Brynn Thayer Biography

Fast Facts

• Started the ZazAngels charitable organization with Michael Zaslow to help generate funds for the research of Lou Gehrig's disease
• Studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school
• Graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in education
• Her father served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Ronald Reagan Administration
• Started her acting career in commercials for household products, including Maxwell House coffee, Blue Bonnet margarine and Q-Tips
• Taught the fifth grade in Dallas for two years before moving to New York and attempting to get into acting
• Best known for playing Leanne MacIntyre in "Matlock" and Jenny Wolek in "One Life to Live․"
• At the time of their marriage, Brynn and Jerry Anthony were one of three married couples with their roles on "One Life to Live" on the same soap opera
• Director of "One Life to Live," Peter Miner, taught one of her acting classes and was a key encouragement for her to try out for the role of Jenny