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Jennifer Grey Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1960-03-26

Birthplace:
New York, USA

Credits:
73 Total Roles

Jennifer Grey

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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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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Wish You Were Here MOVIE Mom
2024 A Real Pain MOVIE Marcia
2023 Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match MOVIE Jennifer Grey / Sareena (voice)
2023 Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation MOVIE Gwen Shamblin
2020 Reunited Apart TV Self
2020 Stars in the House TV Self - Special Guest
2019 The Movies That Made Us TV Self (archive footage)
2019 Dollface TV Sharon
2019 Tamron Hall TV Self - Guest
2019 I Am Patrick Swayze MOVIE Self

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