Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Elise Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress. She first came to prominence in successful films such as the 1984 war film Red Dawn and the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In 1987 she starred as Frances "Baby" Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. In the early 1990s, Grey underwent a much-publicised rhinoplasty procedure.
She became the winner of season 11 of the American version of Dancing with the Stars in 2010. Grey is the daughter of the Academy Award-winning actor Joel Grey and former actress/singer Jo Wilder.


Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough Dancing with the stars finale free style


Jennifer Grey Reacts To 'Dirty Dancing' Remake Announcement


Jennifer Grey: Baby' Makes a Comeback

Jennifer Grey


Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough Dancing with the stars Viennese Waltz


Jennifer Grey sings Duvid Crockett

Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough Dancing with the stars WK 4 Argentine Tango






Early life

Jennifer Grey was born in New York City, the daughter of stage and Academy Award-winning screen actor Joel Grey and 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.[citation needed]
[edit]Career



Grey with William Baldwin at the 1988 Academy Awards.
Grey's commercial debut was at the age of 19, in an ad for Dr Pepper before making her film debut in Reckless (1984), in a small role. She appeared in a small role in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club (1984). That year she starred in the war film Red Dawn. She then appeared in the John Badham project American Flyers (1985). By this time she had been linked in with the 'so-called' Brat Pack group of actors.
In 1986 she played the role of jealous sister Jeanie Bueller in the John Hughes comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off opposite Matthew Broderick. The film was very financially successful and received a positive critical reception.
The following year, she reunited with Patrick Swayze, whom she had played opposite in Red Dawn, to play Frances "Baby" Houseman in Dirty Dancing. The story is a coming of age drama that documents a teenage girl's rebellion against her father by starting a relationship with a dance instructor during the family's summer vacation. It was a low-budget film that was intended to be shown in theaters for one weekend only and then go straight-to-video, but it became a surprise hit and achieved massive worldwide success and is now widely considered a classic. It was the first film to sell one million copies on video. Grey's performance was acclaimed and she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress.
In the early 1990s, Grey underwent a rhinoplasty procedure that resulted in a nose that caused even close friends to fail 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 herself. In an episode of the series, she poked fun at herself with a storyline about her 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). On the HBO series John from Cincinnati, Grey portrayed Daphne, Meyer's fiancee. In October she played Abbey, the mother of a sick child in a Season 7 episode of House, Unplanned Parenthood.[3]
Grey was one of the twelve contestants in the eleventh season of Dancing With the Stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Derek Hough.[4] She came out very strong at first, topping the leaderboard very often. However, injuries, stress, and exhaustion took their toll on Grey, and for a couple of weeks she fell behind. In Week 7, however, she improved, tying with previous frontrunner Brandy Norwood. On November 23, 2010, Grey and her partner Hough won the competition.
[edit]Personal life



Grey with her husband, actor Clark Gregg (left) at the November 30, 2010 Epic Mickey launch party.
Grey has been romantically involved with Matthew Broderick, Johnny Depp, and George Stephanopoulos.[5] She married actor/director Clark Gregg (The New Adventures of Old Christine) on July 21, 2001. They have a daughter Stella, born December 3, 2001.[6] The couple co-starred in the Lifetime movie Road to Christmas in 2006.
Grey lives in Venice, California, with her family.[7]
In August 1987, Grey suffered severe whiplash in a car accident in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, when vacationing with Matthew Broderick. Two people died in the accident and Broderick was convicted of careless driving and fined $175.[8]
Prior to her 2010 stint on Dancing with the Stars, Grey had a physical examination to ensure that she was fit enough to compete and saw a doctor to address chronic neck problems caused by the car accident years before.[9] Her spinal cord was compressed and her surgeon placed a titanium plate in her neck to stabilize it. He also found a suspicious white spot on her thyroid via MRI. The nodule was cancerous and was removed. Grey has stated she believes the cancer was caught before it metastasized and that she is now cancer-free.[10]
[edit]Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Reckless Cathy Bennario
Red Dawn Toni
The Cotton Club Patsy Dwyer
ABC Afterschool Specials Carol Durate 1 episode: "The Great Love Experiment"
1985 Laura Eller 1 episode: "Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale"
American Flyers Leslie
1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Jeanie Bueller
The Equalizer Valerie Jacobs 1 episode: "A Community of Civilized Men"
1987 Dirty Dancing Frances "Baby" Houseman
1988 Gandahar Airelle (voice)
1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway Lovey Lou
1990 Murder in Mississippi Rita Schwerner TV movies
Criminal Justice Liz Carter
If the Shoe Fits Kelly Carter / Prudence
1991 Eyes of a Witness Christine Baxter
1992 Wind Kate Bass
1993 A Case for Murder Kate Weldon TV movie
1995 Friends Mindy 1 episode: "The One with the Evil Orthodontist"
Fallen Angels Ginger Allen 1 episode: "A Dime a Dance"
The West Side Waltz Robin Ouiseau TV movie
1996 Portraits of a Killer Elaine Taylor
Lover's Knot Megan Forrester
1997 Red Meat Candice
1998 Outrage Sally Casey TV movies
Since You've Been Gone Patty Reed
1999 It's Like, You Know... Herself TV Series
2000 Bounce Janice Geurrero
2001 Ritual Dr. Alice Dodgson
2006 Road to Christmas Claire Jameson TV movie
2007 John from Cincinnati Daphne Episode: "His Visit: Day Five"
Episode: "His Visit: Day Seven"
Episode: "His Visit: Day Nine"
2008 Redbelt Lucy Weiss
Keith Caroline
Phineas and Ferb Dr. Gevaarlijk (voice) 1 episode: "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein/Oil on Candace"
2009 Louisa 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 Christine Tracey 1 episode: "Love Means Never Having to Say You're Crazy"
Dancing with the Stars Contestant and Winner, 11th Season TV series
2010 House Abbey 1 episode "Unplanned Parenthood"
2011 Bling Ring Iris Garvey Lifetime original movie

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