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Jenna Dewan

Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer

Born
December 3, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1980

About Jenna Dewan

Jenna Lee Dewan (; born December 3, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Missy Elliott. She is known for her role as Nora Clark in the 2006 film Step Up. She has also starred on the short-lived NBC series The Playboy Club (2011) and had a recurring role on the FX series American Horror Story: Asylum (2012). She portrayed Freya Beauchamp on the Lifetime series Witches of East End (2013–14), Lucy Lane in The CW series Supergirl (2015–16) and Superman & Lois (2022–23), and Joanna in Soundtrack (2019) on Netflix. Dewan has hosted the reality television shows World of Dance (2017–18) and Flirty Dancing (2019) and served as a judge on Come Dance with Me (2022). Since 2021, she has starred as Bailey Nune on ABC's The Rookie. She has also starred on the short-lived NBC series The Playboy Club and had a recurring role on the FX series American Horror Story: Asylum.

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The world when Jenna Dewan was born

Jenna Dewan was born in 1980. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jenna Dewan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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