Jennifer Gareis currently plays Donna Logan - Forrester, the middle sister of the three Logan sisters, on The Bold and the Beautiful aired by CBS.

And recently (2024) she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award - Supporting Actress for playing this role.

She is also known for her role on The Young and the Restless, where she portrayed
 Grace Turner from 1997 to 2004 and then again in 2014.

Her feature film credits include Luckytown, Miss Congeniality, The Sixth Day, Venus on the Halfshell, Air Strike, Boat Trip and What Boy's like.
 Most recently, she starred in Harvesting.
 Her primetime shows include recurring roles on Veronica Mars, Comedy Bang! Bang! and Diagnosis Murder.

Before launching her acting career, Jennifer worked in New York as a model, appearing in the pages of leading publications such as Glamour, Fitness, Esquire and Women's Wear Daily.
Jennifer is originally from Lancaster, PA and attended Franklin & Marshall College in her hometown, earning a Bachelor of Science in accounting. She earned NCAA All-American status three years in a row as one of the top swimmers for her school.
 She went on to attend Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, where she earned her MBA.

Jennifer competed in The Miss USA Pageant as Miss New York USA. 
She ended in the top six of this nationally televised pageant. Additionally, she was crowned Miss Hawaiian Tropic for two consecutive years, Miss Panama Jack, and Miss Mequita Espana.