Jenna Dewan
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1980-12-03 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Jenna Dewan Tatum · Jenna Dewan-Tatum · Jenna Lee Dewan · جنا دیوان
Biography
Jenna Lee Dewan (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Missy Elliott. She is known for her role as Nora Clark in the 2006 film Step Up. She has also starred on the short-lived NBC series The Playboy Club and had a recurring role on the FX series American Horror Story: Asylum. She portrayed Freya Beauchamp on the Lifetime series Witches of East End, Lucy Lane in The CW series Supergirl and its spin-off, Superman & Lois and Joanna in Soundtrack on Netflix. Dewan has hosted the reality television shows World of Dance and Flirty Dancing and served as a judge on Come Dance with Me. She currently stars as Bailey on ABC's The Rookie. She also had a recurring role on the FOX medical drama The Resident.
Dewan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Nancy Bursch Smith (née Bursch) and Darryll Dewan, who was a running back on the 1972 Notre Dame football team. Her father is of Lebanese and Polish descent and her mother is of German and English ancestry. Her parents divorced when she was young and her mother remarried Claude Brooks Smith. During high school at Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas, Dewan was a varsity cheerleader. She graduated in 1999 and was voted prom queen her senior year. She went to University of Southern California and was a member of the California Gamma Chapter of Pi Beta Phi.
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Known For
TV Shows (30)
The Rookie
2018
as Bailey Nune
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
American Horror Story
2011
as Teresa Morrison
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
The Resident
2018
as Julian Booth
Supergirl
2015
as Lucy Lane
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Superman & Lois
2021
as Lucy Lane
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Mindy Project
2012
as Brooke
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
Joey
2004
as Tanya
Man with a Plan
2016
as Jen
Witches of East End
2013
as Freya Beauchamp
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Melrose Place
2009
as Kendra Wilson
Quintuplets
2004
as Haley
World of Dance
2017
as Self
Soundtrack
2019
as Joanna Kassem
That's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
Busy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
as Self
The Playboy Club
2011
as Bunny Janie
The Miley and Mandy Show
2008
Flirty Dancing
2019
as Herself - Host
Come Dance with Me
2022
Movies (22)
Step Up
2006
as Nora Clark
The Grudge 2
2006
as Sally
Take the Lead
2006
as Sasha
Setup
2011
as Mia
10 Years
2012
as Jess
The Wedding Year
2019
as Jessica
Berlin, I Love You
2019
as Mandy
Tamara
2005
as Tamara Riley
American Virgin
2009
as Priscilla White
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
as Sarah Jane
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
2011
as Katherine Prescott
Balls to the Wall
2011
as Rachel Matthews
Love Lies Bleeding
2008
as Amber
Slightly Single in L.A.
2013
as Hallie
The Jerk Theory
2009
as Molly
Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal
2008
as Emma Carr
She Made Them Do It
2012
as Sarah Jo Pender
Dark Shadows
2005
as Sophia
Janet: Live in Hawaii
2002
as Self
Falling Awake
2010
as Alessandra
Let's Get Physical
2022
as Sadie Smith
Devil On My Doorstep
2023
as Natasha Wallace
About Jenna Dewan
Jenna Lee Dewan (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Missy Elliott. She is known for her role as Nora Clark in the 2006 film Step Up. She has also starred on the short-lived NBC series The Playboy Club and had a recurring role on the FX series American Horror Story: Asylum. She portrayed Freya Beauchamp on the Lifetime series Witches of East End, Lucy Lane in The CW series Supergirl and its sp… With 52 credits spanning from 1981 to 2023, Jenna Dewan has appeared in 22 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jenna Dewan Movies
- Step Up (2006) — as Nora Clark
- The Grudge 2 (2006) — as Sally
- Take the Lead (2006) — as Sasha
- Setup (2011) — as Mia
- 10 Years (2012) — as Jess
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