Jackie Schmillen

Schmillen is a morning news anchor on Good Morning Iowa, Local 5 News – We Are Iowa. With a B.F.A. in musical theatre from the University of Miami, her many area roles include Debra in Hooded, Or Being Black for Dummies at Pyramid Theatre Company; April in Company at Iowa Stage Theatre Company; and Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins, The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot, Elizabeth in The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Mom in A Christmas Story The Musical, and Ursula in Disney's The Little Mermaid, for which she won a Cloris Award. Jackie is passionate about Des Moines and enjoys volunteering and promoting great things happening in the community.