[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Jennifer ‘Jenny’ Atkins was born Jennifer Rivas in Australia in 1949. She was a model a producer, and a film and TV actress. At one time she was married to actor Ty Hardin [1930-2017]. She appeared in only one Spaghetti western as a circus girl in 1971’s “Drummer of Vengeance” which starred Hardin. The couple apparently met during the filming and married in 1971. Like most of Hardin’s eight marriages it didn’t last long, and the couple divorced in 1974. Jenny then married plastic surgeon Steven Zax [1930-2017] (1978-1982).
After her marriage to Zax she disappears off the radar and my guess is she moved back to Australia as I can find no other mention of her.
ATKINS, Jenny (Jennifer Rivas) [1949, Australia - ] – model, producer, film, TV actress, married to Ty Hardin (Orison Whipple Hungerford II) [1930-2017] (1971-1974), married to Dr. Steven Zax [1938-2017] (1978-1982).
Jenny Atkins' westerns - actress:
You’re Jinxed Friend, You’ve Met Sacramento – 1970 (Maggie Thompson)
Drummer of Vengeance – 1971 (circus girl)
What's ironic about Jenny Atkins' two marriages is that both of her husbands died in 2017 at the age of 87. And one of them was none other than my favorite actor from the Western TV series, "Bronco". You heard that right, folks. Jenny Atkins was married to Ty Hardin, AKA Bronco Layne.
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