Jenna Dewan Tatum

Birthday: 3 December 1980, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Birth Name: Jenna Lee Dewan

Height: 157 cm

Jenna Dewan is an actress, former model, and dancer. She was born on December 3, 1980 in Hartford, Connecticut, to Nancy (Bursch) and Darryll Dewan. Her father is of half Syrian Lebanese and half Polish descent, and her mother has German and English ancestry. Jenna grew up in Grapevine, Texas and discovered a love for dancing at the age of five. She is a graduate of Grapevine High School and has also attended the University of Southern California, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi. Jenna was discovered by a dance agent and toured alongside some of the greatest in music entertainment, most notably Janet Jackson and Ricky Martin. She has also appeared in several music videos for artists such as Justin Timberlake, Mandy Moore and Missy Elliott. She has also appeared in several television sitcoms, including Quintuplets (2004), The Young and the Restless (1973) and Joey (2004). Jenna is most noted for her role as Nora Clark in the movie, Step Up (2006), in which she played an accomplished dancer.Jenna married actor Channing Tatum, in 2009. They have one child, a daughter. Show less «

Old school Janet Jackson is always good. I usually go old school, it's very rare that I pick a song ...Show more »

Old school Janet Jackson is always good. I usually go old school, it's very rare that I pick a song from nowadays. Show less «

I would say I was always very ambitious and goal-oriented, but rather than being just a go-getter hu...Show more »

I would say I was always very ambitious and goal-oriented, but rather than being just a go-getter hustler, now I surrender a lot more and I trust my path a lot more. Show less «

Most actors and actresses are consumed by careers and getting ahead.

I was very personable and outgoing and was friends with most everybody in my class but I was a dieha...Show more »

I was very personable and outgoing and was friends with most everybody in my class but I was a diehard dancer so I was constantly at dance classes and working toward my passion of dance. Show less «

I love to act. I want to be doing this forever, and I love to learn from people who I think are bett...Show more »

I love to act. I want to be doing this forever, and I love to learn from people who I think are better. Show less «

I've been trying really hard to be more domesticated. It's not in my nature to clean and cook, and s...Show more »

I've been trying really hard to be more domesticated. It's not in my nature to clean and cook, and so I've been really good about it. Show less «

Music videos are notoriously long, not fun, grueling. You are known there as a dancer and it's kind ...Show more »

Music videos are notoriously long, not fun, grueling. You are known there as a dancer and it's kind of sad because dancers, in a lot of ways, are under-appreciated and kind of under-respected when it come to that so they don't necessarily treat you in a nice way when you do a music video. Show less «

I thought my body was going to change so quickly with pregnancy that I'd freak out. But it was reall...Show more »

I thought my body was going to change so quickly with pregnancy that I'd freak out. But it was really gradual. Show less «

Every hotel room, every apartment we rent, I am sage-ing. And I have crystals that I travel with. It...Show more »

Every hotel room, every apartment we rent, I am sage-ing. And I have crystals that I travel with. It just makes me feel better. Show less «

I really didn't know how people were going to react to 'Magic Mike' because there hasn't been a movi...Show more »

I really didn't know how people were going to react to 'Magic Mike' because there hasn't been a movie like it. Show less «

There's a reason women are pregnant for nine months; by the end, you're ready to have this baby.

I always like Madonna; any Madonna song is good for me.

Your surroundings may change but your essence and your personality pretty much stay the same.

I really like to act, and I really like to perform. I enjoy producing as well.

I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a proble...Show more »

I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star. Show less «

I'm open to whatever the universe wants to bring me.

I'm from Texas and actually went to a regular high school, but every day after school I'd run to dan...Show more »

I'm from Texas and actually went to a regular high school, but every day after school I'd run to dance class and practice a lot and then go back the next day and stuff like that. Show less «

I'm about 50/50 when it comes to technology. I can check my email and search for stuff, but if I hea...Show more »

I'm about 50/50 when it comes to technology. I can check my email and search for stuff, but if I hear we're on this and this and this site, then I need an exact link to get there otherwise I'm going to get lost. Show less «

I definitely believe in ghosts.

I had danced with Janet Jackson and P. Diddy so I had done a bunch of hip hop. Really and truly my r...Show more »

I had danced with Janet Jackson and P. Diddy so I had done a bunch of hip hop. Really and truly my roots are in modern and ballet but, professionally, that's not really out there any more, unfortunately, so these artists aren't really having a lot of ballet dancers behind them so I had to learn hip hop really quick. Show less «

I love the creative process, of getting to create your own show or your own movie, whatever it is yo...Show more »

I love the creative process, of getting to create your own show or your own movie, whatever it is you want to do, and have the resources to try and make that happen. Show less «

In high school I was always thinking, 'Should I be doing more? What else should I be doing?' Now I k...Show more »

In high school I was always thinking, 'Should I be doing more? What else should I be doing?' Now I know it will all come to me. I just have to trust my path, so that's very different. Show less «

I have such a girl-crush on Reese Witherspoon. I would love to do a comedy with her.