Menu
Jenna Dewan

Jenna Dewan

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 03, 1980 (44)
Birthplace Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 30, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
Biography

Jenna Lee Dewan (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Missy Elliott. She is known for her role as Nora Clark 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 portrayed Freya Beauchamp on the Lifetime series Witches of East End, Lucy Lane in The CW series Supergirl and its spin-off, Superman & Lois and Joanna in Soundtrack on Netflix. Dewan has hosted the reality television shows World of Dance and Flirty Dancing and served as a judge on Come Dance with Me. She currently stars as Bailey on ABC's The Rookie. She also had a recurring role on the FOX medical drama The Resident. Dewan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Nancy Bursch Smith (née Bursch) and Darryll Dewan, who was a running back on the 1972 Notre Dame football team. Her father is of Lebanese and Polish descent and her mother is of German and English ancestry. Her parents divorced when she was young and her mother remarried Claude Brooks Smith. During high school at Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas, Dewan was a varsity cheerleader. She graduated in 1999 and was voted prom queen her senior year. She went to University of Southern California and was a member of the California Gamma Chapter of Pi Beta Phi. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jenna Dewan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Headshots

Profile
Profile
Profile
Profile
Profile
Profile
Profile
Profile
Profile
Profile
Profile
Filmography

Devil On My Doorstep

Devil On My Doorstep

2023

as Natasha Wallace

Let's Get Physical

Let's Get Physical

2022

as Sadie Smith

The Wedding Year

The Wedding Year

2019

as Jessica

Berlin, I Love You

Berlin, I Love You

2019

as Mandy

Slightly Single in L.A.

Slightly Single in L.A.

2013

as Hallie

10 Years

10 Years

2012

as Jess

She Made Them Do It

She Made Them Do It

2012

as Sarah

Balls to the Wall

Balls to the Wall

2011

as Rachel Matthews

Setup

Setup

2011

as Mia

Falling Awake

Falling Awake

2010

as Alessandra

American Virgin

American Virgin

2009

as Priscilla White

The Jerk Theory

The Jerk Theory

2009

as Molly

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

2009

as Sarah Jane

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding

2008

as Amber

Step Up

Step Up

2006

as Nora Clark

Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006

as Sasha

The Grudge 2

The Grudge 2

2006

as Sally

Tamara

Tamara

2005

as Tamara Riley

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

2005

as Sophia

Janet: Live in Hawaii

Janet: Live in Hawaii

2002

as Dancer

No data available

No data available

Devil On My Doorstep

Devil On My Doorstep

2023

Executive Producer

Let's Get Physical

Let's Get Physical

2022

Executive Producer

Earth Made of Glass

Earth Made of Glass

2011

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Rookie

as Bailey Nune

Episodes: 57

First Aired: Oct 16, 2018

Witches of East End

as Freya Beauchamp

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Oct 06, 2013

Supergirl

as Lucy Lane

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Oct 26, 2015

Soundtrack

as Joanna Kassem

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Dec 18, 2019

The Resident

as Julian Booth

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 21, 2018

American Horror Story

as Teresa Morrison

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 05, 2011

Superman & Lois

as Lucy Lane

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 23, 2021

The Playboy Club

as Bunny Janie

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 19, 2011

Man with a Plan

as Jen

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 24, 2016

Joey

as Tanya

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2004

The Mindy Project

as Brooke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2012

World of Dance

as Self

Episodes: 50

First Aired: May 30, 2017

Come Dance with Me

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Apr 15, 2022

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Flirty Dancing

as Herself - Host

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 29, 2019

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

The Miley and Mandy Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 28, 2008

Quintuplets

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2004

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2019

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 28, 2021

Melrose Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2009

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Lip Sync Battle

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 2015

Busy Tonight

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 2018

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 25 38 16
2024 7 30 43 14
2024 8 27 50 19
2024 9 25 44 16
2024 10 31 54 20
2024 11 27 45 18
2024 12 20 37 12
2025 1 27 37 19
2025 2 19 28 4
2025 3 7 23 1
2025 4 2 2 1
2025 5 4 5 2
2025 6 3 4 2
2025 7 3 3 2
2025 8 4 13 1
2025 9 1 1 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 462 216
2025 2 717 482

Return to Top