Jenilee Harrison is an American actress possibly best known for her role as the replacement "dumb blonde" roommate Cindy Snow on the hit sitcom Three's Company, between 1980 and 1982. She went on to play Jamie Ewing in Dallas from 1984 to 1986. Harrison was born in Northridge, California. She was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority at the University of Southern California. Before breaking into show biz, Harrison was a cheerleader from 1978–1980 for the Los Angeles Rams. Harrison can be seen in the opening moments of the highlight film for Super Bowl XIV, which shows the Rams... cheerleaders in their dressing room before the game. She can also be seen in a second season episode of CHiPs when Jon and Ponch pull over a van-load of Rams cheerleaders. Harrison joined the cast of the hit ABC's Three's Company in 1980. She entered the show as a replacement for Suzanne Somers who played the sitcom's sitzy "dumb blonde" Chrissy Snow. Somers left the show just after the show's fifth season had began, and thereupon the producers needed a replacement and fast.
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