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

Author

Lily Fisher

Published Feb 20, 2026

IntroStage, film actress
IsActor 
Stage actor 
FromUnited States of America 
TypeFilm, TV, Stage & Radio 
Genderfemale
Birth15 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