Jennifer Grey

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Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze face each other on all fours in a dance studio, in a scene from the film Dirty Dancing.

Jennifer Grey

American actress

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Joel Grey
Grey’s daughter, Jennifer, also became an actor, popular for her role as Baby Houseman in Dirty Dancing (1987).
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Grey’s daughter, Jennifer, also became an actor, popular for her role as Baby Houseman in Dirty Dancing (1987).
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Matthew Broderick
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and 1987 car accident
…soon began to date actress Jennifer Grey, who played his elder sister in the movie. Once again, however, Broderick’s success was mixed with misfortune when in 1987 the up-and-coming actors were involved in a fatal car crash while on vacation in Ireland. Driving at night, Broderick drove his rented BMW…
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…soon began to date actress Jennifer Grey, who played his elder sister in the movie. Once again, however, Broderick’s success was mixed with misfortune when in 1987 the up-and-coming actors were involved in a fatal car crash while on vacation in Ireland. Driving at night, Broderick drove his rented BMW…
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12 Essential Brat Pack Flicks
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
…by John Hughes and features Jennifer Grey (soon to star in 1987’s Dirty Dancing) as Ferris’s jealous sister, who learns to lighten up a little after encountering Sheen in full James Dean mode in a police station.
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…by John Hughes and features Jennifer Grey (soon to star in 1987’s Dirty Dancing) as Ferris’s jealous sister, who learns to lighten up a little after encountering Sheen in full James Dean mode in a police station.
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