Jennifer Edwards

TV Actress

Birthday March 25, 1957

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace California

Age 67 years old

#194718 Most Popular

About

Star of the made-for-TV movie Heidi who became an unwitting accomplice to the uproar known as The Heidi Bowl.

Before Fame

Her film began precisely at 7pm on NBC, breaking off the last minute of a football game between the Jets and Raiders, with the Raiders staging an improbable comeback.

Trivia

After her film aired, Angry football fans flooded the NBC switchboards with complaints and overloaded the NYPD's elaborate phone system.

Family Life

She was the daughter of Pink Panther actor Blake Edwards, and stepdaughter of actress Julie Andrews.

Associated With

Thirty-five years after the infamous incident, she met the Jets' former QB Joe Namath on a plane to New York; both described the meeting as pleasant.