Biography for Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie James
Adaptation of Lois Duncan's thriller about the small town quarterback, the beauty queen, the brainy girl, and the ambitious poor boy. In the middle of their last summer of irresponsibility after they've graduated from high school, they're involved in an accident. They think the fisherman they hit with their car is dead and dump him into the waters, but they soon get a strange letter that says "I know what you did last summer."
Biography for Jennifer Love Hewitt
Date of birth
21 February 1979,
Waco, Texas, USA
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Hewitt got her first name from her older brother Todd (b. 1971), who picked then name for a little blonde girl he had a crush on. Her mother selected her middle name, Love, which she goes by offstage from her best friend at college. Her mother, Pat, is a speech pathologist and her father, Danny, is a medical technician. Her parents separated when she was six months old. Born in Waco, Texas, she was raised by her mother in Killeen. She made her official performing debut at age 3 where she sang at a livestock show. At age 5, she was taking tap, jazz, and ballet lessons which led her to joining the Texas Show Team, which toured the Soviet Union and Europe. At age 10, the family moved to L.A. with the encouragement of talent scouts, while Todd stayed behind to finish high school in Texas. Love quickly found commercial work and a role on Disney's "Kids Incorporated". She went through a series of television flops before finally hitting it big on "Party Of Five" in 1995.
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Trivia
Sent 3 dozen pink roses to Gwyneth Paltrow the night before Paltrow won the Oscar in 1999. Hewitt also wrote her a 2 page letter praising her as a role model and admiring her work. Paltrow sent a reply a week later, and Hewitt framed it - "it's my favorite thing". When the 2 actresses met for the first time at the 2000 Golden Globes, "she came up to me and gave me a hug for the flowers. I thought I was going to pass out. I was absolutely going to have a heart attack."
Went to Luarel Springs High School via correspondance while doing Party of Five. Graduated in 1998.
Lost the role of Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996) to Claire Danes because the director felt she wasn't "modern" enough.
Lost the role of Darlene in Brokedown Palace (1999) to Kate Beckinsale because of scheduling conflicts.
Auditioned for the role of Tricia Jones in Mallrats (1995), and almost got it, but lost out at the last second to actress Renee Humphrey.
Was considered for the role of Helen in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) before being cast as Julie.
At the age of 4 while at a restaurant-dance hall she disappeared. She was found on the stage singing "Help Me make It Through The Night".
Cat named Don Juan; got the name "Love" from mothers college roommate; mothers name is Pat, older brother is Todd.
Love Hewitt's first job was on "Kids Incorporated" (1984). Little did she know that one of the guest stars would turn out to be her future co-worker on party of five, Scott Wolf (I).
(1991) Did commercials for Victoria Golf with Japanese Baseball Great, Sadaharu Oh.
Was considered for the title role in Lolita (1997).
Attended school with actress Christine Lakin. Both graduated from Laurel Springs High School, class of 1997.
(2001) Was offered a role on the WB's "Charmed," taking over Shannen Doherty's place, but turned it down.
Was Enrique Iglesias's girlfriend in his video for "Hero"
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Personal quotes
[In a Playboy interview, Love commented about her breasts] "I just accepted them as a great accessory to every outfit".
"I would just love once to be called sexy. Just because it would make me something other than cute."
"When I came to Los Angeles, it was the first time that I ever felt like I belonged somewhere. Not because it was wacky, but because people here understood what I felt like to perform, and there were other kids my age who wanted to do it. I didn't get looked at as, 'God, you freak.'"
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Devil and Daniel Webster, The (2002) .... The Devil
Why Can't I Be Audrey Hepburn (2002) .... Perry Forman
Tuxedo, The (2002)
Hunchback of Notre Dame II, The (2001) (V) (voice) .... Madellaine
Heartbreakers (2001) .... Paige Conners/Jane Helstrome/Wendy Benson/Allison Brechenhall
2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV) .... Presenter
Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, The (2000) (V) (voice) .... Thumbelina
Celebrity Profile: Jennifer Love Hewitt (2000) (TV) .... Herself
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself
Audrey Hepburn Story, The (2000) (TV) .... Audrey Hepburn
Suburbans, The (1999) .... Cate
"Time of Your Life" (1999) TV Series .... Sarah Reeves Merrin
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) .... Julie James/Julie James-Bronson
"Hercules" (1998) TV Series (voice) .... Medusa
... aka "Disney's Hercules" (1998) (USA)
Telling You (1998) .... Deb Freidman
... aka Love Sucks (1998) (UK: video title)
Can't Hardly Wait (1998) .... Amanda Beckett
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) .... Julie James
Senior Prom, The (1997) (TV) .... Host
Trojan War (1997) .... Leah
... aka Rescue Me (1997)
House Arrest (1996/I) .... Brooke Figler
"Party of Five" (1994) TV Series .... Sarah Reeves Merrin (1995-1999)
"McKenna" (1994) TV Series .... Cassidy McKenna (from episode #2 on)
"Byrds of Paradise, The" (1994) TV Series .... Franny Byrd
Little Miss Millions (1993) .... Heather Lofton
... aka Home for Christmas (1993) (USA: video title)
... aka Little Miss Zillions (1993)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) .... Margaret
Munchie (1992) .... Andrea
"Shaky Ground" (1992) TV Series .... Bernadette Moody
Dance! Workout with Barbie (1991) (V) (as Love Hewitt) .... Herself
"Kids Incorporated" (1984) TV Series .... Robin (1989-1991)
