Born in California’s bountiful San Joaquin Valley, between Yosemite and Carmel, Jeannine’s career path was influenced early on at the local movie theater. It was there she first experienced the limitless power of imagination and creativity, realizing she too could create something from nothing. It was so very real and magical, all at the same time.

Soon after high school, she attended the renowned Pasadena Playhouse, a fully accredited school of theater arts, setting her sights on a career in television, theater, and movies. Her first big break came in 1963 with the role of Billie Jo on the hit series, Petticoat Junction. For the next 20 years, Jeannine co-starred in more than 150 television series and episodes playing opposite leading actors like Jack Palance, Fred MacMurray, Dennis Hopper, and Robert Conrad.

On the big screen, she co-starred with legends such as Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Lewis, and Carl Reiner, before earning a Cannes Film Festival nomination for Best New Actress in her role opposite Robert Blake in Electra Glide in Blue.