Jensen Daggett is a retired American film and television actress who is probably mostly known for her role as Rennie Wickham in the 1989 movie Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.
Some other movies she is remembered for are 1995’s Home Improvement and Medicine Ball. For the latter, she has no movie credit but she starred alongside actor, Omundson.
She was only active in the entertainment industry for a decade but was able to leave a lasting impression with her interpretation of roles.
By 1999, Daggett retired from acting to focus on her home and family. She was a married woman and mother and that became paramount. The name of her husband is Marc Chemla and with him, the former actress welcomed 2 children.
Jensen Daggett is an Actress whose Career Spanned a Decade
Starting in 1989, Jensen Daggett’s career as a professional actress in the United States of America was short-lived.
However, given the way she started and the solid foundation she built, she isn’t one to easily forget despite her brief career.
Daggett was in a couple of movies beginning with Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. With her performance in the movie that has stuck in the memories of many, she continues to get due accolades.
The role also afforded her the chance to get many other roles which have also been celebrated.
A fun fact is, after her role as Rennie in the aforementioned horror movie, Daggett’s agent thought not to include it in her resume.
Here is Jensen’s Filmography through her 10 active years:
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) – As Rennie Wickham
- The Opposite Sex and How to Live With Them (1992) – As Cheerleader
- Melrose Place (1992) – As Marcy Garrett
- Step by Step (1993) – As Bonnie
- Dead Before Dawn (1993 film) – As Dana
- Matlock (1994) – As Sarah Eldridge
- Home Improvement (1995) – As Nancy Taylor
- Project ALF (1996) – As Dr. Melissa Hill
- Asteroid (1997) – As Dr. Valerie Brennan
- Major League: Back to the Minors (1998) – As Maggie Reynolds
- Telling You (1998) – As Susan
- Will & Grace (1999) – As Grace Actor
After retiring in 1999, Jensen made a couple of appearances on screen years later. One of such was in the 2013 documentary, Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th.
Jensen Daggett has been Married for Many Years
The Home Improvement actress got married sometime in the 1990s. She got married to a French man named Marc Chemla.
Marc Chemla is a cosmetic dentist who graduated from USC and specializes in both general dentistry as well as cosmetic jobs. He mainly practices in Beverly Hills, California.
At the peak of her career, Jensen Daggett Chemla closed the blinds on her career and chose to focus on her home.
From her marriage which is still going strong as of 2023, she welcomed 2 children.
Daggett and Chemla are parents to 2 boys named Mateo and Milo. The kids were born from their now over 2 decades of marriage although their exact date of birth isn’t public knowledge.
She even attended the 2011 ‘Return to Camp Crystal Lake’ documentary with one of her sons. The boy was still quite young and had the chance to fully understand what his mother used to do.
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Meet Jensen Daggett Chemla Before and After the Fame
Jensen was born on June 24, 1969, in Connecticut, United States of America. According to her IMDB page, she was christened Jennifer Daggett.
She attended and studied at Agoura Hills and by the time she turned 18 years old, she relocated to Los Angeles.
While in L.A., Jensen studied at Stella Adler Conservatory for Acting in Hollywood. A while into her studies, she got her first acting role in the 1989 American comedy-drama musical film The Fabulous Baker Boy.
After her role in the comedic drama, the actress then landed her first major role as Rennie. This marked the beginning of a promising career in film and TV for her.
Outside her family life and tending to her home, Jensen’s Wikipedia page states that she became a Green Home Builder. They also claimed that Jensen had built many homes which have been featured in different magazines.
In an episode of HGTV (Canada), Daggett was documented remodeling her Connecticut home. This is one of the most recent (and last) on-screen appearances she made.
She was expected to make another appearance at the ScareFest 15th anniversary which was scheduled for October 20-22, 2023.
As an alumnus actor on Friday the 13th, she was named as one of the alumni members expected to attend the convention.
The 55-year-old former actress currently lives with her family in California. She enjoys family time and vacations with her husband and kids and sometimes, extended family.
