Here is Jenny's biography:
Jenny was born on a Friday, July 30th, 1943, in New York City to Ben and Rose Hecht of Nyack, New York. She became an actress by the age of 8 and went on to become an accomplished actress and singer. Her career spanned over two decades and her talents on stage, screen, and television became legendary.
She worked with notable talent such as Geraldine Page, Mark Stevens, Vicki Cummings, Paul Guilfoyle, Eddie Albert, Helen Hayes, and Billy Burke, to name a few. Her acting coach was the legendary Constance Collier.
Jenny attended The Dwight Junior School in Englewood, New Jersey, and the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
She first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in the role of Helen Hayes, in "The Helen Hayes Story" in 1951. Later, she worked with Helen Hayes.
Jenny appeared in the movie "Actor's and Sin" in 1952, where she worked with Eddie Albert and several other emerging actors. After her performance in "Actor's and Sin", she appeared in the Broadway production of "MID-SUMMER" from 1953-1954, which opened on Broadway on January 21st, 1953, at the Vanderbilt Theatre, before going on tour.
She also appeared as "Anne Frank" in 1959 and as the name character, Simone, in the Broadway production of "SIMONE" from 1959-1962. Jenny went on to appear in the Broadway production of "THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS" in 1960, which opened on December 6th, 1960, at the Phoenix Theatre in the East Village.
Jenny appeared in several other film productions including "Apres la Passion selon Sade" in 1968, "The Jesus Trip" in 1971, and The Living Theatre Documentaries, "Antigone" in 1968, and "Resist!:To Be with the Living!" in 2004.
She also had appearances in several TV series, including "Wagon Train" in 1958, "The FBI" in 1971, "Three Empty Rooms" in 1953, and the anthology series "Climax!" in 1958.
One of Jenny's most touching, memorable, and prophetic roles was that of Sally Mayhew, a young lady dying well before her time, in the "Wagon Train" TV series episode, "The Mary Ellen Thomas Story" in Season 2, Episode 12.
Later, Jenny courageously performed with The Living Theatre from 1963-1968, an experimental theater that became controversial and famous for its revolutionary style of launching theater as a platform for social change.
The Living Theatre's unique productions, improv styles, audience participation, and bringing off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions, such as "THE CONNECTION," "THE BRIG," "ANTIGONE," "FRANKENSTEIN," and "PARADISE NOW," to name a few, brought about a dramatic change in Jenny's theatrical career and opened the door for her to courageously pursue her endeavors of improving the world and the quality of life for mankind.
Jenny's love and concern for her fellow human beings weighed heavily upon her mind and ultimately cost her life.
Jenny's last role was in the movie "The Jesus Trip" in 1971. Shortly after filming of "The Jesus Trip" was completed, Jenny's career and life came to an end. On Thursday, March 25th, 1971, Jenny returned to her hotel room in North Hollywood and quietly passed away. Jenny was only 27 years old.
