Victoria Jackson

Victoria Jackson

actress, writer, producer

Victoria Jackson was born on Aug 02, 1959 in USA. Victoria Jackson's big-screen debut came with Double Exposure directed by William Byron Hillman in 1982. Victoria Jackson is known for Nightmare Ned directed by Alan Smart, Courtland Mead stars as Ned and Brad Garrett as Dad. Victoria Jackson has got 2 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Victoria Jackson achieved is Maverick Movie Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Victoria Jackson plays is Malibu Dan the Family Man - Season 1 which will be released on Nov 10, 2017.

Victoria was raised in a Bible-believing, piano-playing, gymnastic home with no TV. Her dad was a gym coach so she competed in gymnastics from age 5 to 18. Was a cheerleader and a homecoming queen. Attended Florida Bible College; received a gymnastic scholarship to Furman University, attended Auburn University one year and ended up in Hollywood, California via summer-stock in Birmingham, where she met Johnny Crawford (The Rifleman). Crawford sent her a one-way ticket to the show-biz capital and put her in his night club act. Supporting herself as a cigarette girl and as a typist at the American Cancer Society, and waitress at The Kipling Retirement Hotel, she performed stand-up comedy for two years until Johnny Carson put her act (which consisted of her doing a handstand while reciting poetry) on national TV. Following 7 appearances with Johnny, she starred in many movies and TV shows, most notably, Saturday Night Live (1986-1992).In 1991, she re-united with her high school sweetheart, married him, and moved to Florida where he was a police helicopter pilot. She raised a family and recorded two children's album, "Ukulele Lady," and "Ukulele Ditties for Itty Bitty Kiddies," by Choo Choo Records, and produced a collection of her original songs, "Use Me," by Birdie Singer Publishing. In 2012, Jackson's husband retired and they followed their grown daughters and grandchildren to Nashville where Jackson continues to perform her songs and stand up onstage. She still does an occasional movie or TV show, most recently she appeared in "Matchbreaker" on Netflix, played the wife of Eric Estrada in the Pureflix sitcom, "Malibu Dan (2018), and played Alma in "Lost Heart" (2020).Jackson authored "Is My Bow Too Big?" in 2012, about how she got on TV, published by White Hall, and she authored "Lavender Hair," published by Broadstreet, about her breast cancer journey and recovery in 2017. Jackson got her Master's Degree in Film from Lipscomb University in 2021.She is in pre-production for a reality show about her singing at the Grand Ol' Opry, and is producing a feature film that she wrote, Jane Blond Saves the World (One Mistake at a Time).

  • Birthday

    Aug 02, 1959
  • Place of Birth

    Miami, Florida, USA
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations

Maverick Movie Awards
2022
Best Picture
Winner - Maverick Movie Award
Best Years Gone (2021)
Dreams Come True Film Festival
2017
Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Winner - Festival Award

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