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Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey profile,


at the 1988 Academy Awards
BornJennifer Elise Grey
March 26, 1960 (age 50)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other namesJenny Grey
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present
SpouseClark Gregg (2001–present) 1 child
Jennifer Elise Grey, (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Frances "Baby" Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing (1987) and Jeanie Bueller in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).



Early life

Born in New York City, Grey is the daughter of stage and screen actor Joel Grey and the former actress/singer Jo Wilder. Grey is the granddaughter of comedian and musician Mickey Katz. She is an alumna of the Dalton School, a private school in Manhattan, and studied both dance and acting.

Career

Her commercial debut was at the age of 19, in an ad for Dr Pepper. After other small roles, she landed the part of jealous sister Jeanie in the hit 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The following year, she reunited with Patrick Swayze, whom she had played opposite in Red Dawn, for her biggest role ever, Frances "Baby" Houseman in Dirty Dancing.
In the early 1990s, Grey underwent a rhinoplasty procedure that was so botched she required a second plastic surgery to repair the damage. The result was a face so changed that even close friends failed to recognize her, and the major change in her appearance negatively affected her career. Of the experience she said, "I went in the operating room a celebrity – and came out anonymous. It was like being in a witness protection program or being invisible."[1] She briefly considered starting over with a new name to go with the new face, but stuck with her original name.[2] In 1999, she reappeared in the short-lived ABC sitcom It's Like, You Know... portraying a variation of herself, a struggling actress named Jennifer Grey. In an episode of the series, she poked fun at herself with a storyline about a much-publicized nose job.
Grey also appeared with Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli and Kathy Bates in the CBS television movie The West Side Waltz, adapted by Ernest Thompson from his play, an episode of Friends as Mindy, and she had a small role in the 2000 film Bounce with Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck. Her sole Broadway theatre credit is The Twilight of the Golds (1993). Grey has recently appeared as Daphne, Meyer's fiancee, on the HBO series John from Cincinnati.
In July 2010 it was announced that Grey would guest-star in an episode of House in October. She will play Abbey, the mother of a sick child.[3]
In August 2010 it was announced that she would be one of twelve celebrities joining the 11th season of Dancing With the Stars. She will be partnering with professional dancer Derek Hough who won Season 7 and Season 10 of the show.[4]
[edit]Personal life

Following engagements to Matthew Broderick (her on screen brother in Ferris Bueller's Day Off) and Johnny Depp, and after dating George Stephanopoulos, Grey married actor/director Clark Gregg (The New Adventures of Old Christine) on July 21, 2001. They have a daughter Stella (b. December 3, 2001) together. The couple co-starred in the Lifetime movie Road to Christmas. Grey lives in Los Angeles, California, with her family. In September 2010, it was revealed that during a medical check up for Dancing With The Stars, a malignant lump was discovered in her neck.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984RecklessCathy Bennario
Red DawnToni
The Cotton ClubPatsy Dwyer
ABC Afterschool SpecialsCarol Durate1 episode: "The Great Love Experiment"
1985Laura Eller1 episode: "Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale"
American FlyersLeslie
1986Ferris Bueller's Day OffJeanie Bueller
The EqualizerValerie Jacobs1 episode: "A Community of Civilized Men"
1987Dirty DancingFrances 'Baby' Houseman
1988GandaharAirelle (voice)
1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayLovey Lou
1990Murder in MississippiRita SchwernerTV movies
Criminal JusticeLiz Carter
If the Shoe FitsKelly Carter / Prudence
1991Eyes of a WitnessChristine Baxter
1992WindKate Bass
1993A Case for MurderKate WeldonTV movie
1995FriendsMindy1 episode: "The One with the Evil Orthodontist"
Fallen AngelsGinger Allen1 episode: "A Dime a Dance"
The West Side WaltzRobin OuiseauTV movie
1996Portraits of a KillerElaine Taylor
Lover's KnotMegan Forrester
1997Red MeatCandice
1998OutrageSally CaseyTV movies
Since You've Been GonePatty Reed
1999It's Like, You Know...HerselfTV Series
2000BounceJanice Geurrero
2001RitualDr. Alice Dodgson
2006Road to ChristmasClaire JamesonTV movie
2007John from CincinnatiDaphneEpisode: "His Visit: Day Five"
Episode: "His Visit: Day Seven"
Episode: "His Visit: Day Nine"
2008RedbeltLucy Weiss
KeithCaroline
Phineas and FerbDr. Gevaarlijk (voice)1 episode: "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein/Oil on Candace"
2009Louisa Patel (voice)1 episode: "Hide and Seek/That Sinking Feeling"
Librarian (voice)1 episode: "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo"
The New Adventures of Old ChristineTracey1 episode: "Love Means Never Having to Say You're Crazy"






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