She is the daughter of notorious mobster, Frank Smith, and known for her broken engagement with Luke Spencer.
Lisa Marie portrayed the character in 1980, Roseanne Arnold in 1994, Sally Struthers in February 2002, and Holly Gagnier in June 2015.
In return, Anthony Geary and Genie Francis, who portray Luke Spencer and Laura Webber, appeared in an episode of Arnold's sitcom, Roseanne.
Luke was only involved with Jennifer to gain control of her father, Frank Smith's non-mob related businesses.
In 1994, Luke and Laura ran into Jennifer and her husband, Billy "Baggs" Boggs in Atlantic City.
[1] The Milwaukee Journal said of the Luke and Jennifer's wedding scenes being interrupted by the 1980 Republican convention, "A soap fan's worst nightmare.
[12] Arnold is regarded not only as one of General Hospital's best guest stars, but one of the best celebrity appearances, in soap opera history.
[13][14][15] Following her 2022 return, Curtis Harding from Soaps She Knows questioned whether would be "hell to pay" and whether the residents of Port Charles would "survive her stay".
[9] Chris Eades from Soaps In Depth wrote that it is "always a bit of a surprise when Jennifer Smith shows up".