# Jennifer Landon
**Jennifer Landon** (full name Jennifer Rachel Landon) is an American actress, born in 1983 in [Malibu, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/malibu-california), best known for playing Gwen Norbeck Munson on the CBS soap opera *As the World Turns* and the ranch hand Teeter on the Paramount Network Western *Yellowstone*.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jen-landon/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484916/?showAllCredits=true) She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series three consecutive years, in 2006, 2007, and 2008, for *As the World Turns*.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484916/awards/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983, Malibu, California; daughter of actor Michael Landon and Cindy Clerico[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jen-landon/) • [4](https://www.nndb.com/people/138/000161652/) |
| Breakout role | Gwen Norbeck Munson on *As the World Turns*, joined May 2005; the role ran 2005 to 2010 across 496 episodes[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/?view=14411) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484916/?showAllCredits=true) |
| Emmy record | Daytime Emmy, Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, 2006, 2007, and 2008, for *As the World Turns*[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484916/awards/) |
| Education | BFA in Drama, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 2005; also studied at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26114/jen-landon) |
| Signature later role | Teeter on *Yellowstone*, joined for season 3; 13 episodes as a series regular and 19 as a guest[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26114/jen-landon) |
| Other series work | Amy in *Animal Kingdom* (2017 to 2022, 13 episodes), Lilith Bode in *Banshee* (2016, 4 episodes), Sarah Allen in *FBI: Most Wanted* (16 episodes)[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26114/jen-landon) |
## Family and early career
Landon is the youngest daughter of [Michael Landon](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-landon), the actor, director, and producer known for *Bonanza*, *Little House on the Prairie*, and *Highway to Heaven*; her siblings include [Michael Landon Jr.](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-landon-jr) and Christopher Landon.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jen-landon/) • [5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/?view=14411) Her father died in 1991.[7](https://www.ksl.com/article/240646)
Her first exposure to acting came in childhood: she appeared in an episode of *Highway to Heaven* in 1989 and in her father's TV movie *Us* in 1991, and she has described those childhood jobs as being like going to work with her father for the day.[8](https://www.thelist.com/2191701/yellowstone-jennifer-landon-transformation/) Her own start in the industry came at New York University, where a friend working at Lionsgate brought her in to meet the company, which sent her to a manager; she began working almost immediately.[9](https://www.naludamagazine.com/jennifer-landon/) She received a BFA in Drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2005 and also studied with the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City.[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26114/jen-landon)
## As the World Turns and the Emmy run
In May 2005 Landon turned a one-off appearance on *As the World Turns* into a recurring role, and then a central one, as Gwen Norbeck, later Gwen Norbeck Munson; she played the role until 2010, appearing in 496 episodes.[8](https://www.thelist.com/2191701/yellowstone-jennifer-landon-transformation/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484916/?showAllCredits=true) Less than a year after joining the cast, at the 2006 [Daytime Emmy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/daytime-emmy-awards), she won Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, and she took the same award again in 2007 and 2008.[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/?view=14411) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484916/awards/) She was 22 when she won the first one.[7](https://www.ksl.com/article/240646)
The 2006 win carried a family distinction: her father had starred in long-running popular series but was never nominated for an Emmy, so Jennifer's award was the family's first.[7](https://www.ksl.com/article/240646) At the Kodak Theater ceremony she lifted the statuette and said, "To my papa, thank you."[7](https://www.ksl.com/article/240646) In a later interview she credited the writers, saying winning felt amazing and "had mostly to do with the fact that the writers wrote me some fantastic material."[9](https://www.naludamagazine.com/jennifer-landon/)
