Jenna Elfman - Hollywood Celebrity, Actress
Date of Birth
30 September 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name
Jennifer Mary Butala
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Mini Biography
Jenna Elfman was born in Los Angeles, California, and began her career actualization in commercials. She advised with Milton Katselas, the acclaimed acting teacher. She again began actualization in TV shows afore landing the role of Dharma in the hit ABC television appearance "Dharma & Greg" (1997).Her aboriginal starring role in a blur was in Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), alongside Richard Dreyfuss. She won a Golden Globe accolade for her role in "Dharma & Greg" (1997) and has back appeared in such films as Keeping the Faith (2000) and Edtv (1999).
Spouse
Bodhi Elfman
(18 February 1995 - present) 2 children
Trivia
Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.Is a classically-trained ballet dancer.
Graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, chic of 1989. She was chief chic adumbrative (dance dept), on Student Arts Council.
Niece of accompanist Tony Butala, who founded and performs with the articulate accumulation The Lettermen.
Jenna Elfman started demography classical ballet at the age of five, but by nine, she suffered a austere abate injury, and at age 12, the bond came off the bone. She afterwards gave up ballet at the age of 16.
Was listed as a abeyant appointee on the 2004 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was appropriate in the Worst Supporting Actress class for her achievement in the blur Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003); however, Jenna Elfman bootless to accept a nomination.
Is of Croatian heritage.
Daughter-in-law of Richard Elfman and Marie-Pascale Elfman.
Was amid the guests at Tom Cruise's and Katie Holmes' bells commemoration in Italy.
Susan Sullivan, who played the mother-in-law of her character, Dharma, in the alternation "Dharma & Greg" (1997), additionally played the mother of her appearance Lizzie, in the alternation "Brothers & Sisters" (2006).
Turned bottomward a role in Minority Report (2002).
Gave bearing to her son Easton Quinn Monroe Elfman, with bedmate Bodhi Elfman, in Los Angeles at 7.53am, belief in at 7lbs 12oz (2 March 2010).
Was four months abundant with her son Easton back she completed filming on the aboriginal alternation of "Accidentally on Purpose" (2009).
Returned to assignment four months afterwards giving bearing to her son Easton in adjustment to activate filming Friends with Benefits (2011).
Personal Quotes
Creatively, you need to go live life. As an artist, you are representing life. So you have to rub elbows and be out in it.
Salary
"Accidentally on Purpose" (2009) | $125,000/episode (2009-10) |
Where Are They Now
(October 2003) Was to perform on Broadway in the musical "Nine", as a replacement for Jane Krakowski. Citing lack of proper time, she left the show during rehearsals and was replaced by Krakowski's understudy.