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Jennifer Grey Biography

Updated On 31 Jul, 2018 Published On 31 Jul, 2018
Jennifer Grey
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Facts of Jennifer Grey

Date of Birth :
Age : 64 years old
Family Name : Grey
Birth Country : United States
Birth Sign : Aries
Height : 5 Feet 3 Inch

Relationship short Statistics of Jennifer Grey

What is Jennifer Grey marital status ? ( married,single, in relation or divorce): Married
How many children does Jennifer Grey have ? (name): 1 Children
Is Jennifer Grey having any relationship affair ?: Yes2 affair
Is Jennifer Grey Lesbian ? No

Daughter of actress and singer Jo Wilder and Academy Award-winning actor Joel Grey, Jennifer Grey is also a popular actress. She is best known for her roles in "Ferris Bueller’s Day off" and "Dirty Dancing" for which she earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. Grey won the popular dance reality show, "Dancing With the Stars" season eleven with partner Derek Hough.

Early Life And Education Of Jennifer Grey

The talented actress was born on March 26, 1960, in New York, the United States to an Academy Award-winning actor Joel Grey and former actress Jo Wilder. Grey’s paternal grandfather Mickey Katz was a comedian and musician. Both of her parents belonged to a Jewish family.  

She attended Dalton School and studied dance and acting. After completing her graduation she joined Manhattan’s Neighbourhood Playhouse School of the Theatre for two years of training as an actress.

Jennifer Grey's Career

Jennifer Grey while attending the acting training class, worked as a waitress to support herself. At the age of 19, she made her commercial debut in an ad for Dr. Pepper before making her film debut in Reckless playing a small role.

The same year Grey played the role of Toni Mason in the movie Red Dawn. During 1985 she played the role of Laura Eller in a series called ABC Afterschool Special. She then portrayed Jeanie Bueller in a movie, Ferris Buller’s Day Off.

Red Dawn fame actress, Jennifer Grey
 
Source: Nicki Swift

Then she reunited with Patrick Swayze her co-star from Red Dawn to play the role of Frances Baby Houseman in Dirty Dancing. Despite being a low budget movie it was a huge hit and sold one million copies on video. 

Later on, she starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom “It’s Like, You Know….” She also appeared with Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, and Kathy Bates in the CBS Television movie “The West Side Waltz.” She was seen in the episodes of Friends and had a small role in the movie Bounce along with Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck.

The proficient actress was also a contestant on season eleven of Dancing With the Stars and also appeared in the movie Lifetime. Apart from acting career she also made her bright career in dancing and stood in for head judge Len Goodman on the show Strictly Come Dancing which was aired on BBC One.

Jennifer Grey's Net Worth

Jennifer Grey is one of the popular Hollywood actresses who is winning millions of hearts since 1979. She has appeared in more than 40 movies to date. As per Celebrity Net Worth, her estimated net worth is $10 million and The Richest claims $6 million. 

Some of her highest grossing movies are enlisted below,

1. Red Dawn (1984)  

Budget=$17 million

Box-office Collection=$38 million

IMDb rating=5.4

Starring= Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Ben Johnson

2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Budget=$5.8 million

Box-office Collection=$70.1 million

IMDb rating=7.8

Starring=Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara

3. Dirty Dancing (1987)

Budget=$6 million

Box-office Collection=$214 million

IMDb rating=6.9

Starring=Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes

4. Bounce (2000)

Budget=$35 million

Box-office Collection=$53.4 million

IMDb rating=5.7

Starring= Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Morton, Natasha Henstridge

Jennifer Grey's Personal Life

Jennifer Grey is a married woman, she tied the knot to actor/director, Clark Gregg on July 21, 2001, in a private ceremony. They shared a daughter, Stella Gregg, born on December 3, 2001. As of 2018, she resides in Venice, California along with her husband and children.     

Jennifer Grey with husband, Clark Gregg
 
Source: Digital Spy

Previously, she dated an actor, Matthew Broderick, the duo first met in the filming of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. She suffered severe whiplash in a car accident in Ireland while vacationing with him. Due to the accident, her spinal cord was compressed and her surgeon placed a titanium plate in her neck to stabilize it.   

The accident was the event which made their love affair public and was the reason for their break up as well. Her most awaited movie of that time, Dirty Dancing hit the silver screen just a few weeks after the accident, catapulting Grey to fame, but she said, survivor's guilt over the accident stopped her from enjoying the film's success. Even, it led her to withdraw from acting for some time.

Grey reportedly had a short-term fling with actor Johnny Depp, Michael J. Fox and journalist George Stephanopoulos as well. In 2010, she participated in Dancing with the Stars but before that she had a physical examination to ensure her health because she has chronic neck problems caused by the car accident years before.     

Plastic Surgery           

Grey underwent two rhinoplasties in the early 1980s which affected her career. Before her surgery, she was popularized by her acting and face but after the surgery, she was highly criticized. The second surgery was necessary to correct stemming problems from the first one because even her close friends failed to recognize her.

Jennifer Grey before and after surgery picture
 
Source: Plastic Surgery Mistakes

Once in an interview she said, she felt an invisible person after the surgery and even considered for changing her name in order to start her career anew, but ultimately dropped the idea.

Below we present the video of Jennifer Grey,

Jennifer Grey Affairs

  1. First Affair with Matthew Broderick

    The skillful actress was in a relationship with Matthew Broderick. They were dating each other after the shoot of the movie entitled Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

  2. Affair with George Stephanopoulos

    The talented actress, Jennifer Grey started dating a famous reporter George Stephanopoulos. But the relation didn't last long and she was married to a famous actor Clark Gregg.

Jennifer Grey Married

First Marriage with Clark Gregg

The proficient actress, Jennifer Grey was married to an actor/director Clark Gregg. They both have a daughter together, named Stella.

Jennifer Grey Children

DAUGHTER : Stella Gregg

Father: Clark Gregg

The talented actress Jennifer Grey was married to an actor Clark Gregg with whom she has a daughter named Stella Gregg.

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