__While playing Gwen, a character written as an aspiring recording artist, Landon also recorded as a singer.__ Her first single, "Slide," debuted on the show on November 16, 2006; the song was written by Nini Camps, published by Cherry River Music/Lovepie Music, produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, and released on the iTunes Store.[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/?view=14411)
## Yellowstone and Teeter
Landon joined *[Yellowstone](https://www.edgepedia.org/yellowstone-american-tv-series)*, [Taylor Sheridan](https://www.edgepedia.org/taylor-sheridan)'s drama about the Dutton family's Montana ranch, in season 3, playing Teeter, a foul-mouthed ranch hand with a thick accent who became a fan favorite.[10](https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/camper-lifestyle/jen-landon-home-on-yellowstone/) • [11](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jen-landon-on-teeter-horses-and-the-yellowstone-family/id1597189030?i=1000687067187) The role has been her largest since the soap: 19 guest episodes across seasons 3 and 4 and 13 episodes as a series regular through the end of season 5B in 2024.[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26114/jen-landon)
The casting came in stages. Landon auditioned for casting director John Papsidera in 2019, believed she had bombed, and was then told months later that the role itself had disappeared; about nine months after that, her team called to say she had booked the part.[12](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-official-yellowstone-90141861/episode/jen-landon-on-teeter-horses-and-262732369/) Sheridan called her personally the same day and connected her with his reining horse trainer, Tom Foran, and she trained with him in California for about a month before reporting to the production in Utah.[12](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-official-yellowstone-90141861/episode/jen-landon-on-teeter-horses-and-262732369/)
Building the character drew on family material. The dialogue was written phonetically, Teeter's place of origin was kept vague, and Landon based part of the voice on her great-grandmother, who was from Utah but spoke like nobody else there, having grown up in a mud house until she was 14.[12](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-official-yellowstone-90141861/episode/jen-landon-on-teeter-horses-and-262732369/) She worked with a dialect coach and said the accent was closest to where she wanted it in the final season.[12](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-official-yellowstone-90141861/episode/jen-landon-on-teeter-horses-and-262732369/) The cast ensemble, which included [Kelsey Asbille](https://www.edgepedia.org/kelsey-asbille), Wes Bentley, Gil Birmingham, Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly, and Jefferson White, was nominated for the 2022 Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484916/awards/)
## Other roles and writing
Between and after these two signature parts, Landon built a run of supporting television work: Amy, a church-going woman with a troubled past connected to Pope, in *[Animal Kingdom](https://www.edgepedia.org/animal-kingdom-tv-series)* from 2017 to 2022; the cult figure Lilith Bode in the final season of *Banshee*; Janelle Nicholson in *Chicago Med* (2015); Jane Doe in *The Resident* (2018); Sarah Allen in *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020 to 2022, 16 episodes); and the film roles Marla in *[I Spit on Your Grave 3](https://www.edgepedia.org/i-spit-on-your-grave-iii-vengeance-is-mine)* (2015) and Ann McDaniel in *The Front Runner* (2018).[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jen-landon/) • [9](https://www.naludamagazine.com/jennifer-landon/) She has also written, serving as an associate artistic director of an experimental theater company and developing projects with a writing partner.[9](https://www.naludamagazine.com/jennifer-landon/)
## References
1. [Jen Landon, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jen-landon/)
2. [Jen Landon, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484916/?showAllCredits=true)
3. [Jen Landon, Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484916/awards/)
4. [Jennifer Landon, NNDB](https://www.nndb.com/people/138/000161652/)
5. [Emmy Award-Winner Jennifer Landon Debuts Her First Music Single on As the World Turns, Paramount Press Express (November 16, 2006)](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/?view=14411)
6. [Jen Landon, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/26114/jen-landon)
7. [Jennifer Landon wins an Emmy, KSL.com / UPI (May 1, 2006)](https://www.ksl.com/article/240646)
8. [The Transformation Of Yellowstone Star Jennifer Landon, The List](https://www.thelist.com/2191701/yellowstone-jennifer-landon-transformation/)
9. [Jennifer Landon Interview, Naluda Magazine (2017)](https://www.naludamagazine.com/jennifer-landon/)
10. [Jen Landon: Home On Yellowstone, Truck Camper Magazine](https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/camper-lifestyle/jen-landon-home-on-yellowstone/)
11. [Jen Landon on Teeter, Horses, and the Yellowstone Family, The Official Yellowstone Podcast, Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jen-landon-on-teeter-horses-and-the-yellowstone-family/id1597189030?i=1000687067187)
12. [Jen Landon on Teeter, Horses, and the Yellowstone Family, The Official Yellowstone Podcast, iHeart](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-official-yellowstone-90141861/episode/jen-landon-on-teeter-horses-and-262732369/)
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