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Who is Jennie Garth?

Jennie Garth was born April 3, 1972, in Urbana Illinois. She moved to Phoenix, Arizona at the age of eleven and began to study dance while doing some modeling. She had plans to study in the university and to start her very own dance studio, but at fifteen, she won a talent contest. A talent scout watching the contest convinced her to give up her scholastic dreams and become an actress. The young girl quit high school and moved to Los Angeles with her mother where she tried out for parts every day while taking acting lessons. Just four months in, she landed the role of Erica in A Brand New Life in 1989. She also appeared in Just Perfect and Teen Angel before being cast in Beverly Hills 90210 as Kelly Taylor, a very troubled girl who has a series of affairs and addictions, among other issues. She has also appeared in Teen Angel Returns, Falling for You, Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg and A Loss of Innocence. More recently, Garth has starred in What I Like About You and the Last Cowboy. She was also in Dancing with the Stars in 2007. Garth has been in several movies, as well, including Secret Santa, Girl, Positive and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. During this time, she was married twice, divorced once and gave birth to three girls with her husband, actor Peter Facinelli.