Biography
During her long run on the hit series, Garth branched out to rack up a number of credits in several made-for-TV-movies like "Danielle Steel's 'Star'" (NBC, 1993), "Without Consent" (ABC, 1994) and "An Unfinished Affair" (ABC, 1996), which helped boost her profile and solidified her appeal as a down-to-earth, likeable performer. After "90210" ended, Garth took a surprisingly effective turn into sitcoms with a solid five-season run on "What I …
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Career Milestones
| Discovered by a talent scout at age 15 while participating in a beauty/talent pagent | ||
| Moved to Los Angeles, CA with her mother after leaving high school | ||
1989 | Appeared on an episode of ABC sitcom "Growing Pains" | |
1989 | Landed first TV role on short-lived NBC sitcom "A Brand New Life" | |
1990 | Landed breakthrough role as troubled rich girl Kelly Taylor on Fox drama "Beverly Hills, 90210" | |
1992 | Guest starred on episodes of the "90210" spin-off "Melrose Place" (Fox) | |
1992 | Released workout video "Jennie Garth's Body in Progress" | |
1993 | Played lead in NBC TV-movie "Star," based on the novel by Danielle Steel | |
1994 | Developed and produced the TV-movie "Without Consent" (NBC) | |
1996 | Met future husband Peter Facinelli while filming ABC movie "An Unfinished Affair" | |
1998 | Co-starred with James Brolin in "My Brother's War" | |
1999 | Made directorial debut on an episode of "Beverly Hills, 90210" (Fox) titled "I Wanna Reach Right Out and Grab Ya" | |
2000 | Returned to series TV with a recurring role on "The $treet" (Fox) | |
2002 | Co-starred with Amanda Bynes as sisters on sitcom "What I Like About You" (The WB) | |
2007 | Competed on fifth season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" | |
2007 | Played the lead in the Lifetime movie "Girl, Positive" | |
2008 | Reprised role of Kelly Taylor on "Beverly Hills 90210" reboot (The CW); left after two seasons | |
2011 | Co-starred in The Hallmark Channel comedy "Accidentally in Love," co-written by Peter Facinelli | |
2012 | Documented her life post-split with Facinelli on reality series "Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country" (CMT) | |