American actress Jennifer “Jennie” Garth was born on April 3, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois. She grew up with six older siblings on a horse ranch, taking up modeling and dancing lessons as a teenager, and planning to eventually start her own dance studio. Eventually moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, one of her first roles was as Erica McCray in the NBC series A Brand New Life. Jennie Garth later co-starred with Amanda Bynes in the sitcom
What I Like About You . She’s also a vegetarian, fluent in Italian, and has done Public Service Announcements on TV for migraine headache sufferers like herself.
Kelly Taylor is played by Jennie Garth in the Fox television drama Beverly Hills 90210. Seemingly a shallow snob who thinks only of extravagant clothes and appearances, she’s slowly revealed to have her own insecurities and problems, such as an absentee father and a troubled mother. She becomes caught up in a love triangle between her, Brenda, and Brenda’s boyfriend Dylan. As time goes by, Kelly gradually grows warmer and more down-to-earth thanks to Brandon, even as she endures a number of difficult issues. Among these are being addicted to cocaine, getting date-raped, becoming involved with a cult, getting caught in a fire, a miscarriage, and undergoing rehab.
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