Not much is known about Juanita Jenning’s career but she has been working mainly on small,
recurring, and guest roles since 1986 on her first show, St. Elsewhere.
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Running Against Time | Role Unknown |
| 1991 | The Marla Hanson Story | Prosecutor |
| Bad Attitudes | James' Mother |
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | Receptionist |
| Critical | Janine |
| 1993 | Laurel Avenue | Yolanda Arnett-Friedman |
| Badge of Honor | Dr. Laura Wheeler |
| Murder of Innocence | Role Unknown |
| 1994 | Out of Darkness | Inez |
| On Promised Land | Martha Ree Ween |
| Override | Role Unknown | Short |
| 1997 | Spirit Lost | Vera |
| 1999 | If It Bleeds... It Leads | Role Unknown |
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Nurse (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca") |
| 2000 | Dancing in September | Ms. Taylor |
| What Women Want | Kitchen Secretary |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Rachel |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Loreen Duke |
| 2004 | Something for Nothing | Mrs. Lassiter | Short |
| 2005 | Shackles | Bella |
| 2006 | Tootie Pie | Auntie |
| 2007 | Love... & Other 4 Letter Words | Gigi |
| Daddy's Little Girls | Katheryn |
| 2008 | The First Cut | Doris (video) |
| 2009 | Janky Promoters | Momma |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend's Back | Dr. Melinda |
| 2011 | Midnight Son | Liz |
| 2013 | Side Effects | Gladys | Completed |
| Khumba | Zuki | Filming |
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| Television |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | St. Elsewhere | Role Unknown | Episode ”The Equalizer” |
| Hunter | Dr. Lena Sims | Episode ”The Castro Connection” |
| 1990 | A Different World | Desk Sergeant | Episode ”A Camp Fire Story” |
| Lifestories | Laverne Williamson | Episode ”Steve Burdick” |
| 1991 | Matlock | Assistant | Episode ”The Game Show” |
| 1992-1993 | Life Goes On | Detective Davis | Episodes ”The Whole Truth” and “Incident on “Man |
| 1993 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nurse | Episode ”The Baby Comes Out” |
| Crossroads | T.A. Pennebaker | Episode ”The Nickel Curves” |
| Roc | Miss Hawkins | Episode ”Shove it Up Your Asprin” |
| 1994 | All American Girl | Carolyn | Episode ”Who’s the Boss” |
| 1995 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mrs. Bing | Episode ”What About Your Friends” |
| The Client | Opal Garrett | One Episode: The Burning of Atlanta |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Mrs. Holcomb | Episode ”The Burning of Atlanta” |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | Role Unknown | Episode ”The Z Files” |
| Sister, Sister | Ms. Dadier | Episode “Summer Bummer” |
| Ellen | Therapist | Episode ”The Bubble Gum Incident” |
| 1997 | Life's Work | Judge Cowan | Episode ”Fraud” |
| Sparks | Mrs. Clark | Episode ”Too Hot Not to Cool Down” |
| Suddenly Susan | Ms. Hollins | Episode ”Truth and Consequences” |
| Chicago Hope | Rebecca Rosen | Two Episodes: The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen... by Proxy and All in the Family |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Alice Evans | Episode ”Giggolo Jared” |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Dr. Wilkinson | Episode ”Killed by Death (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) |
| 1999 | Crusade | Lieutenant Carr | One Episode: Ruling from the Tomb |
| 7th Heaven | Cynthia | One Episode: Come Drive with Me |
| 2000 | City of Angels | Role Unknown | One Episode: Prototype |
| 18 Wheels of Justice | Lillian Haybrook | One Episode: The Fire Next Time |
| Touched by an Angel | Warden Davis | One Episode: True Confessions |
| Felicity | Pastor Kathy | One Episode: And to All a Good Night |
| 2000-2003 | The Practice | Claire Stevens and Marcia Hodges | Two Episodes: Till Death Do Us Part and The Making of a Trial Attorney |
| 2000-2006 | ER | Mrs. Davis and ICU Doctor | Two Episodes: Family Matters and Darfur |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Elsie | One Episode: The Claw Is Our Master |
| Kate Brasher | Role Unknown | One Episode: Kate |
| That's My Bush! | Ms. Clea | One Episode: Eenie, Meenie, Miney, MURDER! |
| The Guardian | Role Unknown | One Episode: Lolita? |
| The District | Mrs. Broyles | One Episode: To Serve and Protect |
| 2002 | Frasier | Suzy | One Episode: The Proposal |
| The Division | Dr. Donna Morella | Four Episodes: Farewell My Lovelies, Long Day's Journey, Before the Deluge and Sweet Sorrow |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Delores | One Episode: No Mas |
| 2004 | Soul Food | Vivian Chadway, Kenny's Mother | One Episode: The Son Also Rises |
| 2005-2006 | Family Guy | Miss Clifton and Role Unknown | Episodes: Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High and Saving Private Brian |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Dr. Marston | One Episode: My Extra Mile |
| American Dad! | Role Unknown | One Episode: Helping Handis |
| 2007 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dorothy Bascomb | Eleven Episodes: |
| 2007-2008 | Lincoln Heights | Mama Taylor/Momma Taylor | Four Episodes: Grown Folks' Business, The Old Man and the G, The Vision and Disarmed |
| 2009-2011 | Meet the Browns | Edna/Edna Barnes | Forty-Nine Episodes: |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Sally Elliston | One Episode: Nobody's Home/Unknown Soldier |
| 2011 | Justified | Rachel's Mother | One Episode: For Blood or Money |
| Torchwood | Bisme Katusi | One Episode: Escape to LA |
| 2013 | Shameless (season 3) | Mama Kamala | Season 3, Episode 6: Cascading Failures, Season 3, Episode 7: A Long Way From Home |
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Juanita Jennings won the 1994 CableACE Award for Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for her role in Laurel Avenue as Yolanda Arnett-Friedman.[1]
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