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Jennifer Grey profile
Actor

Jennifer Grey

Acting

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Acting credits

65

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

3.0

Moderate attention

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Movies: 40Series: 25Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 722

IMDb ID: nm0000426

Known for: Acting

Born: March 26, 1960

Age: 66

Place of birth: New York, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1956 - 2025

Years active: 70

Average TMDB rating: 6.49

Wikidata: Q232927

Other jobs

Executive Producer (2)

Biography

Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the film Reckless (1984) and had her breakthrough in the teen comedy  Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). She earned worldwide fame starring as Frances "Baby" Houseman in the romantic drama film Dirty Dancing (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her other feature films include Red Dawn (1984), The Cotton Club (1984), Bloodhounds of Broadway(1989), Bounce (2000), Redbelt (2008), The Wind Rises (2013), In Your Eyes (2014), Bittersweet Symphony (2019), and A Real Pain (2024). Grey's early television work includes the made-for-TV films Murder in Mississippi (1990), Criminal Justice (1990), and If the Shoe Fits as Kelly Carter / Prudence (1990). She starred as herself in the series It's Like, You Know... (1999–2001), won season eleven of the dancing competition series Dancing with the Stars (2010) and starred as Judy Meyers in the Amazon Prime Video comedy Red Oaks (2014–2017). Her voice work in film and television includes the 2018 film Duck Duck Goose and the 2008–2014 animated television series Phineas and Ferb.

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