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Jenny trained at Bretton Hall Drama
College in Yorkshire and began her professional career in Children's
Theatre. From 1973 until 1980, she played continuously in repertory
theatres throughout the country, including The Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh,
The Liverpool Playhouse and in the West End. During this time, she
was awarded the Best Actress Of The Season for her portrayal of
Goneril in King Lear. In 1980, Jenny went out to Hong Kong
where she lived for 4 years. During this time, she founded a professional
theatre company, The Actors Rep, and met Peter Symonds who directed
her in Duet For One, the play based on the life of Jacqueline
Du Pré. On her return to the UK, Jenny concentrated on her
family and only in the last three years has she been able to resume
her career. She has featured in The Bill; the acclaimed docu-drama
The Murder Of Steven Lawrence and The Greatest Store In
The World which was first shown by the BBC last Christmas Eve
and again this Christmas. Her latest TV credits include Eastenders
and Crossroads and her current film role is as the Aged Witch
from Knocturne Alley in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
However, the part of Virginia Woolf, she feels, "...has been waiting for me for most of my life..." having first been told how much she resembles Virginia by her classics master when she was fifteen years old.
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