Jennifer Brofer

Jennifer Brofer is an American actress, producer, director, and journalist. After starting her career as a journalist for the U. S. Marine Corps, she subsequently went on to act in and produce several short films, films, television shows and stage plays.

Jennifer Brofer
Occupation	Actress producer director journalist
Years active	2003–present
Height	5'7"[1]

Career

As a journalist, Brofer worked as a reporter and photographer for The Boot, a newspaper based in MCRD Parris Island. She went on to work as an anchor for Marines Headlines, a news channel for The Pentagon Channel.[2] in 2010, She reported news as a part of the 1st Marine Logistics Group in Afghanistan.[2] In 2013, she was one of the six college students chosen to deliver Oscar statuettes at the 85th Academy Awards after winning the Oscar Experience College Search.[3][4][5][6] Jennifer works in the Creative Artists Agency as an assistant and is an independent filmmaker.[1] In 2018, she made her feature film debut as an associate producer with Another Time before portraying the lead role in the short Because of You.[2][7] She debuted in Indian cinema with the Tamil-language film Kaaviyyan (2019), which was primarily shot in Las Vegas.[8][9] She has since produced and worked as a stage and production manager for several stage productions across the United States.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Jennifer Brofer grew up in Arlington and studied journalism at Defense Information School before graduating from Syracuse University in 2009.[2] She worked in the U. S. Marines as a combat correspondent in Afghanistan. She was first sent to Afghanistan in 2010 and worked there as a journalist.[1][13] She worked in the Marines for ten years.[1][14][15][16] She received a bachelor degree in radio, television and film at the University of Texas at Austin.[3][5][2] While studying at the University of Texas at Austin, she worked as a creative executive for Los Angeles-based Footprint Features.[17] Her father also studied at the University of Texas at Austin.[2] Her grandfather is a World War II veteran.[1] She moved to Los Angeles to pursue film production.[2]

Filmography

As an actress

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	F.A.T.	Lead protester
2018	Because of You	Veronica	Short
	Chappy, A Father's Fear	LCDR Bobbie Johnson	Short
2019	Kaaviyyan	Kasie	Tamil film

As a producer

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Counting Calories	Producer	Short
2014	The Passage	Producer	Short
	A Death in Vegas	Co-producer	Short
	Here with Me	Producer	Short
2015	Baker's Alley	Producer	Short
2017	Of Nature	Line producer	Short
2018	Tender	Associate producer	Short
	Another Time	Co-producer
	Exes	Co-producer	Short
	Because of You	Producer	Short
2019	Library Soulmate	Producer	Short

As a director

Year	Film	Notes
2009	Counting Calories	Short

As a writer

Year	Film	Notes
2014	The Passage	Short

Television

Show	Role	Channel	Notes
85th Academy Awards	Trophy Presenter	ABC	[18]
The Oscars Red Carpet Live	Herself	ABC
Marines Headlines	Anchor	The Pentagon Channel
Timeline	Anchor	Orange TV
The Juice	Anchor	Orange TV

As a producer

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2006	Marines Headlines	Associate producer
2015	Total Divas	Assistant story producer	10 episodes
2018	Group-Ease	Producer

Theatre

Play	Role	Notes
Diavolo: Veterans Project	Herself
Blues For Mister Charlie	Jo Britten
To All The Lights In The Windows	Michelle Barnes
Steel Magnolias	M'Lynn
Remembrance	Theresa
Laundry and Bourbon	Elizabeth
Almost, Maine	Glory
The Shadow Box	Maggie
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Peter Quince

As a producer

Year	Play	Notes
2020	Death and Other Girly Things

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Result	Notes	Ref.
2006	Marine Corps: Television Sports Report	Marines Headlines	First		[19]
	Marine Corps: Outstanding New Broadcaster		Won		[20]
2019	Los Angeles Film Awards: Best Narrative Short Film	Because of You	Nominated	shared with Rebecca Murga	[7]

References

1. Evans, Terry (24 August 2015). "Arlington native among models for calendar that helps veterans". Fort Worth Star Telegram.
2. Sloan, Justin (March 6, 2015). "Veterans In Creative Careers: Jennifer Brofer, Producer (USMC)".
3. "Oscars 2013: Kelly Rowland Added as Red Carpet Pre-Show Host". The Hollywood Reporter.
4. Alexander, Bryan. "Oscar 'trophy girls' replaced onstage by film students". USA TODAY.
5. Press, The Associated (February 22, 2013). "Oscars: Students replace models as trophy carriers". oregonlive.
6. "Oscars 2013: Trophies to be held by student filmmakers instead of the typical leggy models from years past". nydailynews.
7. "4th Annual Nominations 2019". LA Film Awards.
8. Subramanian, Anupama (October 12, 2019). "Thriller shot in USA gets release date". Deccan Chronicle.
9. Subramanian, Anupama (26 May 2017). "Actor Shaam in road thriller". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
10. "Death and Other Girly Things Opens This March at Loft Ensemble". Broadway World.
11. "Loft Ensemble to Present World Premiere of The Little Match Girl". Broadway World.
12. "Photo Flash: First Look at Birthday Wish at Sawyer's Playhouse at Loft". Broadway World.
13. DeCiccio, Emily (May 1, 2020). "TikTok's 'Don't Rush Challenge' is getting a patriotic spin thanks to female veterans". Fox News.
14. "Pendleton Marines arrive with big guns: fresh tanks roll into Afghanistan". The Orange County Register. November 30, 2010.
15. Hjelmstad, Michael (10 April 2020). "Hollywood post makes a difference with special blood drive". The American Legion.
16. Hayes, JJ (4 May 2020). "Star Spangled Salute: Female Veterans Give Tik Tok Challenge A Veteran Twist". KFDI-FM.
17. "Alumni - Moody College of Communication". University of Texas at Austin. 2014.
18. "Students replace models as this year's Oscar trophy carriers". CTVNews. February 21, 2013.
19. "2006 U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association and Division Of Public Affairs Merit Awards Program> United States Marine Corps Flagship > Messages Display". Marines.
20. "Class 71 Graduation – All Women Veterans – REBOOT Workshop".

External links

• Jennifer Brofer on IMDb