Jill Ritchie is an American television and film actress who was born on March 5, 1974 in Romeo, Michigan. She grew up in her hometown performing for local theater productions, then later went on to train at DePaul University's Theatre School as well as the USC School of Theatre, earning a B.A. in Theatre. After she graduated, she went on to act in a number of movies and TV series.
Some of Ritchie’s credits include D.E.B.S, an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, Herbie: Fully Loaded in which she plays opposite Lindsay Lohan, Seeing Other People starring Jay Mohr, and Breakin' All the Rules starring Jamie Foxx. She has also done prolific work on television. Ritchie was a guest star on several shows, and has made appearances on many TV pilots. She played the Bluth family publicist on Arrested Development, and was seen on many other shows. During the 1990s, she was in Beverly Hills 90210, Dangerous Minds, Pacific Palisades, USA High, Teen Angel, and the films Best of the Best: Without Warning and 1999’s Perfect Fit. In 2000, she got the role of Eden in Face the Music, and had a string of TV roles. These include Jack & Jill, Boston Public and The Geena Davis Show. After an appearance in Inside Schwartz, she got a recurring role on Nash Bridges as Glenda. This was followed by a role in Off Centre, and Men, Women & Dogs. In 2002, she was seen on Girl Fever and on a TV adaptation of the Nancy Drew novels, as Bess. Her other credits are The Pool at Maddy Breakers, Season of Youth, Miss Match and Little Athens.
Ritchie was later cast in the pilot episode of Women in Law, and was seen on The Loop before joining the cast of VH1’s I Hate My 30s. The character she portrayed was Mandy, a certified sex kitten and has a reputation for bringing home different men each night, though growing older is slowly starting to take its toll on her self-confidence.
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