Jennifer Grey

Biography

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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Grey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

House

American Dad!

American Dad!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Friends

Dancing with the Stars

All Movies (43)

• Wish You Were Here2025 · as Mom
• A Real Pain2024 · as Marcia
• Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match2023 · as Jennifer Grey / Sareena (voice)
• Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation2023 · as Gwen Shamblin
• I Am Patrick Swayze2019 · as Self
• Bittersweet Symphony2019 · as Eleanor Roberts
• Untogether2019 · as Josie
• Duck Duck Goose2018 · as Edna (voice)
• In Your Eyes2014 · as Diane
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off2011 · as Self
• The Bling Ring2011 · as Iris Garvey
• Keith2008 · as Caroline
• Redbelt2008 · as Lucy Weiss
• The Road to Christmas2006 · as Claire Jameson
• Who Is Ferris Bueller?2006 · as Self
• The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories2006 · as Self
• Ritual2002 · as Dr. Alice Dodgson
• Bounce2000 · as Janice Guerrero
• Since You've Been Gone1998 · as Patty Reed
• Outrage1998 · as Sally Casey
• Red Meat1997 · as Candice
• Lover's Knot1996 · as Megan Forrester
• Portraits of a Killer1996 · as Elaine Taylor
• The West Side Waltz1995 · as Robin Ouiseau
• A Case for Murder1993 · as Kate Weldon
• Wind1992 · as Kate Bass
• Eyes of a Witness1991 · as Christine Baxter
• If the Shoe Fits1990 · as Kelly Carter / Prudence
• Criminal Justice1990 · as Liz Carter
• Murder in Mississippi1990 · as Rita Schwerner
• Bloodhounds of Broadway1989 · as Lovey Lou
• Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre1989 · as Self (voice)
• Dirty Dancing1987 · as Frances "Baby" Houseman
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off1986 · as Jeanie Bueller
• Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale1985 · as Laura Eller
• American Flyers1985 · as Leslie
• The Cotton Club1984 · as Patsy Dwyer
• Red Dawn1984 · as Toni
• Reckless1984 · as Cathy Bennario
• Untitled Dirty Dancing Sequel— · as Frances 'Baby' Houseman
• Grief Night Club— · as Dr. J (voice)
• Soapbox—

All TV Shows (31)

• Reunited Apart2020 · as Self
• Stars in the House2020 · as Self - Special Guest
• The Movies That Made Us2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Dollface2019 · as Sharon
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Conners2018 · as Janelle
• Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
• Red Oaks2014 · as Judy
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Who Do You Think You Are?2010 · as Self
• Phineas and Ferb2007 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• Phineas and Ferb2007 · as Mrs. Pierpoint (voice)
• Phineas and Ferb2007 · as Dr. Gevaarlijk (voice)
• John from Cincinnati2007
• The New Adventures of Old Christine2006 · as Tracey
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Contestant
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Carol Dickinson
• American Dad!2005 · as Baby Houseman (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Diane (voice)
• House2004 · as Abbey
• It's Like, You Know...1999 · as Jennifer Grey
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• Friends1994 · as Mindy
• Fallen Angels1993 · as Ginger Allen
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• The Equalizer1985 · as Valerie Jacobs
• Fashion1979
• ABC Afterschool Special1972 · as Carol Schwartz
• ABC Afterschool Special1972 · as Laura Eller
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter