Jenna Dewan

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Jenna Tatum
Jenna Dewan 2012.jpg
Dewan at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon 2012
Born Jenna Lee Dewan
(1980-12-03) December 3, 1980 (age 44)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Other names Jenna Dewan-Tatum[1]
Jenna Dewan Tatum[2]
Alma mater University of Southern California
Occupation
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • businesswoman
Years active 2002–present
Spouse(s) Channing Tatum (m. 2009)
Children 1
Website www.jennadewanunwrapped.com

Jenna Dewan Tatum (/dəˈwɑːn ˈteɪtəm/; born Jenna Lee Dewan; December 3, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She began her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Pink, Missy Elliott, and Christina Aguilera. She is known for her role as Nora in the 2006 film Step Up. She has also starred on the short-lived NBC series The Playboy Club and had a recurring role on the FX series American Horror Story: Asylum. She was Freya Beauchamp on the Lifetime series Witches of East End. Dewan has been married to actor Channing Tatum since 2009.

Early life

Dewan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Nancy Smith (née Bursch) and Darryll Dewan, who was a running back on the 1972 Notre Dame football team.[3] Her father is of Lebanese and Polish descent and her mother is of German and English ancestry.[4][5][6] Her parents divorced when she was young and her mother remarried Claude Brooks Smith. While attending high school at Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas, Dewan was a varsity cheerleader. She graduated in 1999 and was voted prom queen during her senior year. She went to University of Southern California and was a member of the California Gamma Chapter of Pi Beta Phi.

Career

Dancing

Dewan first appeared in Janet Jackson's "Doesn't Really Matter" video, and later in "All for You" and the All for You Tour.[7] Dewan credits working with Jackson for aiding her career, allowing her to later work with many other artists and giving her the experience necessary to co-star in the dance film Step Up.[8]

Acting

In August 2008, Dewan starred in the Lifetime made-for-television film Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal which follows five rule-breaking teens. She portrayed the role of disciplinarian Coach Emma Carr. In November 2009, she appeared in the straight-to-DVD comedy American Virgin alongside Rob Schneider.


In March 2011, Dewan was cast in the NBC pilot of The Playboy Club. In May 2011, NBC picked up the series for a full season. She portrayed the role of Bunny Janie, a provocative Playboy bunny who works at a Playboy Club in Chicago in 1961. The series premiered on September 19 to 5.2 million viewers with mixed reviews from critics. Due to low ratings, NBC cancelled the series after just three episodes in October 2011.[9]

In November 2011, Dewan starred in the film The Jerk Theory. This was first released in Germany in 2009. It was later released in the US in November 2011.[10]

Dewan appeared in the romantic-comedy film 10 Years, produced by her husband Channing Tatum. The film was released on September 14, 2012. That same year, she appeared in American Horror Story: Asylum, the second season of the horror television series, as Teresa Morrison.

In 2013, Dewan began starring in the Lifetime series Witches of East End as Freya Beauchamp, one of the lead characters.[11]

33andOut Productions

Along with friends Reid Carolin, Adam Martingano, Brett Rodriguez[12] and husband Channing Tatum, Dewan started a production company called 33andOut Productions.[13] Their first production is a documentary called Earth Made of Glass that follows Rwandan President Paul Kagame and genocide survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu. It premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.[14]

Personal life

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Dewan with husband Channing Tatum in 2010.

In 2006, Dewan met actor Channing Tatum on the set of their film Step Up. They began dating shortly after filming had finished.[15] The couple became engaged in early September 2008 in Maui,[16] and married on July 11, 2009,[17] at Church Estates Vineyards in Malibu, California.[18] Their daughter, Everly, was born in May 2013 in London, England.[19][20]

Dewan is an animal rights activist and a vegan.[21]

Dewan is raising her daughter as a vegetarian but says she will let her decide what to eat when she gets old enough.[22]

Filmography

Movies
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Waterborne Devi
2005 Tamara Tamara Riley
2006 "Step Up" Nora
2006 Take the Lead Sasha 2006
2006 The Grudge 2
2008 Love Lies Bleeding Amber Direct-to-video
2009 Falling Awake Alessandra
2009 The Six Wives of Henry Lefay Sarah Jane
2009 The Jerk Theory Molly Taylor
2009 American Virgin Priscilla White
2011 The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy Katherine Prescott
2011 Balls to the Wall Rachel Matthews
2011 10 Years Jess
2011 Setup Mia
2012 Slightly Single in L.A. Hallie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Quintuplets Haley Episode: "Little Man on Campus"
2004 The Young and the Restless Donna 2 episodes
2005 Joey Tanya Episode: "Joey and the Break-up"
2008 Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal Emma Carr Television film
2009 Melrose Place Kendra Wilson 2 episodes
2011 The Playboy Club Bunny Janie Main cast; 3 episodes
2012–13 American Horror Story: Asylum Teresa Morrison 6 episodes (2 uncredited)
2013 She Made Them Do It Sarah Pender Television film
2013–14 Witches of East End Freya Beauchamp Main cast; 23 episodes
2014 The Mindy Project Brooke Episode: "Be Cool"
2014 So You Think You Can Dance Herself Guest judge; 3 episodes
2015–present Supergirl Lucy Lane Recurring role
2016 Lip Sync Battle Herself Episode: "Channing Tatum vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum"
Music Videos
Year Title Artist Notes
1999 So Real Mandy Moore
2000 He Wasn't Man Enough Toni Braxton
2000 Upside Down A*Teens
2000 Doesn't Really Matter Janet Jackson
2000 Honey Bee Belle Perez
2001 All for You Janet Jackson
2001 You're No Good Ellie Campbell
2002 Gossip Folks Missy Elliott
2003 One Heart Celine Dion
2003 Juramento Ricky Martin
2006 (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole
2006 Get Up Ciara featuring Chamillionaire
2010 Not Myself Tonight Christina Aguilera

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2007 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Dance Scene (with Channing Tatum) Step Up Won

References

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  4. ↑ Jenna Dewan’s Fan Q&A on Twitter and New Photos at Nylon Magazine’s. channingtatumunwrapped.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
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  21. ↑ Tamar Abrams, "Jenna Dewan Tatum Bares All for PETA," Huffington Post, July 9, 2010.
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