Jenna Leigh Green

Actress

Birthday August 22, 1974

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace West Hills, California, U.S.

Age 49 years old

Nationality United States

Height 1.63 m

#45106 Most Popular

1974

Jenna Leigh Green (born August 22, 1974) is an American actress and singer best known for her performances as Libby Chessler on the television show Sabrina the Teenage Witch, as well as for roles on tour in the musical Wicked and later in the Broadway production.

Green was born Jennifer Leigh Greenberg in West Hills, California to an actress mother and a musician father.

She was raised in Simi Valley, California with her twin sister Jessica and younger sister Becca in a family of actors and musicians.

She began to perform in school and community theatre productions by age 12 and later began to appear in commercials and television programs, as well as a few made-for-TV movies.

1996

After graduating from Simi Valley High School, Green appeared for several seasons as Libby Chessler in the television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch beginning in 1996.

She also performed in guest spots on television shows like ER and Dharma & Greg and participated in other Nickelodeon events such as The Big Help and the game show Figure It Out.

Her Los Angeles theatre experience includes The Wizard of Oz, The Secret Garden, The Fantasticks, Romeo and Juliet, Into the Woods, and West Side Story.

1999

In 1999, Green was cast as Ivy in Bare: A Pop Opera.

She performed in the original reading for the musical as well as the original Los Angeles Productions.

2002

In 2002, she appeared in the TV movie First Shot.

She also performed with the Pussycat Dolls when they were a feature burlesque show at The Roxy Theatre.

2004

In 2004, she moved to New York City where she again played Ivy in Bare during its brief off-Broadway run.

Also in 2004, she performed in concerts and benefits with other cast members as well as on her own.

2005

She performed as Diana in a workshop of a new musical, Mask. In 2005, Green played Betty in the musical film Open House.

Green then became a cast member of the musical Wicked.

She opened the role of Nessarose, on the First North American Tour, which opened March 2005.

She also understudied the lead role of Elphaba, and as a result, played the role over 40 times.

2006

She exited the tour on March 5, 2006, and transferred to the Broadway production of the show, marking her Broadway debut.

She reprised the role of Nessarose through December 31, 2006, before playing the role once again in the original Los Angeles production from February through December 2007.

She was replaced by Marcie Dodd, who later became the Elphaba standby.

2007

In 2007, the cast album of Bare was released, featuring Green.

2008

Green starred as Sally Simpson in a production of The Who's Tommy at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood which ran from June 18 – July 6, 2008.

In 2008, Green appeared as Violet Golding in the episode of Cold Case titled "Wednesday's Women".

On September 21, 2008, Green made her West End debut in "Never Neverland" a benefit concert that helped in aid of Ovarian cancer and NCH.

The concert was at the Duchess Theatre in London.

Alongside Green was fellow Wicked alumni Eden Espinosa and Scott Alan.

2009

On February 27, 2009 she guest starred on the CBS series Ghost Whisperer as Carrie in episode 4.16 "Ghost Busted".

2010

In the fall of 2010 she appeared in the concert revue "For The Record: Quentin Tarantino" in Los Angeles, presented by ROCKLA for Show at Barre.

It ran from August 12, 2010, to October 30, 2010.

Also starring Tracie Thoms, Autumn Reeser, Ty Taylor, and Audra Mae.

She appeared at Show at Barre.

2011

It opened on February 12, 2011, and closed on June 30, 2011.

Also starring were Tracie Thoms, Arielle Jacobs and Kate Reinders.

2014

In 2014 she starred in the Off-Broadway Musical "The Anthem".

Co-starring with Green were Randy Jones, Remy Zaken, Ashley Kate Adams, and Jason Gotay.

The production was directed and choreographed by Rachel Klein, with a book by Gary Morgenstein, lyrics by Erik Ransom, and music by Jonnie Rockwell.

The production performed at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre in New York City.

She also appeared in a Bones episode "The Change in the Game", and in Castle in the episode "Sucker Punch".