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Jenny Harrison is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Maggie Harper as part of the show’s original cast making her first appearance in the second episode. Harper quit the role in 1998 but reprised the character briefly 4 years later.Jenny was created as the single mother of teenage rebel Nick Harrison (Karl Burnett) after surviving an abusive marriage with Nick’s father.