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Jennifer Grey

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Jennifer Grey

Born March 26, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA37 films

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).

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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 the Stars (2010) and starred as Judy Meyers in the Amazon Prime Video comedy Red Oaks (2014–2017). Her voice work in film and television includes the 2018 film Duck Duck Goose and the 2008–2014 animated television series Phineas and Ferb.

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off posterFirst watchFerris Bueller's Day Off19867.6as Jeanie BuellerAfter high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Dirty Dancing poster7.3Dirty Dancing1987A Real Pain poster6.8A Real Pain2024In Your Eyes poster7.1In Your Eyes2014Keith poster7.0Keith2008Red Dawn poster6.3Red Dawn1984The Cotton Club poster6.5The Cotton Club1984Redbelt poster6.4Redbelt2008Bounce poster5.8Bounce2000

Filmography

37 films as actor
  1. TBAUntitled Dirty Dancing SequelBaby Houseman
  2. TBAGrief Night ClubDr. J (voice)
  3. TBASoapbox
  4. 2025Wish You Were HereMom
  5. 2024A Real PainMarcia
  6. 2023Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage MatchJennifer Grey (voice)
  7. 2023Gwen Shamblin: Starving for SalvationGwen Shamblin
  8. 2019Bittersweet SymphonyEleanor Roberts
  9. 2019UntogetherJosie
  10. 2018Duck Duck GooseEdna (voice)
  11. 2014In Your EyesDiane
  12. 2011The Bling RingIris Garvey
  13. 2008KeithCaroline
  14. 2008RedbeltLucy Weiss
  15. 2006The Road to ChristmasClaire Jameson
  16. 2002RitualDr. Alice Dodgson
  17. 2000BounceJanice Guerrero
  18. 1998Since You've Been GonePatty Reed
  19. 1998OutrageSally Casey
  20. 1997Red MeatCandice
  21. 1996Lover's KnotMegan Forrester
  22. 1996Portraits of a KillerElaine Taylor
  23. 1995The West Side WaltzRobin Ouiseau
  24. 1993A Case for MurderKate Weldon
  25. 1992WindKate Bass
  26. 1991Eyes of a WitnessChristine Baxter
  27. 1990If the Shoe FitsKelly Carter / Prudence
  28. 1990Criminal JusticeLiz Carter
  29. 1990Murder in MississippiRita Schwerner
  30. 1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayLovey Lou
  31. 1987Dirty DancingBaby Houseman
  32. 1986Ferris Bueller's Day OffJeanie Bueller
  33. 1985Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy TaleLaura Eller
  34. 1985American FlyersLeslie
  35. 1984The Cotton ClubPatsy Dwyer
  36. 1984Red DawnToni
  37. 1984RecklessCathy Bennario