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Jennifer Schwalbach Smith

Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
Smith in 2018
Born
Jennifer Mary Schwalbach

1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
Years active1990s–present
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​
ChildrenHarley Quinn Smith

Jennifer Mary Schwalbach Smith[1] (sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach; born 1970 or 1971)[2] is an American actress, podcaster, and former reporter for USA Today.

Career

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While a USA Today reporter, Schwalbach met film director Kevin Smith while interviewing him for an assignment. She got a job briefly at MTV and resigned after becoming pregnant with their daughter.[3]

According to his commentary for the DVD release of the 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith was looking for someone to play Missy, one of the female diamond robbers. Schwalbach asked to play the role and he decided to give her a chance. Their daughter, Harley, also appeared at the beginning of the film as baby Silent Bob.

Schwalbach went on to have supporting roles in other Smith-related productions such as Jersey Girl (in which Harley also appeared), and an episode of the Canadian TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation in which Smith appeared in the episode "Goin' Down the Road: Part 1". She also played a prostitute in the 2002 film Now You Know.

In January 2004, Schwalbach Smith appeared nude, with a Superman look-alike, for Playboy Magazine's 50th Anniversary Issue, in a photograph taken by her husband.[4][5]

Her directorial credit is as co-director with Malcolm Ingram for Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party, an extensive 3+ hour documentary on the making of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The film was shown at Vulgarthon 2005 in Los Angeles, a private film festival hosted by Kevin Smith, and was shown again at Vulgarthon 2006 in Red Bank, New Jersey.

In 2006's Clerks II, she played Dante Hicks' fiancée, Emma Bunting; and a minor role of Betsy in Smith's 2008 film Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Schwalbach appeared as Esther Cooper in Kevin Smith's horror film, Red State and voiced Blunt-Girl in Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!.

In 2010, she and her husband began co-hosting a podcast called Plus One. As of June 2025, there were 77 episodes.[6]

On February 23, 2011, Kevin Smith revealed on G4tv's Attack of the Show that on May 9, 2011, he would be launching SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) which would stream live content and feature live shows including SMorning with Jen & Kev, later renamed Plus One Per Diem, a morning radio show featuring Smith and Schwalbach.[7]

Personal life

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Born in Newark, New Jersey, Schwalbach married Kevin Smith at Skywalker Ranch on April 25, 1999,[8] becoming involved with him after interviewing him for USA Today regarding rumors that he was the true author of Good Will Hunting.[9] She helped Smith deal with the stress he experienced from the drug addiction of his friend Jason Mewes, who was living with them. For several years, she would witness Mewes' repeated sobriety and relapses, and at one point, she banned him from their house, but Mewes eventually got sober.[3]

Her daughter with Smith, Harley Quinn Smith, was born June 26, 1999. Schwalbach has been vegetarian for most of her life.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Missy
2002 Now You Know Bachelor Party Hooker
2004 Jersey Girl Susan
2004 Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party Director, documentary
2005 Degrassi: The Next Generation The Blonde / Camera Assistant Episodes: "Goin' Down the Road", Part 1 and 2
2006 Clerks II Emma Bunting
2008 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Betsy
2011 Red State Esther
2013 Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie! Bluntgirl (voice) Associate producer
2014 Tusk Gimli Slider Waitress Executive producer
2015 The Mission Behind Door #2 Short
2016 Yoga Hosers Ms. McKenzie Producer
2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2022 Clerks III Emma Bunting

References

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  1. ^ "Jennifer Schwalbach Smith | Birth Name: Jennifer Mary Schwalbach". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Juneau, Jen (October 6, 2024). "Kevin Smith and Wife Have 'No Rules' in Marriage: 'Probably Why It's Worked So Well for 25 Years' (Exclusive)". people.com. People. Retrieved August 10, 2025. with Jennifer, 53
  3. ^ a b Silentbobspeaks.com My Boring Ass Life, by Kevin Smith. Me And My Shadow, Parts 1-9
  4. ^ "Filmmaker Kevin Smith gets married - again". Associated Press. August 4, 2004. Smith, a famous comic-book fan, also photographed her for Playboy magazine while she posed nude with a "Superman" look-alike.
  5. ^ Booth, Jessica (February 4, 2024). "Who Is Kevin Smith's Wife? All About Jennifer Schwalbach Smith". au.news.yahoo.com. People / Yahoo! News. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Smodcast.com Archived April 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Plus One podcast homepage, retrieved 2013
  7. ^ "Red State's Kevin Smith Reveals Exclusive Announcement! in High Definition – G4tv.com". Archived from the original on February 28, 2011.
  8. ^ "You Might Want to Marry Kevin Smith After You Read This". zimbio.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  9. ^ An Evening with Kevin Smith. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Harley Quinn and Kevin Smith for Compassionate Meals. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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