JenniferO'NeillwasborninRioDeJaneiro,Brazil,onFebruary20,1948.HerfatherOscar(deceased2009atage91)wasofIrish-Spanishdescent,andhermotherIrene("Rene")wasEnglish.WhereasElviswasridinghighonthefameofhishitrecord"BlueSuedeShoes"in1956,whenshewasnineyearsoldin1957,schoolmateshumiliatedheroverapairofpinksuedeshoes.Thingsgotworsewhenherparentsrefusedtobuyherahorse(sheh...(展开全部) JenniferO'NeillwasborninRioDeJaneiro,Brazil,onFebruary20,1948.HerfatherOscar(deceased2009atage91)wasofIrish-Spanishdescent,andhermotherIrene("Rene")wasEnglish.WhereasElviswasridinghighonthefameofhishitrecord"BlueSuedeShoes"in1956,whenshewasnineyearsoldin1957,schoolmateshumiliatedheroverapairofpinksuedeshoes.Thingsgotworsewhenherparentsrefusedtobuyherahorse(shehasalwayslovedhorses),andgotheracatinstead. Atagefourteen,sheattemptedsuicidewithhermother'ssleepingpills;herparentsonlysawthisasanattemptforattention.Shewokeupfromatwoweekcomatofindthattheincidenthadshockedherbodyintogettingherperiod.O'Neillcontinuedtoridehorseseverychanceshecould.However,atagefifteenshebrokeherbackandneckinthreeplaceswhenahorseshewasridingfellonher.TherewouldbenomorehorsebackridingwhenherfamilymovedfromConnecticuttoNewYorkCitysoonafter. O'Neillstartedherhighly-successfulmodelingcareerinNewYorkCityandlaterinParisalsowhenshewasonlyfifteenasameanstomakemoneytobuyherownhorse.Byagefifteenshehadalsosurrenderedhervirginitytoatwentyyearoldboyfriendincollege"...sohewouldloveme"andwhohadgivenherhisfraternitypin.ShewasastudentatDaltonSchoolinManhattan,andshegotintoNewYork'sNeighborhoodPlayhouseforaspiringactors,butdroppedouttogetmarriedatageseventeen. Herfirstfilmwas'ForLoveofIvy(1968)'.Althoughitwasasmallstart,shedidattracttheinterestofdirector'HowardHawks',whocasthertostaroppositeJohnWaynein'RioLobo(1970)'.Heragentfoughthardtogetheranauditionforthemainroleinthesurprisesleeper'Summerof'42(1971)'.