Jennifer Slept Here: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Five years after the death of Jennifer Farrell, a beautiful movie actress, the Elliots move from New York to California and into her glamorous Beverly Hills home. Shortly after, the much alive spirit of Jennifer Farrell materializes to and befriends Joey, the fourteen-year-old son of George and Susan Elliot. The series depicts Joey's misadventures, as Jennifer, who appears and speaks only to him, decides to "guide" his life.

Series details

• Title: Jennifer Slept Here
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1983-10-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-05-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7651
• TVDB ID: 72044

Cast and credited roles

• Ann Jillian — Jennifer Farrell
• Georgia Engel — Susan Elliot
• Brandon Maggart — George Elliot
• John P. Navin Jr. — Joey Elliot
• Mya Akerling — Marilyn Elliot
• Glenn Scarpelli — Marc

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-10-21; final listed air date 1984-05-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jennifer Slept Here on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.