Jenna Dewan

Infobox Actor
name = Jenna Dewan

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caption =
birthname = Jenna Lee Dewan
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|12|3
birthplace = Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
occupation = actress, dancer, former model
yearsactive = 2002 – present
awards =
2007 "Step Up"

Jenna Lee Dewan (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress, dancer and former model. She is probably best known for her role in the 2006 dance/romance film, "Step Up".

Biography

Jenna Dewan was born in Hartford, Connecticut; the daughter of Nancy Lee (née Bursch) and Darryll Dewan, who was starting running back for the 1972 Notre Dame Football Team. Dewan is of half Lebanese ancestry. Her parents divorced when Dewan was young and her mother remarried to Claude Brooks Smith. During high school at Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas, 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 University of Southern California and was a member of Pi Beta Phi. As of 2008, she is currently engaged to Channing Tatum, her co-star in "Step Up", and boyfriend of three years. She also was linked to Justin Timberlake for a short period of time.

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 Tatum appeared on an episode of YouTube show, "Miley & Mandy", dancing to the song "4 Minutes" by Madonna (featuring Timberlake and Timbaland).

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.

Personal life

Jenna Dewan is engaged to actor, model, and producer Channing Tatum [cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/news/jenna-dewan-and-channing-tatum-are-tying-the-knot|title=Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Engaged|accessdate=2008-09-08|publisher=US Weekly] , fellow actor from the film Step Up.

Filmography

References

External links

*imdb name|id=1564087|name=Jenna Dewan
*tvtome person|id=279260|name=Jenna Dewan
* [http://channingtatumunwrapped.com/category/personal/jenna-dewan/ Jenna Dewan] on [http://www.ChanningTatumUnwrapped.com Channing Tatum Unwrapped]
* [http://www.ugo.com/channels/FilmTv/features/tamara/default.asp "Talking Tamara with Jenna Dewan"] , "UGO.com"