Salome Jens Biography

Ms. Jens has appeared in lead roles on Broadway in productions including "Far Country", "Denker", "Night Life", "The Disenchanted", "Patriot For Me" and "Lie of the Mind". Her Off-Broadway appearances include "The Bald Soprano", "Deirdre of the Sorrows", (Jose Quintero's award-winning production at Circle In The Square), "The Balcony", "Desire Under The Elms", "Moon For The Misbegotten", "Shadow of Heroes", "U.S.A.", and "Affairs of Anatol". Ms. Jens was a charter member of Eli Kazan's company at Lincoln Center where she starred in "After The Fall", "Tartuffe", "But For Whom Charlie", "Mary Stuart", and "Ride Across Lake Constance". She played the lead roles in Joe Papp's production of "The Winter's Tale" and "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Macbeth" at the Stratford Festival in Connecticut. She has performed both classics and new plays at The Mark Taper Forum, L.A.T.C., and the Huntington Theatre. This past season she appeared in a Los Angeles production of Chekhov's "The Seagull". Ms. Jens’ numerous television appearances include episodes of "L.A. Law", "Gabriel's Fire", "MacGyver", "Cagney and Lacey", and "Star Trek". Her Movie-of-the-week appearances include "From Here To Eternity", "Tomorrow's Child", "Portrait of a Mistress", and "The Grace Kelly Story". She was a series regular on "Superboy", "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman", "Falcon Crest", "Under Cover", and "Melrose Place". Her movie credits include "Angel Baby", "Seconds", "Just Between Friends", "Clan of the Cave Bear", and she produced and directed "A Ceremony for a Midget". Ms. Jens’ numerous awards include the Los Angeles Dramalogue Award and the Bay Area Critics Award for "...about Anne", the Clarence Derwent Award for "The Balcony", the Straw Hat Award for "And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little", and the Chicago Critics Award for "A Moon For The Misbegotten". She was also the narrator of "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" the acclaimed eight hour mini-series.