Jenna Dewan
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| Jenna Dewan | |
| Born | Jenna Lee Dewan December 3, 1980 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
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| Occupation | actress, dancer, former model |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Channing Tatum (2009-present) |
Jenna Lee Dewan Tatum (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress, dancer and former model. She is best known for her role as Nora in the 2006 dance/romance film, Step Up.
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[edit] Biography
Jenna Dewan was born in Hartford; the daughter of Nancy Lee (née Bursch) and Darryll Dewan, who was starting running back for the 1972 Notre Dame Football team.[citation needed] Her parents divorced when Dewan was young and her mother remarried to Claude Brooks Smith. During high school at Grapevine High School in Grapevine, TX, Jenna was a varsity cheerleader and won many dance competition awards. She graduated in 1999 and was voted prom queen her senior year. She went to the USC and was a member of the California Gamma Chapter of Pi Beta Phi (ΠΒΦ).In the past she had dated actor Shane West.
Channing proposed to Jenna while holidaying in Hawaii in September 2008. On Saturday, July 11, 2009, she married fellow actor, and Step Up co-star, Channing Tatum. Their wedding took place on the grounds of the Church Estates Vineyards in Malibu, California. Haylie Duff was one of her bridesmaids.
Dewan is of Lebanese descent.
[edit] Career
Prior to starring in film, she was a dancer, working for various famous performers such as Justin Timberlake, 'N Sync, Sean Combs, Toni Braxton, Celine Dion, Pink, Missy Elliott, Ricky Martin, Billy Crawford, and Janet Jackson in both live performances and music videos. Dewan and Channing Tatum appeared on an episode of YouTube show, Miley & Mandy, dancing to the song "4 Minutes" by Madonna (featuring Timberlake and Timbaland). Jenna Dewan with Channing Tatum and the Step Up cast appeared in Ciara's "Get Up" and Sean Paul's "Give It Up To Me" music video, just like in Samantha Jade's "Step Up" music video(song from the "Step Up" movie).
In 2005, Dewan starred as the title character in the horror film, Tamara, playing an unpopular high school student who is often picked on by classmates. Her character dies, is buried by her classmates, and then returns to seek revenge. Later in 2006, Dewan played a character named Nora Clark in the movie, Step Up, alongside model/actor Channing Tatum. She won the Teen Choice Award for Best Dance. The film is Jenna's best known work to date.
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Jenna Dewan at the Internet Movie Database
- Jenna Dewan at TV.com
- Jenna Dewan on Channing Tatum Unwrapped
- "Talking Tamara with Jenna Dewan", UGO.com
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | American Virgin | Priscilla | |
| The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | — | ||
| 2008 | Shine On | Alessandra | |
| The Jerk Theory | Molly | ||
| Assorted Nightmares: The Janitor | Jennifer | XBOX 360 original production | |
| Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal | Emma Carr | Television | |
| Love Lies Bleeding | Amber | ||
| 2006 | The Grudge 2 | Sally | |
| Step Up | Nora Clark | ||
| Take the Lead | Sasha | ||
| 2005 | Tamara | Tamara Riley | |
| Joey | Tanya | TV series (1 episode) | |
| Waterborne | Devi | ||
| 2004 | The Young and the Restless | Donna | TV series (2 episodes) |
| Quintuplets | Haley | TV series (1 episode) | |
| Dark Shadows | Sophia | Television |
