her early years through small roles related to her famous father, Michael Landon, and later made her own name in daytime television.

She became widely recognized for portraying Gwen Norbeck Munson on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, a performance that won her three Daytime Emmy Awards.

Profile

• Full name: Jennifer Rachel Landon
• Date of birth: August 29, 1983
• Age: 42 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Malibu, California, United States
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Actress
• Height: 5 ft 7 in (≈ 170 cm)
• Weight: 136 lbs (≈ 62 kg)
• Eye color: Green
• Hair color: Blonde
• Parents: Father Michael Landon; Mother Cindy Clerico
• Siblings: Mark Landon; Sean Matthew Landon; Leslie Ann Landon; Michael Landon, Jr.; Christopher B. Landon; Shawna Landon; Josh Landon; Cheryl Landon
• Spouse: None
• Children: None
• Relationship status: Single
• Religion: Judaism
• Ethnicity: White
• Net worth: US$14 million

Early Life and Education

Jennifer Rachel Landon (42 years old) was born on August 29, 1983, in Malibu, California. Her father was actor Michael Landon and her mother Cindy Clerico (a make-up artist / producer). Jennifer Landon’s father, Michael Landon, died in 1991 from pancreatic cancer, when Jennifer was seven years old.

She is one of the younger children in a large blended family; biological brother Sean Matthew Landon (born 1986), plus several half-siblings and adoptive siblings from her father’s previous marriages. She attended Brentwood School in California before moving to New York, studying at New York University.

Personal Life

Jennifer has not publicly spoken about a spouse or any children. She keeps relationships private.

Career

Jennifer Landon’s first acting appearance came when she was a child: she had a small role in Highway to Heaven (episode “Merry Christmas from Grandpa”) when she was about five years old. She also appeared in the television film Us (1991), one of her father’s last projects before he died.

Her more prominent career began in 2004 with L.A. D.J. then she joined As the World Turns in 2005 as Gwen Norbeck Munson, a role she held until 2008, and reprised in 2010. She won three consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for that work in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

In 2012 she played Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless. Over time she began taking on more diverse roles, including on Banshee, Animal Kingdom, Days of Our Lives, Chicago Med, The Orville, FBI: Most Wanted, and others. In 2020 she was cast as Teeter on Yellowstone, becoming a recurring character and then main cast member.

Awards

• Daytime Emmy Award – Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2006) for As the World Turns – won
• Daytime Emmy Award – Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2007) for As the World Turns – won
• Daytime Emmy Award – Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (2008) for As the World Turns – won

Net worth

Jennifer Landon’s net worth is estimated at about US$14 million. She has made this through her acting career, especially her long-running work on soap operas, recurring and main roles in hit television.

Social Media

• Instagram: @thejenlandon
• X: @TheJenLandon

Filmography

• Highway to Heaven (1989)
• Us (1991)
• L.A. D.J. (2004)
• As the World Turns (2005–2008, 2010)
• The Young and the Restless (2012)
• I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)
• Banshee (2016)
• Animal Kingdom (2017–2018, 2022)
• Days of Our Lives (2017)
• Chicago Med (2017)
• The Orville (2019)
• The Front Runner (2018)
• Helstrom (2020)
• Yellowstone (2020–2024)
• FBI: Most Wanted (2021–2022)
• Brothers (2024)