Jennie Garth Biography

Birth Name: Jennifer Eve Garth

Birth Place: Urbana, IL

Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/03/1972, Aries

Profession: Actress; model

Born April 3, 1972 in Urbana, IL, the young beauty was discovered at age 15 by a talent scout who suggested she head to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Garth did just that – dropping out of high school in her junior year to move west. Not long after arriving, she landed a role in the short-lived TV series "Brand New Life" (NBC, 1989-1990). Although "Life" did little to launch her career. Playing the popular tramp-turned-good girl Kelly through the years afforded Garth the opportunity to not only grow up on camera in front of America, but to fully develop her character and improve her acting chops each season.

Therefore, she dropped out of high school during her junior year, and she and her mom moved to Los Angeles, California so she could become an actress. She later obtained her diploma in California. There, she started taking acting classes and went to auditions almost every day. After living in LA for about four months, she landed the role of 'Ericka McCray' on the NBC series "A Brand New Life" (1989). Within a year, she was cast as 'Kelly Taylor' on the long-running hit teen drama-series "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) on FOX television. Ever since, she has starred in several movies made for TV, a number of which she has produced and directed herself. On January 20th, 2001, she married actor Peter Facinelli, the father of her first daughter, Luca Bella (born June 29th, 1997), on her ranch in Santa Barbara, California. On December 6th, 2002, Jennie and Peter welcomed their second daughter, Lola Ray and their third daughter Fiona Eve on September 30th, 2006. Jennie most recently starred in the WB network sitcom "What I Like About You" (2002) as 'Valerie Tyler' until its cancellation in 2006.