Jennie Garth

  • Name: Jennie Garth
  • Date of Birth: April 03, 1972
  • Place of Birth: Urbana, Illinois, USA
Mini-bio: Jennifer Eve Garth (born April 3, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American actress, best known for her roles of Kelly Taylor in Beverly Hills, 90210 and of Valerie Kelly Tyler in What I Like About You...( read more).




Jennifer Eve Garth was born in Illinois to John and Carolyn Garth, who each already had three children from different marriages. She grew up on a 25-acre horse ranch in Arcola, Illinois with her six older half-siblings: Johnny, Chuck, Lisa, Cammie, Wendy and Lynn. Jennie also lived in Tuscola, Illinois during her younger years. When Garth was 11, she and her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. She took dancing lessons and did a little modeling while living there, at the time wanting to go to college and later start her own dance studio. At age 15, she was discovered and encouraged to pursue an acting career by a talent scout, who had seen her win a talent competition....



She dropped out of Greenway High School during her junior year, and she and her mother moved to Los Angeles so she could become an actress. She later obtained her diploma in California. There, she started taking acting classes and went to auditions almost every day. After living in L.A. about four months, she landed the role of 'Erica McCray' on the NBC series A Brand New Life (1989).



Garth is best known for her role as the beleaguered Kelly Taylor on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210. At various points in the series, Garth's character was involved in a love triangle between Dylan McKay (Luke Perry) and Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestly), became a diet pill abuser, was trapped in a fire, became involved in a cult, used cocaine, was raped, shot, got amnesia and had a miscarriage. She and former costar Tiffani Thiessen are best friends.



Garth starred in the sitcom What I Like About You. Garth's story, "I Am Home," was featured in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. She played the lead female role in the 1993 television production of Danielle Steel's Star.



Garth appeared on Season 5 of Dancing with the Stars and was paired with Derek Hough. She was eliminated on the ninth week of competition finishing fourth. During the course of the show she appared at the AMA, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and at Disneyland where she performed with Mickey Mouse to promote the show.



Garth was ranked #41 in VH1's Top 100 Greatest Teen Stars.



She also ranked #59 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2000, and #93 on the magazine's 100 Sexiest Women of 2001.



On April 16, 1994, Garth married musician Daniel B. Clark. They separated in January 1996 and Garth filed for divorce in November 1 of that year.



On January 20, 2001, she married actor Peter Facinelli; they met in 1995 while filming the movie An Unfinished Affair. They have three daughters: Luca Bella (born on June 22, 1997), Lola Ray (born on December 6, 2002) and Fiona Eve (born on September 30, 2006).



She speaks Italian fluently, and is a vegetarian.



She is a natural blonde.



Her height is 5.5 ft.



She came in forth place in the Dancing With The Stars season 5.



She is a long-time sufferer of migraine headaches, for which she has done public service announcements on TV.
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Replace this image with an actor photoJennie Garth mini-bio: Jennifer Eve Garth (born April 3, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American actress, best known for her roles of Kelly Taylor in Beverly Hills, 90210 and of Valerie Kelly Tyler in What I Like About You.

Jennifer Eve Garth was born in Illinois to John and Carolyn Garth, who each already had three children from different marriages. She grew up on a 25-acre horse ranch in Arcola, Illinois with her six older half-siblings: Johnny, Chuck, Lisa, Cammie, Wendy and Lynn. Jennie also lived in Tuscola, Illinois during her younger years. When Garth was 11, she and her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. She took dancing lessons and did a little modeling while living there, at the time wanting to go to college and later start her own dance studio. At age 15, she was discovered and encouraged to pursue an acting career by a talent scout, who had seen her win a talent competition....

She dropped out of Greenway High School during her junior year, and she and her mother moved to Los Angeles so she could become an actress. She later obtained her diploma in California. There, she started taking acting classes and went to auditions almost every day. After living in L.A. about four months, she landed the role of 'Erica McCray' on the NBC series A Brand New Life (1989).

Garth is best known for her role as the beleaguered Kelly Taylor on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210. At various points in the series, Garth's character was involved in a love triangle between Dylan McKay (Luke Perry) and Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestly), became a diet pill abuser, was trapped in a fire, became involved in a cult, used cocaine, was raped, shot, got amnesia and had a miscarriage. She and former costar Tiffani Thiessen are best friends.

Garth starred in the sitcom What I Like About You. Garth's story, "I Am Home," was featured in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. She played the lead female role in the 1993 television production of Danielle Steel's Star.

Garth appeared on Season 5 of Dancing with the Stars and was paired with Derek Hough. She was eliminated on the ninth week of competition finishing fourth. During the course of the show she appared at the AMA, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and at Disneyland where she performed with Mickey Mouse to promote the show.

Garth was ranked #41 in VH1's Top 100 Greatest Teen Stars.

She also ranked #59 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2000, and #93 on the magazine's 100 Sexiest Women of 2001.

On April 16, 1994, Garth married musician Daniel B. Clark. They separated in January 1996 and Garth filed for divorce in November 1 of that year.

On January 20, 2001, she married actor Peter Facinelli; they met in 1995 while filming the movie An Unfinished Affair. They have three daughters: Luca Bella (born on June 22, 1997), Lola Ray (born on December 6, 2002) and Fiona Eve (born on September 30, 2006).

She speaks Italian fluently, and is a vegetarian.

She is a natural blonde.

Her height is 5.5 ft.

She came in forth place in the Dancing With The Stars season 5.

She is a long-time sufferer of migraine headaches, for which she has done public service announcements on TV.


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  • mykitty78
    mykitty78
    i like beverly hills 90210 and i like all the frends on beverly hill 90210 and i like to have all the friends on beverly hills 90210,,
    posted 551 days ago
  • alexandrumartyn
    alexandrumartyn
    super girl,beutiful and very funny,well done
    posted 657 days ago
  • Twisted67
    Twisted67
    she rox my fuzzy blue slipper sox on what i like about you - she's SOOOOO funny!! im watching it rite now - ROCK ON!!!!! :D
    posted 659 days ago
  • missyheart
    missyheart
    I love Jennie as Kelly Taylor in 90210,also in What I like about you as Val.You get to see another side of her :D
    posted 848 days ago
  • ALISON1900US
    ALISON1900US
    I JENNIE I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN
    posted 875 days ago
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