Jenna Elfman

**Jennifer Mary "Jenna" Elfman** (born September 30, 1971, Los Angeles) is an American movie and television actress. She is highly known for her role as Dharma in the television sitcom _Dharma & Greg_

She began taking ballet class at the age of five and became a classically trained ballet dancer.  She attended high school at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA).  She then attended college at California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

Elfman began her professional career as a dancer.  She appeared in the music video for "Halo", a song by Depeche Mode.She also danced in the video for Chris Isaak's 1995 single "Somebody's Crying".  She toured with the rock band ZZ Top on their 1994 World Tour.

She was in a number of national television commercials.  Her first television program role was on the short-lived 1996 American sitcom called _Townies_.  This role led to her part in _Dharma & Greg_.

## Personal life

Elfman met her husband, actor Bodhi Elfman, at a Sprite commercial audition in February 1991. They married on February 18, 1995.

On July 23, 2007, Elfman's first child, a son, Story Elias, was born in Los Angeles. On September 16, 2009, Elfman said she was expecting her second child. On March 2, 2010, their son Easton Quinn Monroe was born.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1997|_Grosse Pointe Blank_|Tanya|||
|1998|_Dr. Dolittle_|Owl|Voice||
|1998|_Can't Hardly Wait_|The Angel|Uncredited||
|1998|_Krippendorf's Tribe_|Prof. Veronica Micelli|||
|1999|_EDtv_|Shari|||
|1999|_Venus_|Venus|||
|2000|__|Lorelei|Voice||
|2000|_Cyberworld_|Phig|Voice||
|2000|_Keeping the Faith_|Anna Riley|Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress - Comedy/Romance Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy||
|2001|_Town & Country_|Auburn|||
|2003|_Looney Tunes: Back in Action_|Kate|||
|2004|_Clifford's Really Big Movie_|Dorothy|Voice||
|2005|_Touched_|Angela Martin|Executive producer||
|2005|_What's Hip, Doc?_|Supermodel|Voice||
|2008|_Struck_|Pregnant date|Short film||
|2009|__|Ophelia|||
|2009|_Love Hurts_|Darlene|||
|2011|_Friends with Benefits_|Annie|||
|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|_Murder, She Wrote_|Ballet Dancer in background|1 episode||
|1994|__|Psychedelic girl|1 episode||
|1995|__|Lily|1 episode||
|1995|_Roseanne_|Garland|1 episode||
|1996|_Townies_|Shannon Canotis|15 episodes, 5 unaired||
|1996|_Murder One_|Angela Scalese|1 episode||
|1996|_Almost Perfect_|Becky Toll|1 episode||
|1997|__|Jordan|1 episode||
|1997–2002|_Dharma & Greg_|Dharma Freedom Finkelstein Montgomery|119 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy <small>(1999)</small> TV Guide Award for Favorite Actress in a Comedy <small>(1999, 2000)</small> Nominated — American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication <small>(1999)</small> Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series <small>(1998, 1999, 2000)</small> Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy <small>(1998, 2000)</small> Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy <small>(2000, 2001, 2002)</small> Nominated — TV Guide Award for Favorite Actress in a Comedy <small>(2001)</small>||
|2002|_Obsessed_|Ellena Roberts|Television movie||
|2004|_Two and a Half Men_|Frankie|2 episodes||
|2006|_Courting Alex_|Alex Rose|13 episodes, producer||
|2007|_Brothers & Sisters_|Lizzie Jones-Baker|1 episode||
|2008|_My Name Is Earl_|Kimmi Himmler|1 episode||
|2009–10|_Accidentally on Purpose_|Billie|18 episodes||
|2011|_Two and a Half Men_|Dharma Montgomery|Episode: "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt"||
|2012|_Shameless_|Jill|Season 2 Finale which aired on April 1, 2012||
|2012|_Damages_|Naomi Walling|Recurring role||
|2012|_1600 Penn_|Emily Nash Gilchrist|NBC series expected to premiere during the 2012–13 television season||

## Other websites

- Jenna Elfman's official site

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jenna Elfman
- **image**: Jenna Elfman 2012.jpg
- **caption**: Elfman at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show 2012
- **birth name**: Jennifer Mary Butala
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California
- **occupation**: Actress/producer
- **years active**: 1990–present
- **spouse**: 2 children
- **website**: http://www.jennaelfman.com/