Her mother, Ann-Charlotte Dahlqvist, was a Swedish flight attendant, and father, Richard Slater Jennings, was an American artist and journalist.
Jennings began her career playing secondary roles in films include Bad Influence, Die Hard 2 (both 1990), A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) and Seven (1995).
On television, she guest-starred on Living Single, Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Wayans Bros., and The Jamie Foxx Show.
[5] In February 1999, it was announced that Sunset Beach had decided to end Jennings' contract with the serial, after they axed Virginia from the series.
[7] Jennings voiced Wanda Blake in the HBO adult animated superhero series, Todd McFarlane's Spawn from 1997 to 1999.