Jennifer Darling | |
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| Born | Joan Darling (1946-06-19)June 19, 1946 (age 79) Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–2015 |
| Known for | |
| Children | 1 |
Jennifer Darling (bornJoan Darling; June 19, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American voice, film and television actress. Her best-known role on screen was as Peggy Callahan inThe Six Million Dollar Man and its spin-offThe Bionic Woman. In anime, she is the voice ofAyeka in the English dub ofTenchi Muyo! for most of the English adaptions. She provided additional voices inA Bug's Life,Tarzan,The Iron Giant,The Emperor's New Groove,Spirited Away,Monsters, Inc., andTreasure Planet.
Born on June 19, 1946,[1] and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Darling began taking dancing classes when she was 3 years old. She sang and danced onThe Original Amateur Hour when she was 14. While she attended Carnegie Tech, she met Paul Itkin, and they married before they graduated. They have a daughter.[2] She was born Joan Darling, but she had to change her name for professional purposes because another actress namedJoan Darling had already registered that name withActors' Equity Association.[3]