Jenna Lee Dewan (/dəˈwÉ'Ë n/; 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 P!nk, Missy
Elliott, and Christina Aguilera. 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 Joanna in the Netflix series Soundtrack. Dewan
has hosted the reality television shows World of Dance and Flirty
Dancing.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. Her father is of Lebanese and Polish
descent and her mother is of German and English ancestry.As a child,
Dewan moved frequently; she mentioned in an interview that she lived
in seven cities before reaching the seventh grade. While attending
high school at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, Maryland,
Dewan was a varsity cheerleader. She transferred to Grapevine High
School in Grapevine, Texas. She was also a varsity cheerleader there
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.
actress and dancer. She started her career as a backup dancer for
Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including P!nk, Missy
Elliott, and Christina Aguilera. 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 Joanna in the Netflix series Soundtrack. Dewan
has hosted the reality television shows World of Dance and Flirty
Dancing.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. Her father is of Lebanese and Polish
descent and her mother is of German and English ancestry.As a child,
Dewan moved frequently; she mentioned in an interview that she lived
in seven cities before reaching the seventh grade. While attending
high school at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, Maryland,
Dewan was a varsity cheerleader. She transferred to Grapevine High
School in Grapevine, Texas. She was also a varsity cheerleader there
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.
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