Jeannine Riley

Born in California’s bountiful San Joaquin Valley, between Yosemite and Carmel, Jeannine’s career path was influenced early on at the local movie theater. It was there she first experienced the limitless power of imagination and creativity, realizing she too could create something from nothing. It was so very real and magical, all at the same time. Soon after high school, she attended the renowned Pasadena Playhouse, a fully accredited school of theater arts, setting her sights on a career in television, theater, and movies. Her first big break came in 1963 with the role of Billie Jo on the hit series, Petticoat Junction. For the next 20 years, Jeannine co-starred in more than 150 television series and episodes playing opposite leading actors like Jack Palance, Fred MacMurray, Dennis Hopper, and Robert Conrad. On the big screen, she co-starred with legends such as Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Lewis, and Carl Reiner, before earning a Cannes Film Festival nomination for Best New Actress in her role opposite Robert Blake in Electra Glide in Blue. Then, in the early 80s, Jeannine had an epiphany and was compelled to put her career aside to follow a different calling. For the next 25 years, she dedicated her life to the spiritual path, often traveling to India to study with living masters. Over the years, she grew from being the student to becoming a certified teacher of meditation. Later, after developing her unique seminars on ‘The Inner Stage’ and ‘Creativity,’ Jeannine traveled from Maui to Taos, Idyllwild to Sundance, Hollywood to New York, and many other venues stimulating the minds of actors, writers, and people from all walks of life. Today, at the amazing age of 80, Jeannine has embarked on a new speaking career centered around her new book, ‘The Bolder Woman.’ This gritty, unabridged message will rock the way today’s society uses that tight, confining box called ‘old age’ to pigeon-hole women over the age of 60—solely because of a number. So, for all you brave and curious ladies who are ready to go from just being older to living Bolder, climb aboard for the ride of your life. “Old Age is no place for sissies.” - Bette Davis