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
- Newsmakers 1999, Issue 4, Gale Group, 1999
- Biography, May, 1999
- Cosmopolitan, February, 1998, p. 216
- People Weekly, December 29, 1997, p. 125