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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 17, 1968 (age 57)
Also Known As
Jenna Barlow Grodsky
Jennifer Barlow Grodsky
Jennifer Barlow Grodsky
Biography
Owner of New Sky Park Entertainment, Rebel Girl Films & Night Sun Post Jenna Barlow Grodsky (AKA Jennifer Barlow) is an award-winning writer/director/television show creator who produces, develops and edits for various networks including CBS, NBC Sports, A&E, Nat Geo Wild, Tru TV, VH-1, MTV and Fox Reality. Hailing from San Francisco, Grodsky's roots are in dance and theater. By the age of eleven, she had toured internationally with San Francisco Ballet Celeste, guest-starred with the Bolshoi Ballet, and booked her first professional play, Carousel at the Hyatt Theater in Oakland, California. Upon making the leap to Hollywood, Jenna's acting career was mostly rooted in sitcoms and comedy, although she earned praise for her dramatic portrayal of "the other woman" in Garth Brook's award-winning music video, The Thunder Rolls. Grodsky made her debut as a writer with "My Father's Vodka" an interactive multimedia comedy, loosely based on her own bar dancing experiences. My Father's Vodka was presented at the world famous Roxy Theater on Sunset Blvd. by movie/music mogul, Lou Adler (Rocky Horror Picture Show). Jenna also wrote and performed sketch comedy with The Third Floor, Los Angeles and created Phat Chix, an all-girl sketch comedy show, backed by Ed Weinberger (Taxi) and performed at The HBO Showcase Theater. Teaming up with another William Morris client, Barlow Boccaccio Productions was formed and the partners were responsible for creating and launching three successful television shows (Stringers, Sex Decoys and Operation Grizzly) within in two years. Grodsky continues to work both in front of and behind the camera, with thousands of hours of editing under her belt. She just wrapped post production on the soon to be released "Empire Queen" which she produced and edited. As for some trivia, Grodsky is notably the first female to pilot the enterprise on a Star Trek television series. Having survived her late husband, Lee Grodsky, she is also known and often credited as Jennifer Barlow.
Known For

TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Ensign Gibson
1987

TV
Beverly Hills, 90210
Angela
1990

TV
Sledge Hammer!
Singing Telegram (as Jennifer Barlowe)
1986

TV
The Golden Palace
Bambi
1992

Film
Defending Your Life
Talk Show Guest
1991

Film
Wild Roomies
Sheri
2004

Film
CreepTales
Elizabeth (segment "Warped")
1989

Film
Grim Prairie Tales
Sarah
1990

Film
Dirty Dancer
Evon
1996

Film
The Guest House
Rachel's Mom
2012

Film
Tales of the Unknown
(segment 'Warped')
1990

Film
Pretty Obsession
L.A. TV Reporter - Lola
2012
Filmography
2012FilmThe Guest Houseas Rachel's Mom2012FilmPretty Obsessionas L.A. TV Reporter - Lola2004FilmWild Roomiesas Sheri1996FilmDirty Danceras Evon1992TVThe Golden Palaceas Bambi1991FilmDefending Your Lifeas Talk Show Guest1990TVBeverly Hills, 90210as Angela1990FilmGrim Prairie Talesas Sarah1990FilmTales of the Unknownas (segment 'Warped')1989FilmCreepTalesas Elizabeth (segment "Warped")1987TVStar Trek: The Next Generationas Ensign Gibson1986TVSledge Hammer!as Singing Telegram (as Jennifer Barlowe)