Jenny Powers
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Jennifer Diane Powers (born August 29, 1979) is an American actress and singer.
Powers appeared on Broadway as Meg, the eldest March sister, in the musical version of "Little Women." She garnered critical accolodes for her performance as Diana Devereaux in 2006 during an Encores series production of "Of Thee I Sing." In his review in the New York Times, Charles Isherwood said Powers "gives a breakthrough performance here as the outraged Southern belle who sashays in and out of the proceedings, quivering with outrage in her slinky red satin."
She grew up in Andover, MA, and attended the Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where she studied theater arts.
In 2000, Jenny Powers was crowned Miss Illinois. She went on to win the talent competition during the Miss America competition. An ardent Democrat, she was asked by Massachusetts Senator John Kerry to sing the National Anthem during the 2000 Democratic National Convention.
Powers is the granddaughter of David Powers (1912 - 1998) who served as Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy and later as Curator of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum from 1964 until his retirement in May 1994. David Powers, a close personal friend of Kennedy, rode in the Dallas motorcade when he was assassinated.
She has a sister, Jacqueline Powers, and a brother, David Powers III. Her father, David Powers, Jr, is an attorney.
