Jennifer Austin - Biography

A native of San Diego, Jennifer has lived in Columbia, South Carolina for the last four years (1997-2000). She's a graduate of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television where she received the 1993 Carol Burnett Award for Musical Theatre. Since moving to Columbia, she has appeared in numerous productions at Workshop Theatre, Town Theater, and Trustus- favorites include "Company", "Death of a Salesman", "Ruthless", "Damn Yankees", "West Side Story", and "Sweet Charity". She recently appeared in the plays "Cabaret" as Sally Bowles and "Grease" as Sandy in Columbia, SC in 2000. Next spring, Jennifer will direct Workshop's production of "Gypsy".