Jenny Willis Jefferson
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Jenny Willis Jefferson was a Fictional character, on the series The Jeffersons, and was portrayed by Berlinda Tolbert from 1975 until 1981.
[edit] Character Background
Jenny Willis is the daughter of interracial couple, Tom and Helen Willis. In the first season of the show, Jenny is shown as a studious, hardworking daughter, who went to school, and later, became a fashion designer. Jenny also have a brother, Allan Willis (Andrew Rubin and Jay Hammer), who never went to school, and left New York City to stay in Paris for two years, Jenny had disliked her brother, because she turned out African-American and he turned out Caucasian, but Jenny had made up with her brother, and they renconciled. For the first two seasons, Jenny had dated the Jeffersons' son, Lionel Jefferson (Damon Evans from Seasons 2-4 and Michael Jonas Evans from Seasons 1, 6-7) for the first two seasons (1975-1976), then on Christmas Eve 1976, Jenny married Lionel Jefferson. However, in the 1978-1979 season (the fifth season), nor Jenny or Lionel are mentioned or seen, accept for Jenny's Brother, Allan (Jay Hammer).
During The Series run' George had made fun out of Jenny's Parents, Tom and Helen, who he both called "zebra", and to Tom "honky" and to Jenny, "plad", but in 1979, Michael Jonas Evans, who returned as the original Lionel Jefferson, Jenny and Lionel had surprising news and told Helen, Tom and Florence, that they are having a child, Jenny had told her parents and Florence not to tell Louise and George, because it would become an argument and George would start annoying them all if the baby is going to be African-American or Caucasian. But, Florence, let the cat out of the bag, and Told Louise, who told George.
In 1981, Jenny and Lionel's Marriage was starting to crumble, and George tried to get his son (Lionel) to speak to a Marriage conselour, but instead, Lionel and Jenny work the problem out on their own, and remained married.
Jenny also gave birth to a daughter, Jessica Jefferson, who was born in 1980.
In 1985, After 9 Years of Marriage, Jenny and Lionel both decide to get a divorce, both of their parents argued, and did not speak to each other, when the conflict came during Jessica's School, it caused Jenny's daughter to run out and onto the streets of New York City, but Jessica returned safely, and Jenny remained divorce.
Berlinda Tolbert had left the show in 1981, after seven seasons, and Michael Evans who portrayed her husband, Lionel, left the show for good because of his character was becoming nothing, after abandoning the role for two times, The Producers was not bringing him back, but he made a final appearance in 1985, meanwhile, Tolbert's character Jenny would become a semi-regular character throughout the next four seasons.
