Jennifer Echols
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1954
- Died
- July 16, 2018
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, USA
Jennifer Echols (25 July 1954, Houston, Texas – 16 July 2018, Sherman Oaks, California) was an American character actress whose career spanned 1995 to 2014. She specialised in small supporting roles — nurses, receptionists, waitresses, secretaries, and similar everyday figures — across over 50 credited appearances in film and television. She is best remembered for Mama Jenny in My Name Is Khan (2010), the Waffle Hut Waitress in The Ladykillers (2004), and Nurse Selma in The Notebook (2004). Her filmography includes: Fathers' Day (1997) (Ed Harris, Laurie Metcalf); Friday After Next (2002) (Ice Cube, Chris Tucker); The Notebook (2004) (Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams); The Ladykillers (2004) (Tom Hanks, Ivan Reinhardt); Down in the Valley (2005) (Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood); 10 Items or Less (2006) (Paul Giamatti, Maria Bello); My Name Is Khan (2010) (Shah Rukh Khan, Katie Cassidy); Small Apartments (2012) (Matt Lucas, Sara Gilbert). TV: ER (2004), Dexter (2006), The Shield (2006), The Mentalist (2012), Southland (2012).
Filmography
Small Apartments 2012
as Psych Center Receptionist
The Home Front 2010
as Shandra
My Name Is Khan 2010
as Mama Jenny
While the Children Sleep 2007
as Nurse
10 Items or Less 2006
as Tracey with an 'E'
In The Mix 2005
as Big Momma
Back to You & Me 2005
as Brenda
Down in the Valley 2005
as Rita
Adam & Steve 2005
as Triage Nurse
Full Clip 2004
as Girlfriend #2
The Notebook 2004
as Nurse Selma
Soul Plane 2004
as Big Woman (uncredited)
The Ladykillers 2004
as Waffle Hut Waitress
The Kiss 2003
as Post Mistress
Friday After Next 2002
as Church Lady #3
Gaydar 2002
as Frankalina
Repli-Kate 2002
as Hospital Receptionist
American Tragedy 2000
as 1st Black Woman
Ragdoll 1999
as Woman Detective
Fathers' Day 1997
as Ball Park Vendor
Credits from TMDB.