Jennifer Elise Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress best known for her roles in the 1980s films Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Dirty Dancing, the latter for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She is also known for her 2010 victory in the eleventh season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars. Grey is the daughter of the Academy Award-winning actor Joel Grey and former actress/singer Jo Wilder.