Jennifer Leak

Jennifer Leak
Born	(1947-09-28)September 28, 1947 Cardiff, Wales, UK
Died	March 18, 2024(2024-03-18) (aged 76) Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Jennifer Leak D'Auria
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1964–1986
Known for	Yours, Mine and Ours Eye of the Cat
Spouse(s)	Tim Matheson ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1971)​ James D'Auria ​ (m. 1977)​

Jennifer Mary Leak (September 28, 1947 – March 18, 2024) was a Canadian film and television actress, best known for her role as Colleen North in the 1968 film Yours, Mine and Ours.[1]

Early life

Leak was born on September 28, 1947, in Cardiff, Wales. Throughout her childhood, she grew up in various cities, including Hertfordshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada, Jerusalem, and Toronto. She began her career in Canada at the age of 17 after she appeared in the pilot of the Canadian television series Wojeck. Leak later moved to Los Angeles, and within a few months, she was cast as Lucille Ball's daughter in the 1968 feature Yours, Mine and Ours. On that set, Leak met her first husband, Tim Matheson.

Career

Leak played the role of Olive Springer Gordon Randolph in the soap opera Another World (1976–1979), and Blanche Bouvier in Guiding Light (1981–82). In addition, Leak created the role of Gwen Sherman, who started out as a prostitute who fell in love with Greg Foster and ended up becoming a nun in the mid-1970s on the CBS program The Young and the Restless.[2]

Leak also played guest spots on various television shows, including McMillan and Wife and Hawaii Five-O. In 1973, she played Erica Jordan, Mary's temporary replacement at WJM-TV, in the season four episode "Better Late...That's a Pun...Than Never" in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Personal life and death

Leak was married to Tim Matheson from 1968 to 1971.[3] She was later married to James D'Auria. Leak died in Jupiter, Florida on March 18, 2024, at the age of 76, after suffering with progressive supranuclear palsy for seven years.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	Yours, Mine and Ours	Colleen North
1969	Eye of the Cat	Poor Dear
1974	The Photographer	Elowise Atkins
1981	The Incubus	Deena Ferrin
1985	Agent on Ice	Helen Pope

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Wojeck	Gale Fletcher	2 episodes
1969	The Good Guys	Suzi	Episode: "Take a Computer to Lunch"
1969	Hawaii Five-O	Diana Cole	Episode: "King Kamehameha Blues"
1970	Lost Flight	Beejay Caldwell	Television film
1972	The Delphi Bureau	Judy Rogers	Episode: "The Top Secret Secret Project"
1973	A Time for Love	Patricia	Television film
1973	McMillan & Wife	Nell	Episode: "Death of a Monster... Birth of a Legend"
1973	The Rookies	Sister Anne	Episode: "Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard"
1974	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Erica Jordan	Episode: "Better Late... That's a Pun... Than Never"
1974	Ironside	Judith MacDane	Episode: "A Death in Academe"
1975	Ryan's Hope	Nurse Klupper	Episode #1.44
1976–1979	Another World	Olive Randolph	6 episodes
1981	Nero Wolfe	Elizabeth Marsh	Episode: "Murder by the Book"
1981	Guiding Light	Blanche Bouvier	Episode dated 31 July 1981
1986	One Life to Live	Matron Spitz	Episode dated 26 September 1986
1992	Loving	Dr. Hennessy	2 episodes

References

1. "Jennifer Leak". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30.
2. Terrace, Vincent (1986). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials. VNR AG. ISBN 978-0-918432-71-1.
3. Green, Paul (2014-01-10). A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5799-1.
4. "Jennifer Leak D'Auria". The East Hampton Star. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

External links

• Jennifer Leak at IMDb