Jennifer Freeman

Jennifer Nicole Freeman, often credited as Jennifer N. Freeman, is an American actress and spokesmodel. She is best known for playing the role of Claire Kyle in the sitcom My Wife and Kids (introduced in season 2) and her film roles in You Got Served (2004), and Johnson Family Vacation (2004).

Jennifer Freeman
Born	Jennifer Nicole Freeman Long Beach, California, U.S.
Other names	Jennifer N. Freeman
Occupation(s)	Actress, spokesmodel
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Earl Watson (m. 2009; div. 2015)
Children	1

Career

Freeman is best known for playing the role of Claire Kyle (replacing Jazz Raycole) in the ABC sitcom My Wife and Kids.^[1][2] She has also made guest appearances on TV such as 7th Heaven, Switched!, One on One, and The OC. Her music video appearance is B2K's "Girlfriend". She is a spokesmodel for the Neutrogena skincare.

Freeman's TV credits include My Wife and Kids, 7th Heaven, Even Stevens, and Lizzie McGuire. Her film credits include feature roles in Johnson Family Vacation, You Got Served^[1] and Mercy Street. She also appeared in films such as The '70s and The Visit. Her stage credits include the L.A.-area productions of The Wiz, in which she played Dorothy, and Billa in The Gift.

Freeman began a nationwide print and television campaign as one of "the young fresh faces" of Neutrogena.^[3] In 2003, TV Guide named her as one of the Top 10 Hot Teens to watch. In 2018, Freeman released a self-help book, Journey to Loving Yourself.

Personal life

Freeman married basketball player Earl Watson in early 2009.^[4] They have a daughter together.^[5] In August 2010 they separated, and briefly reconciled in 2011,^[6] until they divorced in March 2015.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The '70s	Ceta Kid #2	TV movie
	The Visit	Young Felicia
2004	You Got Served	Liyah
	Johnson Family Vacation	Jill
2006	Mercy Street	Emily
2008	The Caretaker	Sonya
	Jada	Jasmine
2012	Falling Away	Emily
2017	Before We Crash	Ava	Short
	True to the Game	Lita
2018	Throwback Holiday	Jacqueline
2019	Wrongfully Accused	Rashida	TV movie
	A Second Chance	Leslie Moore
2020	The Business of Christmas	Dani Franklin-Hughes
	Kiss Me for Christmas	Nina
	Beaus of Holly	Holly	TV movie
2021	Twisted House Sitter	Morgan
	The Business of Christmas 2	Dani Franklin-Hughes
2022	My Christmas Fiancé	Maya Coleman	TV movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	7th Heaven	Joan	Episode: "Help!"
	Even Stevens	Chloe	Episode: "After Hours"
2001	Lizzie McGuire	Alix	Episode: "Pool Party"
2001–05	My Wife and Kids	Claire Kyle	Main cast (seasons 2–5)
2002	All That	T.R. Yell Fan	Episode: "P. Diddy"
2003	Switched!	Herself	Episode: "Jennifer and Aubrey"
2005	The O.C.	Student	Episode: "The Shape of Things to Come"
2006	One on One	Alicia	Episode: "Recipe for Disaster"
2007	The 1/2 Hour News Hour	Herself	Episode: "Episode #1.15"
2013–16	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Herself	4 episodes
2017	Tales	Ashley	Episode: "A Story to Tell"
2020	Pump	Brianna	Main cast
2021	Celebrity Scene Spotlight	Shelly	Episode: "The Investment"
	Be Someone	Cassandra	Main cast

Music videos

Year	Song	Artist	Notes
2003	"What a Girl Wants"	B2K
2019	"Obsession"	TJ Jackson

References

1. Harvey, Dennis (2004) "You Got Served", Variety, January 29, 2004, retrieved 2010-01-22
2. Levin, Gary (1978 ) "ABC looking for laughs, success ; 'A new generation of comedies' sought to lift the network", USA Today, January 14, 2002
3. Flass, Rebecca (2004) "Neutrogena Inks Actress to TV, Print Roles", AdWeek, March 12, 2004, retrieved 2010-01-22
4. . Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
5. "2012–13 Utah Jazz media guide" (PDF). p. 71. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
6. "Jennifer Freeman Attacked NBA Player Earl Watson, Divorce Papers Say". www.cbsnews.com.
7. . Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-07-19.

External links

• Jennifer Freeman at IMDb
• Jennifer Freeman on Twitter