1. Jennifer Grey made her acting debut with the film Reckless, and had her breakthrough with the teen comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
22 Facts About Jennifer Grey
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Jennifer Grey earned worldwide fame starring as Frances "Baby" Houseman in the romantic drama film Dirty Dancing, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination.
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Jennifer Grey starred as herself in the series It's Like, You Know.
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Jennifer Grey attended the Dalton School, a private school in Manhattan where she studied dance and acting, and where she met her best friend, actress Tracy Pollan.
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Jennifer Grey made her commercial debut at age 19 in an ad for Dr Pepper, then made her film debut in a small role in Reckless, followed by another small role, in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club in 1984.
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Jennifer Grey was paid $50,000 for her role, which came to define her career, and she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress for the role.
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Jennifer Grey briefly considered changing her name in order to start her career anew, but ultimately decided against this.
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From March 1999 until January 2000, Jennifer Grey starred as herself in the short-lived ABC sitcom It's Like, You Know.
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Jennifer Grey appeared with Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, and Kathy Bates in the CBS television movie The West Side Waltz, adapted by Ernest Thompson from his play.
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Jennifer Grey appeared in one episode of Friends as Mindy, a high school friend of Jennifer Aniston's character Rachel.
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Jennifer Grey had a small role in the 2000 film Bounce with Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck.
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In 2007, Jennifer Grey portrayed Daphne on the HBO series John from Cincinnati.
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Jennifer Grey was a contestant on season eleven of Dancing With the Stars.
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Jennifer Grey came out very strong at first, frequently topping the leaderboard.
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In September 2011 Jennifer Grey appeared in the Lifetime movie Bling Ring as Iris Garvey, the mother of Zack Garvey.
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On November 5 and 6,2011, Jennifer Grey stood in for head judge Len Goodman on the BBC One TV show Strictly Come Dancing.
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Jennifer Grey voiced Mrs Kurokawa in the English dub version of Hayao Miyazaki's film The Wind Rises.
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From 2014 to 2017, Jennifer Grey portrayed Judy Meyers on Red Oaks.
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In 2018, Jennifer Grey co-starred in the film Untogether; the film was released on February 8,2019.
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Jennifer Grey appeared at the 2015 Tony Awards alongside her father Joel, presenting a performance from the musical Fun Home.
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Jennifer Grey found a cancerous nodule on her thyroid that he removed in 2009.
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In January 2017, Jennifer Grey participated in the Los Angeles 2017 Women's March.