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Jennifer Nettles

Jennifer Nettles

5 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jennifer Nettles is an American singer and songwriter who has also worked as an actress and record producer. Born in Douglas, Georgia, she began performing at school assemblies and in community theater before studying at Agnes Scott College and forming Soul Miner's Daughter. In 1999 she formed the Jennifer Nettles Band, which won a music search grand prize. She founded Sugarland with Kristen Hall and Kristian Bush in 2003; after Hall left in 2006, she and Bush carried on as a duo. Sugarland won Grammy and Country Music Association awards, and her duet with Bon Jovi, Who Says You Can't Go Home, topped the country chart and won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Collaboration. Her screen roles include playing Dolly Parton's mother in Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015) and its sequel Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016), and Miranda in The Exorcist: Believer (2023). She appeared on Broadway in Chicago and Waitress.

52years old

Turns 53 on September 12in 302 days

  • Born Douglas
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Also credited as Jennifer Odessa Nettles

Movie Career

Films
5
Career span
11 years2015 to 2026

Every film, newest first

  1. 2026Heartland
  2. 2023The Exorcist: BelieverIMDb rating 4.8
  3. 2021Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway ScoreIMDb rating 6.7
  4. 2016Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of LoveIMDb rating 7.6
  5. 2015Dolly Parton's Coat of Many ColorsIMDb rating 7.7

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  1. Behind the camera

    Nettles wrote the book, music and lyrics for the musical Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo, about 17th century Italian apothecary Giulia Tofana, and planned to star in the title role at PAC NYC in June 2026.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Nettles said she wanted to appear in a Broadway play and named the role she hoped to take: Elphaba in Wicked.

  3. Behind the award

    Nettles performed "Who Says You Can't Go Home" as a duet with Bon Jovi. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and its video won a CMT Music Award in 2006.

Jennifer Nettles movies on Netflix

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Stephen Herek directed two of these films. Thirteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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