Jennifer Echols
Jennifer Echols (25 July 1954, Houston, Texas – 16 July 2018, Sherman Oaks, California) was an American character actress whose career spanned 1995 to 2014. She specialised in small supporting roles — nurses, receptionists, waitresses, secretaries, and similar everyday figures — across over 50 credited appearances in film and television. She is best remembered for Mama Jenny in My Name Is Khan (2010), the Waffle Hut Waitress in The Ladykillers (2004), and Nurse Selma in The Notebook (2004). Her filmography includes: Fathers' Day (1997) (Ed Harris, Laurie Metcalf); Friday After Next (2002) (Ice Cube, Chris Tucker); The Notebook (2004) (Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams); The Ladykillers (2004) (Tom Hanks, Ivan Reinhardt); Down in the Valley (2005) (Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood); 10 Items or Less (2006) (Paul Giamatti, Maria Bello); My Name Is Khan (2010) (Shah Rukh Khan, Katie Cassidy); Small Apartments (2012) (Matt Lucas, Sara Gilbert). TV: ER (2004), Dexter (2006), The Shield (2006), The Mentalist (2012), Southland (2012).
Known For
Credits
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Psych Center Receptionist
- 2010 · The Home Front as Shandra
- 2010 · My Name Is Khan as Mama Jenny
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Principal's Secretary
- 2007 · While the Children Sleep as Nurse
- 2006 · Dexter as Nurse
- 2006 · 10 Items or Less as Tracey with an 'E'
- 2005 · In The Mix as Big Momma
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Nurse
- 2005 · Back to You & Me as Brenda
- 2005 · Down in the Valley as Rita
- 2005 · Adam & Steve as Triage Nurse
- 2004 · Full Clip as Girlfriend #2
- 2004 · The Notebook as Nurse Selma
- 2004 · Soul Plane as Big Woman (uncredited)
- 2004 · The Ladykillers as Waffle Hut Waitress
- 2003 · The Kiss as Post Mistress
- 2002 · Friday After Next as Church Lady #3
- 2002 · Gaydar as Frankalina
- 2002 · Less than Perfect as Cafeteria Worker
- 2002 · The Shield as Peaches
- 2002 · Repli-Kate as Hospital Receptionist
- 2001 · The Division as Mrs. Coombs
- 2000 · American Tragedy as 1st Black Woman
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Myra
- 2000 · Malcolm in the Middle as Book Club Lady
- 1999 · Ragdoll as Woman Detective
- 1997 · Fathers' Day as Ball Park Vendor
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Clerk #1
- 1996 · The Jamie Foxx Show as Traffic School Student #2
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Valerie
- 1994 · ER as Estelle
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Gwen
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Cynthia