27 Facts About Jenna Dewan

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Jenna Lee Dewan is an American actress and dancer.

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Jenna Dewan started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Missy Elliott.

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Jenna Dewan is known for her role as Nora Clark in the 2006 film Step Up.

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Jenna Dewan has starred on the short-lived NBC series The Playboy Club and had a recurring role on the FX series American Horror Story: Asylum.

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Jenna Dewan had a recurring role on the FOX medical drama The Resident.

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Jenna Dewan was born December 3,1980 in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Nancy Smith and Darryll Jenna Dewan, who was a running back on the 1972 Notre Dame football team.

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Jenna Dewan's father is of Lebanese and Polish descent and her mother is of German and English ancestry.

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Jenna Dewan was a varsity cheerleader there and was voted prom queen during her senior year.

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Jenna Dewan went to University of Southern California and was a member of the California Gamma chapter of Pi Beta Phi.

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Jenna Dewan first appeared in Janet Jackson's "Doesn't Really Matter" video in 2000 and later in "All for You" and the All for You Tour in 2001.

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Jenna Dewan credits working with Jackson for aiding her career, allowing her to later work with many other artists and giving her the experience necessary to co-star in the dance film Step Up.

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In 2016, Jenna Dewan modeled as the face of dancewear manufacturer Danskin in a campaign and photo shoot that captured and featured her athleticism as a dancer.

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In 2006, Jenna Dewan co-starred with Channing Tatum in Step Up, as well as starring in Take the Lead that same year.

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Jenna Dewan portrayed the role of disciplinarian Coach Emma Carr.

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In March 2011, Jenna Dewan was cast in the NBC pilot of The Playboy Club.

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Jenna Dewan portrayed the role of Bunny Janie, a provocative Playboy bunny who works at a Playboy Club in Chicago in 1961.

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In November 2011, Jenna Dewan starred in the film The Jerk Theory.

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Jenna Dewan appeared in the romantic-comedy film 10 Years, alongside her then-husband Channing Tatum, who co-produced.

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In 2013, Jenna Dewan began starring in the Lifetime series Witches of East End as Freya Beauchamp, one of the lead characters.

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Jenna Dewan had a recurring role in FOX's The Resident.

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Jenna Dewan's upcoming projects include The Wedding Year, Berlin, I Love You and Soundtrack.

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Jenna Dewan joined the cast of ABC's The Rookie as Bailey in its third season, and was promoted to series regular in its fourth season.

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In 2018, Jenna Dewan makes an appearance on the television series Seatbelt Psychic and receives a spooky reading from the famous medium Thomas John.

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In 2022, Jenna Dewan starred and executive produced in the Lifetime film Let's Get Physical as part of the "Ripped from the Headlines" feature film.

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Jenna Dewan portrays Sadie Smith who is loosely based on Zumba instructor Alexis Wright with the film inspired by Alexis' and her side prostitution gig.

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In 2006, Jenna Dewan started dating actor Channing Tatum after meeting on the set of their film Step Up.

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In October 2018, it was confirmed that Jenna Dewan was in a relationship with actor Steve Kazee.