Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress, best known for playing Frances "Baby" Houseman in the 1987 hit film, Dirty Dancing.
Daughter of Broadway actor/dancer/choreographer Joel Grey and Jo Wilder.
Granddaughter of Mickey Katz.
She and Clark Gregg had their first child, daughter Stella, on December 3rd 2001.
Was engaged to Matthew Broderick (I)
Was cast as Gene Wilder's wife in the 1994 sitcom "Something Wilder" (1994), but was replaced when test audiences disapproved of the two lead's age differences in the pilot episode.
Was engaged to Johnny Depp.
Studied acting at New York City's prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse under legendary acting coach, Sanford Meisner.
Is best friends with Tracy Pollan; they met as classmates at the private Dalton School in New York City.
In a recent interview for Channel 5 (UK) she said that having plastic surgery to her nose was the worst mistake she had ever made. This was because she was no longer recognizable as the girl from the film Dirty Dancing (1987), just somebody who looked a bit like her.
Her father Joel sang "Razzle-Dazzle," from Chicago, when he hosted "Muppet Show, The" (1976). In Dirty Dancing (1987), her character's father is played by Jerry Orbach, who originated the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago--including singing the song "Razzle-Dazzle".
Began her career as a dancer in a Dr. Pepper TV commercial.
