Juanita Jennings Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the 1994 CableACE Award for "Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries" for playing Yolanda Arnett-Friedman in "Laurel Avenue․"
• Also a theater actress, she has won two NAACP Theatre Awards for Best Actress for Sheryl West's "Jar the Floor" and August Wilson's "King Hedley II․"
• Jennings has been in actings since 1986 with her roles in the series "Hunter" and "St․ Elsewhere․"
• Award-winning actress best known for roles on TV's "Shameless," "Meet the Browns," "Lincoln Heights" and "The Bold and the Beautiful․"