- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1960
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Jennifer Grey
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…
Filmography
movieWish You Were Here
2025 · Mom
movieA Real Pain
2024 · Marcia
movieMortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
2023 · Jennifer Grey / Sareena (voice)
movieGwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation
2023 · Gwen Shamblin, Executive Producer
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self - Special Guest
tvThe Movies That Made Us
2019 · Self (archive footage)
tvDollface
2019 · Sharon
tvTamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
movieI Am Patrick Swayze
2019 · Self
movieBittersweet Symphony
2019 · Eleanor Roberts
movieUntogether
2019 · Josie
tvThe Conners
2018 · Janelle
movieDuck Duck Goose
2018 · Edna (voice)
tvLip Sync Battle
2015 · Self
tvRed Oaks
2014 · Judy
movieIn Your Eyes
2014 · Diane
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
movieInside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2011 · Self
movieThe Bling Ring
2011 · Iris Garvey
tvWho Do You Think You Are?
2010 · Self
movieKeith
2008 · Caroline
movieRedbelt
2008 · Lucy Weiss
tvPhineas and Ferb
2007 · Additional Voices (voice), Mrs. Pierpoint (voice), Dr. Gevaarlijk (voice)
tvJohn from Cincinnati
2007 · Daphne, Meyer's Fiancée
movieThe Road to Christmas
2006 · Claire Jameson
tvThe New Adventures of Old Christine
2006 · Tracey
movieWho Is Ferris Bueller?
2006 · Self
movieThe Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006 · Self
tvDancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Contestant
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Carol Dickinson
tvAmerican Dad!
2005 · Baby Houseman (voice), Diane (voice)
tvHouse
2004 · Abbey
movieRitual
2002 · Dr. Alice Dodgson
movieBounce
2000 · Janice Guerrero
tvIt's Like, You Know...
1999 · Jennifer Grey
movieSince You've Been Gone
1998 · Patty Reed
movieOutrage
1998 · Sally Casey
tvThe View
1997 · Self - Guest
movieRed Meat
1997 · Candice
movieLover's Knot
1996 · Megan Forrester
moviePortraits of a Killer
1996 · Elaine Taylor
movieThe West Side Waltz
1995 · Robin Ouiseau
tvFriends
1994 · Mindy
tvFallen Angels
1993 · Ginger Allen
movieA Case for Murder
1993 · Kate Weldon
movieWind
1992 · Kate Bass
Eyes of a Witness
movieEyes of a Witness
1991 · Christine Baxter
movieIf the Shoe Fits
1990 · Kelly Carter / Prudence
movieCriminal Justice
1990 · Liz Carter
movieMurder in Mississippi
1990 · Rita Schwerner
movieBloodhounds of Broadway
1989 · Lovey Lou
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
movieBroadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 · Self (voice)
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
movieDirty Dancing
1987 · Frances "Baby" Houseman
movieFerris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · Jeanie Bueller
movieCindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
1985 · Laura Eller
tvThe Equalizer
1985 · Valerie Jacobs
movieAmerican Flyers
1985 · Leslie
movieThe Cotton Club
1984 · Patsy Dwyer
movieRed Dawn
1984 · Toni
movieReckless
1984 · Cathy Bennario
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Louise / 'Lovey Lou'
Fashion
tvFashion
1979
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Carol Schwartz, Laura Eller
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
movieUntitled Dirty Dancing Sequel
— · Frances 'Baby' Houseman, Executive Producer
Grief Night Club
movieGrief Night Club
— · Dr. J (voice)
Soapbox
movieSoapbox
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