Juanita Jennings

Acting

Juanita Jennings

Born 1952-09-12 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Juanita Jennings (born September 12, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on television.

Acting credits

A Man Called Otto poster
7.7

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

A Man Called Otto

2022

Basic Instinct poster
6.9

Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

Basic Instinct

1992

What Women Want poster
6.5

Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.

What Women Want

2000

Runaway Jury poster
6.9

After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.

Runaway Jury

2003

Baby Boy poster
7.1

The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.

Baby Boy

2001

The Deliverance poster
6.0

Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.

The Deliverance

2024

Khumba poster
6.0

A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing stripes. He is joined on his quest by an overprotective wildebeest and a flamboyant ostrich; they defeat the tyrannical leopard and save his herd.

Khumba

2013

Daddy's Little Girls poster
6.9

Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia, a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney. Monty and Julia couldn't be less alike, but a flame is ignited... touching off a firestorm of love and conflict.

Daddy's Little Girls

2007

Vacancy 2: The First Cut poster
5.3

Three young people check into the Meadow View Inn for a night's rest, fully unaware of the inn's sick-minded employees and their nefarious intentions.

Vacancy 2: The First Cut

2008

Three Colors: Pan-African poster
NR

An anthology feature film exploring contemporary Black existence through the Pan-African flag: A collegiate football star scrambles to save his career after a devastating injury fractures his sense of self-worth; a Ghanaian single mother loses her job and faces deportation as an unlikely group of heroes rally around her; the lead of a struggling Black sitcom questions the cost of success as the network forces the show into racist caricature to boost ratings.

Three Colors: Pan-African

2026

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor poster
5.9

When a young mother is murdered, Chicago police sergeant Jack Reed sets out to find her killer. But the secret world of undercover operations rears its ugly head.

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

1993

Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours poster
6.0

Forced to spend time together due to their teenage children’s relationship, a secret romance between Darius and Kelly blossoms, stealing moments at family gatherings and behind closed doors.

Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours

2025

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her poster
5.8

In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker for her aging mother, turns to tarot card reader Christine for spiritual aid. Christine grapples with her own angst due to her lover's debilitating illness. Meanwhile, a bank manager deals with an unwanted pregnancy, two sisters pursue romantic interests and a housewife gets back into the dating game.

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

2000

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NR

An urban take on the fairy tale "Rapunzel". It's the story of a young black girl who's being pulled by her roots into womanhood by a perm. Through her journey she gets the long hair she's always dreamed of from fairy tales, however, it comes at the cost of distance from her family and friends.

Rapunzel Jackson

2014

Spirit Lost poster
3.0

John Chapman and his beautiful wife Willie have just moved into a seaside village on the North Carolina coast. But they quickly discover that their quaint new house already has a long-standing tenant. Built 200 years ago by a philandering sea captain, the house is residence to the spirit of Arabella, an abandoned lover with an insatiable, centuries-old lust and a viciously jealous nature. Spirit Lost welcomes you to the dark side of Ghost - an erotic tale of the supernatural.

Spirit Lost

1997

Midnight Son poster
5.6

MIDNIGHT SON is the story of Jacob, a young man confined to a life of isolation, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.

Midnight Son

2011

Janky Promoters poster
5.8

Two shady concert promoters get into hot water when their chance to book a superstar rapper goes awry.

Janky Promoters

2009

Murder of Innocence poster
7.2

In this shocking account based on a true story, newlywed Laurie Wade finds her marriage, and eventually the rest of her life, shattered by her deep-rooted psychotic behavior. The young woman soon begins a terrifying descent into insanity and brings danger to all those around her as she goes from brief "short-circuits" to overtly murderous behavior.

Murder of Innocence

1993

Condition: Critical poster
5.5

Medical drama about a killer virus on the loose in Los Angeles.

Condition: Critical

1992

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads poster
7.6

Jim Rockford must help a friend unjustly accused of child molestation.

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

1999

My Girlfriend's Back poster
1.5

This intelligent romantic comedy chronicles the socio-economic ascent of Derek Scott. Derek has spent his entire life plotting a course for his success. His diligence is about to pay off when he happens upon an unexpected detour. This "road less traveled" intrigues Derek so much so that he considers throwing away his entire well orchestrated life to experience the one thing his plan has yet to provide...love.

My Girlfriend's Back

2010

On Promised Land poster
7.5

In the 1950s, the Ween family live and work on land that was promised to their family. The landowners, the Appletree family, use the promise of the land to keep the family working for them, putting the transfer of the land in doubt.

On Promised Land

1994

Out of Darkness poster
9.0

A paranoid schizophrenic woman finds treatment to her mental illness after 18 years of suffering.

Out of Darkness

1994

The Marla Hanson Story poster
6.7

Story of the model who was assaulted that left her face disfigured. It begins when she comes to New York City and would get work as a model. A guy she met on one of her shoots gets her an apartment in a building he manages. He is constantly hitting on her but she rebuffs him. When he can't take it anymore he sends two men to attack her.

The Marla Hanson Story

1991