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Jenna Elfman Biography (1971-)

Original name, Jennifer Mary Butala; born September 30, 1971, in Los Angeles,CA; daughter of Richard (an executive for Hughes Aircraft) and Sue Butala; married Bodhi Pine Elfman (an actor), 1995. Addresses: Agent: CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Immortal Entertainment, 1650 21st St., Santa Monica, CA 90404.; Publicist: Wolf/Kasteler PR, 335 N. Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Contact: 6920 Los Tilos Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90068; 1608 N. Cahuenga Blvd., #1271, Los Angeles, CA 90028.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, producer

Birth Details

September 30, 1971

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Tall dancer in "Halo" video, Strange Too, 1990
• (Uncredited) Cameo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Ampitheatre Halloween 1995, 1996
• Tanya, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997
• (Uncredited) Angel, Can't Hardly Wait (also known as The Party), Columbia, 1998
• Veronica Micelli, Krippendorf's Tribe, Buena Vista, 1998
• Voice of an Owl, Doctor Dolittle, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Shari, Edtv (also known as Ed TV), Universal, 1999
• Title role, Venus, 1999
• Anna Riley, Keeping the Faith, Touchstone Pictures, 2000
• Voice of Phig, CyberWorld, IMAX Corp., 2000
• Voice of Lorelei, The Tangerine Bear, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
• Auburn, Town & Country, New Line Cinema, 2001
• Television Appearances, Series
• Shannon Canotis, Townies, ABC, 1996-1997
• Dharma Freedom Finkelstein Montegomery, Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1997-2002
• Guest regular, Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1998
• Television Appearances, Movies
• (As Jenna Butala) Lisa Majorski, Double Deception, 1993
• Leslie, Her Last Chance, NBC, 1996
• Ellena Roberts, Obsessed, Lifetime, 2002
• Television Appearances, Specials
• Interviewee, Inside Scientology, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
• Barbara Walters Presents 6 To Watch, ABC, 1998
• Influences: From Yesterday to Today, CBS, 1999
• Host, Women Rock! Girls & Guitars, Lifetime, 2000
• Men Strike Back, VH1, 2000
• Intimate Portrait: Bobbi Brown, Lifetime, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents The 8th American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1998
• Presenter, The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998
• Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
• Presenter, The 12th Annual American Comedy Awards, Fox, 1998
• Host, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
• TV Guide Awards, Fox, 1999
• Herself, My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
• The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
• Second Annual TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2000
• The 14th Annual American Comedy Awards, Fox, 2000
• Presenter, My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2001
• Television Appearances, Episodic
• Lily Bishop, "Bottom's Up," The Monroes, ABC, 1995
• Garland, "The Getaway, Almost," Roseanne, ABC, 1995
• Patty Snow, "The Nutty Confessor," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996
• Angela Scalise, "Chapter 17," Murder One, ABC, 1996
• Becky Toll, "Being Fired Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry," Almost Perfect, CBS, 1996
• Jordan, "Just Friends?" The Single Guy, NBC, 1997
• The Pet Shop, 1997
• Cohost, Rock across America, VH1, 2001
• The Late Show with David Letterman, NBC, 2001
• Television Work
• Series
• Worked as producer, Dharma & Greg, ABC.
• Stage Appearances
• Visions + Lovers, Variations on a Theme, Skylight Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1999
• RECORDINGS
• Music Videos
• Depeche Mode, "Halo," 1991
• Anthrax, "Black Lodge," 1993
• Also appeared in ZZ Top's "Legs."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Newsmakers 1999, Issue 4, Gale Group, 1999

Periodicals

• Biography, May, 1999
• Cosmopolitan, February, 1998, p. 216
• People Weekly, December 29, 1997, p. 125