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Jennie Eisenhower’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Author

Ethan Hayes

Updated on August 13, 2026

Intro Stage, film actress
Is Actor 
Stage actor 
From United States of America 
Type Film, TV, Stage & Radio 
Gender female
Birth 15 August 1978, San Clemente
Age: 41 years
Family
Mother: Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Father: David Eisenhower

Jennie Elizabeth Eisenhower (born August 15, 1978) is an American actress. She has performed in a number of theater productions and had minor roles in some feature films.

Early life

Eisenhower was born in San Clemente, California, the daughter of Julie Nixon Eisenhower and David Eisenhower. Her maternal grandparents were U.S. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, while her paternal great-grandparents were U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. She spent her childhood in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She was presented to society at the International Debutante Ball. She has one brother, Alex Richard Eisenhower (b. 1980), and one sister, Melanie Catherine Eisenhower (b. 1984).

Career

On stage, Eisenhower has performed Off-Broadway and at regional theaters across the United States. She is currently based in Philadelphia, where she has won two Barrymore Awards: Best Actress in a Musical (2009) for Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits, and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (2004) for The Wild Party. She has also been nominated for Barrymore Awards for her work in Parade at the Arden Theatre, Show Boat at the Media Theatre, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Theatre Horizon in Norristown, Little Women at Bristol Riverside Theatre and A Grand Night for Singing at the Walnut Street Theatre. She has small roles in the films Mona Lisa Smile, and Arthur.

Personal life

Eisenhower is married to Anthony Cheslock; they have a daughter named Chloe.

Filmography

  • Mona Lisa Smile (2003) Girl at the Station
  • Head Space (2006) TV Correspondent
  • Arthur (2011) Alexis

Ancestry

Ancestors of Jennie Eisenhower
                                 
  16. David Jacob Eisenhower
 
         
  8. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States  
 
               
  17. Ida Elizabeth Stover
 
         
  4. John Eisenhower, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium  
 
                     
  18. John Sheldon Doud
 
         
  9. Mamie Geneva Doud, First Lady of the United States  
 
               
  19. Elivera Mathilda Carlson
 
         
  2. David Eisenhower  
 
                           
  20. John Thompson
 
         
  10. Percy Walter Thompson  
 
               
  21. Sarah Ewens
 
         
  5. Barbara Jean Thompson  
 
                     
  11. Beatrice E. Bearchfield  
 
               
  1. Jennie Eisenhower  
 
                                 
  24. Samuel Brady Nixon
 
         
  12. Francis A. Nixon  
 
               
  25. Sarah Ann Wadsworth
 
         
  6. Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States  
 
                     
  26. Franklin Milhous
 
         
  13. Hannah Milhous  
 
               
  27. Almira Park Burdg
 
         
  3. Julie Nixon  
 
                           
  14. William M. Ryan Sr.  
 
               
  7. Pat Ryan, First Lady of the United States  
 
                     
  15. Katherine Halberstadt