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Jennifer Grey(I)

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Jennifer Grey at an event for Real Steel (2011)
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Jennifer Grey is an American actress who starred in the film Dirty Dancing (1987) opposite Patrick Swayze, a sleeper hit that would become one of the biggest films of the 1980s. She had previously appeared with Patrick Swayze in John Milius's cold war drama Red Dawn (1984) as 'Toni,' one of the 'Wolverines,' a group of renegade teenagers fighting for their country during World War III.

She then starred in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club (1984) and the John Badham project American Flyers (1985). By this time she had been linked in with the 'so-called' Brat Pack and unsurprisingly won a starring role in John Hughes's hit comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) playing the older sister of Matthew Broderick and love interest of Charlie Sheen.

As the 1980s drew to a close, Jennifer headlined Howard Brookner's romantic drama Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989), which again teamed her with Alan Ruck, and also Matt Dillon and Madonna. Since then she has worked steadily, starring in over 34 Film and TV appearances including If the Shoe Fits (1991), Wind (1992), and Bounce (2000).

Jennifer will nevertheless be best remembered as 'Baby' in Dirty Dancing (1987), a role that earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress.
BornMarch 26, 1960
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      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Dirty Dancing
    7.1
    • Baby Houseman
    • 1987
    Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    7.8
    • Jeanie Bueller
    • 1986
    Red Dawn (1984)
    Red Dawn
    6.3
    • Toni Mason
    • 1984
    Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in A Real Pain (2024)
    A Real Pain
    7.1
    • Marcia
    • 2024

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    Actress



    • Dirty Dancing 2
      • In Development



    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Diane
      • Baby Houseman (voice)
      • 2024–2025
    • Isabelle Fuhrman and Mena Massoud in Wish You Were Here (2025)
      Wish You Were Here
      4.7
      • Mom
      • 2025
    • Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in A Real Pain (2024)
      A Real Pain
      7.1
      • Marcia
      • 2024
    • Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023)
      Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
      5.9
      Video
      • Jennifer Grey
      • Sareena (voice)
      • 2023
    • Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation (2023)
      Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Gwen Shamblin
      • 2023
    • Brenda Song, Kat Dennings, Shay Mitchell, and Esther Povitsky in Dollface (2019)
      Dollface
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Sharon
      • 2022
    • Nolan Robinson and Natalie Welch in Grief Night Club (2021)
      Grief Night Club
      Short
      • Dr. J
      • 2021
    • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
      The Conners
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Janelle
      • 2020
    • Bittersweet Symphony (2019)
      Bittersweet Symphony
      3.8
      • Eleanor Roberts
      • 2019
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Carol Dickinson
      • 2019
    • Billy Crystal, Ben Mendelsohn, Alice Eve, Jamie Dornan, Jemima Kirke, and Lola Kirke in Untogether (2018)
      Untogether
      5.1
      • Josie
      • 2018
    • Duck Duck Goose (2018)
      Duck Duck Goose
      5.8
      • Edna (voice)
      • 2018
    • Craig Roberts, Gage Golightly, and Oliver Cooper in Red Oaks (2014)
      Red Oaks
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Judy Rosen
      • Judy Meyers
      • 2014–2017
    • Dee Bradley Baker, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Vincent Martella in Phineas and Ferb (2007)
      Phineas and Ferb
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Pierpoint
      • Additional Voices
      • Librarian (voice) ...
      • 2008–2014
    • Michael Stahl-David in In Your Eyes (2014)
      In Your Eyes
      6.9
      • Diane
      • 2014

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    • Dirty Dancing 2
      • executive producer
      • In Development



    • Isabelle Fuhrman and Mena Massoud in Wish You Were Here (2025)
      Wish You Were Here
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation (2023)
      Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2023

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    • Michael J. Fox in Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
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      • Jenny Grey
    • Height
      • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
    • Born
      • March 26, 1960
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Clark GreggJuly 21, 2001 - February 16, 2021 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Stella Gregg
    • Parents
        Joel Grey
    • Relatives
      • Mickey Katz(Grandparent)
    • Other works
      (August 3 to 7, 1976) She played a town person in Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Nancy Adler (town person); Adele Ahronheim (Church choir); Sian Barbara Allen (Emily Webb); Steve Anderson (Joe Crowell Jr.): Pam Arnos (town person); Peter Bergerthon (Assistant Stage Manager, Baseball player); Alice Boroff (church choir); Gregory Boyd (Joe Stoddard); Robert Brolli (Constable Warren); William Burke (baseball player); Lynda Lee Burks (town person); Dominique Callmanapulos (town person); Nancy Cohen (town person); Debba Curtis (town person); Karen D'Arc (church choir); Polly Draper (1st dead woman); David Eddy (Si Crowell, baseball player); Geraldine Fitzgerald (Stage Manager); David Forman (2nd dead man); Laury Goldman (church choir); Grayce Grant (Mrs. Webb); Robert Gregory (Assistant Stage Manager); George Guidall (Dr. Gibbs); Christopher Hall (Howie Newsome); Peter Harris (man in audience); Jane Ives (town person); Douglas James (church choir); Trent Jones (George Gibbs); Susan Kander (choir director); Jann Kwasneski (town person); Steve Lawson; Polly Matson (organist); Pam Mullins (church choir); Gray Muzzy (Sam Craig); Patricia Norcia (Woman in audience); Bennett O'Donnell (Simon Stinson); Madeline Ovellette (Mrs. Seames); Julia Pomeroy (2nd dead woman); Jon Ponazecki (Mr. Webb); Richard Price (church choir); Victoria Raab (Rebecca Gibbs); Emilie Roberts (Church choir); Will Rossef (Professor Willard); David Simonds (Wally Webb); Pam Smith (church choir); Deborah Stern (lady in audience); Robert Turner (1st dead man) and Kate Wilkinson (Mrs. Gibbs) in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director. Tom Moore was also director. Roger Meeker was setting and lighting designer. Rachel Kurland was costume designer. Peggy Peterson was assistant stage manager. Franklin Keysar was stage manager.
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      In a recent interview for Channel 5 (UK), she said that having plastic surgery to her nose was the worst mistake she had ever made. This was because she was no longer recognizable as the girl from the film Dirty Dancing (1987), just somebody who looked a bit like her.
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      On the death of Patrick Swayze, she stated, "When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little movie we thought no one would ever see. He was a real cowboy with a tender heart. Which is why it was not surprising to me that the war he waged on his cancer was so courageous and dignified. Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace. My heart goes out to his wife and childhood sweetheart, Lisa Niemi, to his mom, Patsy Swayze, and to the whole family.

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      65 years old
    • When was Jennifer Grey born?
      March 26, 1960
    • Where was Jennifer Grey born?
      New York City, New York, USA
    • How tall is Jennifer Grey?
      5 feet 3 inches, or 1.60 meters
    • What is Jennifer Grey known for?
      Red Dawn, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Dirty Dancing, and A Real Pain

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