Maren Jensen
Biography
Maren Jensen is an American former model and actress whose best-known screen role was Lieutenant Athena in Battlestar Galactica. Born in Arcadia, California, and raised in Glendale, she began modeling while studying theater arts at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her early work included covers of Vogue and Mademoiselle. After a mutual friend connected her with agent Barbara Gale, she landed two network commercials and a part on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries in 1977. From 1978 to 1979, Jensen starred as Athena in Battlestar Galactica and appeared on a TV Guide cover in April 1979. She also had guest roles on The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. Her last known acting part was in Deadly Blessing, the 1981 horror film from Wes Craven in which she appeared opposite Sharon Stone. In 1993, she co-founded the cosmetics brand Stila, and in 2020 she helped create Glow Beauty Fuel.
70years old
Turns 71 on September 23in 354 days
- Born Arcadia
- Star sign: LibraFirst day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
- Also credited as Maren Kawehilani Jensen
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 3 years1978 to 1981
Every film, newest first
- 1981Deadly BlessingIMDb rating 5.5
- 1979Mission Galactica: The Cylon AttackIMDb rating 6.8
- 1978Battlestar GalacticaIMDb rating 6.8
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A change of course
Jensen co-founded the cosmetics brand Stila in 1993 with makeup artist Jeanine Lobell, and it grew into one of the best selling makeup brands at retailers such as Sephora.
First role
While still a college student, Jensen modeled and appeared on the covers of Vogue and Mademoiselle before an agent arranged her first commercials and a 1977 Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries role.
Early training
Jensen went to Herbert Hoover High School from 1971 to 1974, then earned a scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles. She studied Theater Arts and Law there and left after her third year.
A first
Jensen's last known acting role was in Wes Craven's 1981 horror film Deadly Blessing, in which she appeared alongside Sharon Stone.
Maren Jensen movies on Netflix
Most often with
Eight 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.
Films together
John Colicos's page
Lorne Greene's page
Richard Hatch's page
Dirk Benedict's page
Herbert Jefferson Jr.'s page
Terry Carter's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Tony SwartzMission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979) and Battlestar Galactica (1978)
- Laurette SpangMission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979) and Battlestar Galactica (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.