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Jennifer Eve Garth (b. April 3, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American actress.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Career 1.2 Personal life 2 Trivia 3 Quotes 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 External links 6 References

Early Life

Jennifer Eve Garth was born on April 3rd, 1972 in Urbana, Illionis, USA to John and Carolyn Garth, who both had 3 children each from different marriages, before they had Jennie. She grew up on a 25-acre horse ranch outside Urbana, Illinois with her 6 older siblings: Johnny, Chuck, Lisa, Cammie, Wendy and Lynn. When Jennie was 13, she and her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. She took dancing lessons and did a little modeling while living in Arizona, and she dreamed of going to college and later start her own dance studio. At age 15, Jennie was discovered and encouraged to pursue an acting career by a talent scout, who had seen her win a talent competition.

Beginning her Career

Therefore, she dropped out of high school during her junior year, and she and her mom moved to Los Angeles, California so she could become an actress. She later obtained her diploma in California. There, she started taking acting classes and went to auditions almost every day. After living in L.A. about four months, she landed the role of 'Erica McCray' on the NBC series "A Brand New Life" (1989).

Garth is best known for her role as the beleaguered Kelly Taylor on the television series Beverly Hills 90210. At various points in the series, Garth's character was involved in a love triangle between Dylan McKay and Brenda Walsh, became a diet pill abuser, was trapped in a fire, became involved in a cult, used cocaine, was raped, shot, got amnesia and had a miscarriage. She starred in the sitcom What I Like About You. Garth's story, "I Am Home," was featured in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. When they made Danielle Steele's book, "Star" into a movie she played the lead female role.

On April 16, 1994, Garth married musician Daniel B. Clark. They separated in January 1996 and Garth filed for divorce in November 1 of that year.

On January 20, 2001, she married actor Peter Facinelli; they met in 1995 while filming the movie An Unfinished Affair. They have three daughters: Luca Bella (born on June 22, 1997), Lola Ray (born on December 6, 2002) and Fiona Eve (born on September 30, 2006).Her height is 5'5".

• Is best friends with actress Tiffani Thiessen.

• Is a long time sufferer of migraine headaches, for which she has done Public Service Announcements (PSA's) on TV (1999).

• Ranked #41 in VH1 Top 100 Greatest Teen Stars

• Ranked #59 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2000.^[1]

• Ranked #93 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2001.^[2]

(one of 10 reasons Jennie names for being a vegetarian.)"I never met a cow I didn't like.".

(On her family and third child.)"Peter and I feel very blessed with our children. We didn't plan any one of them but higher forces and recognizing priorities helped us along the way. We can't wait to meet this newest addition to our family!".

On marriage and life,"Marriages aren't easy, and we're just like any other couple. We have our roadblocks, but we get around them, and our family prevails. We are so happy we have a normal, grounded life to keep us centered."

• Power 98 (1996)
• My Brother's War (1997)
• Secret Santa (2003)

• Growing Pains (one episode, late 1980s)
• A Brand New Life (1989)
• Just Perfect (1989)
• Teen Angel (1989)
• Beverly Hills 90210 (1990–2000)
• Teen Angel Returns (1990)
• Danielle Steel's Star (1993)
• Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994)
• Without Consent (1994)
• Falling for You (1995)
• A Loss of Innocence (1996)
• An Unfinished Affair (1996)
• What I Like About You (2002–2006)
• The Last Cowboy (2003)

• Jennie Garth.com Official website
• Jennie Garth at the Internet Movie Database
• Jennie Garth at TV.com
• Jennie Garth cast bio on The WB