Jennifer Bini Taylor (born April 19, 1972) is an American actress, best known for her role as Chelsea Melini on CBS sitcom, Two and a Half Men, and earlier, for three other female roles on the show. She appeared in the 1998 erotic thriller Wild Things alongside Neve Campbell and Denise Richards. One of her earliest roles as a female lead was in a television series in the role of the character Laura in the short-lived television drama, Miami Sands.
Biography[]
Taylor, born in Hoboken, New Jersey, grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, and was first runner-up in the Miss Florida USA pageants in 1995 and 1996.
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Paul Taylor, a songwriter, and their two children Jake and Samantha.
She also just graduated with her BA in Social Sciences. According to an interview, she grows much of her family's food in her own garden.
Career[]
Prior to appearing as the main character Chelsea Melini from season 6 onwards, Taylor had appeared briefly in four previous episodes as three different minor characters: as Suzanne in the series' Pilot (season 1), as Tina in "Last Chance to See Those Tattoos"(season 2), and as Nina in "The Leather Gear Is in the Guest Room" (season 5).
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Conchata Ferrell (1) • Jane Lynch (1, 3-6) • Ryan Stiles (2, 4-10, 12) • Melanie Lynskey (3-6, 8-12) • Emmanuelle Vaugier (3, 7 & 12) • April Bowlby (3) • J. D. Walsh (3, 6 & 8) • Sara Rue (4) • Judy Greer (4, 9-10) • Jenny McCarthy (5, 8-9) • Jennifer Bini Taylor (6, 9 & 12) • Kelly Stables (6-8) • Tinashe Kachingwe (6) • Graham Patrick Martin (7-9) • Courtney Thorne-Smith (7-12) • Trishia Helfer (7 & 9) • Carl Reiner (7-8 & 11) • Judd Nelson (8) • Liz Vassey (8-9) • Macey Cruthird (8-9) • Sophie Winkleman (9-10 & 12) • Taylan Wright (9-10) • Mimi Rogers (9-10) • Patton Oswalt (9-10) • Georgia Engel (9) • Miley Cyrus (10) • Jaime Pressly (10) • Michael Bolton (10 & 12) • Scott Bakula (10) • Brooke D'Orsay (10-11) • D.B Sweeney (11) • Clark Duke (11-12) • Kimberly Williams-Paisley (11) • Aly Michalka (11) • Odette Annable (11) • Paula Marshall (11) • Maggie Lawson (12) • Deanna Russo (12) • Rose Matheu (12) |
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Charlie Sheen (1-8) • Jon Cryer • Angus T. Jones (1-10) • Marin Hinkle • Melanie Lynskey • Holland Taylor • Conchata Ferrell (2-12) • April Bowlby (4) • Jennifer Bini Taylor (7) • Ashton Kutcher (9-12) • Amber Tamblyn (11) |