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Home/People/Jennifer Grey
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Born
Mar 26, 1960
Age 66
Place of Birth
New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

43
Movies
30
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Jennifer Grey

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Grey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wish You Were Here poster

Wish You Were Here

as Mom
2025
A Real Pain poster

A Real Pain

as Marcia
2024
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match poster

Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match

as Jennifer Grey / Sareena (voice)
2023
Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation poster

Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation

as Gwen Shamblin
2023
I Am Patrick Swayze poster

I Am Patrick Swayze

as Self
2019
Bittersweet Symphony poster

Bittersweet Symphony

as Eleanor Roberts
2019
Untogether poster

Untogether

as Josie
2019
Duck Duck Goose poster

Duck Duck Goose

as Edna (voice)
2018
In Your Eyes poster

In Your Eyes

as Diane
2014
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen poster

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)
2012
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off poster

Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

as Self
2011
The Bling Ring poster

The Bling Ring

as Iris Garvey
2011
Keith poster

Keith

as Caroline
2008
Redbelt poster

Redbelt

as Lucy Weiss
2008
The Road to Christmas poster

The Road to Christmas

as Claire Jameson
2006
Who Is Ferris Bueller? poster

Who Is Ferris Bueller?

as Self
2006
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories poster

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories

as Self
2006
Ritual poster

Ritual

as Dr. Alice Dodgson
2002
Bounce poster

Bounce

as Janice Guerrero
2000
Since You've Been Gone poster

Since You've Been Gone

as Patty Reed
1998