Jennie Eisenhower

Born

1978-08-15

Birthplace

San Clemente, California, USA

Biography

Jennie Eisenhower is the daughter of Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower. Her grandfather was Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, and her great-grandfather was Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States. She grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she majored theatre and communication studies and received a certificate in musical theatre. She returned to the east coast to pursue a career in stage and film. Jennie has had a versatile professional stage career thus far, working Off-Broadway and, in the last few years, in Philadelphia where she is a two time Barrymore Award winner. She has been in the original casts of 4 new plays including the Off-Broadway production of "Suburb" and the Barrymore Award-winning "Baby Case" at the Arden Theatre.