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Jennifer Gareis
Jennifer Gareis
	Gareis attending the second issue release of "Girls Gone Wild Magazine" Party at Les Deux, Hollywood, June 4, 2008
Born	August 1, 1970 (age 54); Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S
Spouse	Bobby Ghassemieh (m. 2010)
Children	2
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss New York USA 1994
Years active	1992–present
Major; competition(s)	Miss USA 1994 (Top 6)

Jennifer Gareis (born August 1, 1970^[1]) is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for her roles as Grace Turner on The Young and the Restless (1997–2000, 2002, 2004, 2014) and as Donna Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful (2006–).

Early life

Gareis was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School in 1988.^[2]^[3] She graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, then earned a Master's of Business Administration degree from Pepperdine University.^[1]^[3]

She is of part Italian descent.^[4] Her great-grandmother Sebastiana Tringali came from Militello in Val di Catania, and the city gave her the honorary citizenship.^[5]

Career

Gareis competed in her first beauty pageant in 1992 when she placed second runner-up at Miss Pennsylvania USA. She later competed in New York, winning the Miss New York USA 1994 title, and representing New York in the Miss USA 1994 pageant held in South Padre Island, Texas on February 11, 1994. Gareis placed in the top six of the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Lu Parker of South Carolina.^[6]

Gareis later began an acting career and landed the role of Grace Turner on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, which she played from 1997 to 2000 and again in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2014. She is best known for her current role as Donna Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful, a role she has played intermittently since July 2006. She was ranked #90 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2024, she was shortlisted for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Donna.^[7]

Personal life

Gareis married Bobby Ghassemieh on March 7, 2010. On June 11, 2010, Gareis gave birth to a son.^[8]^[2] Her daughter was born June 29, 2012.^[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	The Mirror Has Two Faces	Unknown	uncredited
1997–2000, 2002, 2004, 2014	The Young and the Restless	Grace Turner	Contract role: 1997–99, recurring role: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2014
1997	Private Parts	Coed
1997	Lifebreath	Elevator Woman
1998	Enough Already	Unknown
2000	Gangland	Sarah
2000	Luckytown	Sugar
2000	The 6th Day	Virtual Girlfriend
2000	Miss Congeniality	Tina
2001	College Try	Christine
2001	Diagnosis: Murder	Thalia Roselawn	Episode: "Less Than Zero"
2001	Downward Angel	Woman
2001	Feather Pimento	Woman in Green	Short
2001	What Boys Like	Brooke
2002	Air Strike	Charlie
2002	Boat Trip	Sheri
2005	Veronica Mars	Cheyenne	Episodes: "A Trip to the Dentist" and "Leave It to Beaver"
2005	Venus on the Halfshell	Honey O'Hara
2006–	The Bold and the Beautiful	Donna Logan	Contract role: July 20, 2006 – February 18, 2015; October 29, 2018 – Present Recurring role: March 2015 – September 2018
2006	Escape	Ecstatic Blonde	Short
2007	Panic Button	Susan
2014	Infernal	Sarah
2016	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Handsome Harbor Actress	Episode: "Kristen Schaal Wears Strawberry Colored Pants and a Multicolored Shirt"