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Jenna Elfman
Age: 38
Height: 5' 10"
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Born: Sep. 30th, 1971
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BIOGRAPHY: Jenna Elfman was born in Los Angeles, California, and began her career appearing in commercials. She studied with Milton Katselas, the renowned acting teacher. She then began appearing in TV shows before landing the role of Dharma in the hit ABC television show "Dharma & Greg" (1997).
Her first starring role in a film was in Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), alongside Richard Dreyfuss. She won a Golden Globe award for her role in "Dharma & Greg" (1997) and has since appeared in such films as Keeping the Faith (2000) and Edtv (1999).
TRIVIA:
- At age 35, she gave birth to her first child. Son, Story Elias, was born July 23, 2007 in Los Angeles, weighing 7 lbs, 2 oz.
- Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with 'Milton Katselas' (qv).
- Is a classically-trained ballet dancer.
- She started taking classical ballet at the age of five, but by nine, she suffered a serious ankle injury, and at age 12, the tendon came off the bone. She later gave up ballet at the age of 16.
- Niece of singer 'Tony Butala' (qv), who founded and performs with the vocal group 'The Lettermen' (qv).
- 'Susan Sullivan (I)' (qv), who played the mother-in-law of her character, Dharma, in the series _"Dharma & Greg" (1997)_ (qv), also played the mother of her character Lizzie, in the series _"Brothers & Sisters" (2006)_ (qv).
- Graduated from Los Angeles High School for the Arts, class of 1989. She was senior class representative (dance dept), on Student Arts Council.
- Turned down a role in _Minority Report (2002)_ (qv).
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