| Jenna Leigh Green | |
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 Green at the Henry Fonda Theater, 2008 |
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| Born | Jennifer Leigh Greenberg August 22, 1974 West Hills, California |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer |
Jenna Leigh Green (born August 22, 1974) is an American actress and singer best known for her performances on the television show Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and on Broadway and on tour in the musical Wicked.
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Early life and career
Jennifer Leigh Greenberg was born in West Hills, California to an actress mother and a musician father.[1] She was raised in Simi Valley, California with her twin sister Jessica and younger sister Rebecca in a family of actors and musicians. She began to perform in school and community theatre productions by age 12 and later began to appear in commercials and television programs, as well as a few made-for-TV movies.
After graduating from Simi Valley High School, Green appeared for several seasons as mean girl Libby Chessler in the television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch beginning in 1996. She also performed in guest spots on television shows like ER and Dharma & Greg[2] and participated in other Nickelodeon events such as The Big Help and the game show Figure It Out.
Later & theatre career
Her Los Angeles theatre experience includes The Wizard of Oz, The Secret Garden, The Fantasticks, Romeo and Juliet and Into the Woods and West Side Story.[3]
In 1999, Green was cast as Ivy in Bare, a Pop Opera. She performed in the original reading for the musical and the 2000-01 Los Angeles production. In 2002, she appeared in the 2002 TV movie First Shot. In 2004, she moved to New York City where she again played Ivy in Bare during its brief off-Broadway run.[citation needed] In 2007, the cast album of Bare was released, featuring Green.[4] Also in 2004, she performed in concerts and benefits with other cast members as well as on her own. She performed as Diana in a workshop of a new musical, Mask.
In 2005, Green played Betty in the musical film Open House. She then joined the cast of the musical Wicked for its first U.S. national tour, in which she played Nessarose and was an understudy for Elphaba, playing that role over 40 times.[2] After leaving the national tour on March 5, 2006, she made her Broadway debut in Wicked reprising the role of Nessarose at the Gershwin Theatre replacing Cristy Candler. She played the role for nine months in New York and then left the Broadway cast on December 31, 2006 then being replaced by Cristy Candler. Green played Nessarose again in the Los Angeles production of Wicked from February 10, 2007 to December 9, 2007. She was replaced by Marcie Dodd who recently served as the understudy for both Elphaba and Nessarose in the US National Tour of Wicked.
Recent work
Green recently starred as Sally Simpson in a production of "The Who's Tommy" at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood which ran from June 18 - July 6, 2008.[5]
On September 21st 2008, Green made her West End debut in "Never Neverland" a benefit concert that helped in aid of Ovarian cancer and NCH. The concert was at the Duchess Theatre in London. Alongside Green was fellow Wicked alumni Eden Espinosa and Scott Alan. On February 27, 2009 she guest starred on CBS' hit series Ghost Whisperer as Carrie in episode 4.16 "Ghost Busted".
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