Jenna Dewan

3.1. Dancing career

Dewan began her professional career as a backup dancer. She first appeared in Janet Jackson's "Doesn't Really Matter" music video in 2000, followed by "All for You" and the All for You Tour in 2001. She credits her experience working with Jackson as instrumental in advancing her career, enabling her to collaborate with numerous other artists and providing the foundation necessary for her co-starring role in the dance film Step Up.

Her extensive work as a backup dancer also included appearances in music videos for artists such as Mandy Moore ("So Real", 1999), Toni Braxton ("He Wasn't Man Enough", 2000), A-Teens ("Upside Down", 2000), Belle Perez ("Honey Bee", 2000), Ellie Campbell ("You're No Good", 2001), Missy Elliott ("Gossip Folks", 2002), Celine Dion ("One Heart", 2003), Ricky Martin ("Juramento", 2003), Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole ("(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me", 2006), Ciara featuring Chamillionaire ("Get Up", 2006), and Christina Aguilera ("Not Myself Tonight", 2010). In 2019, she appeared in Mariah Carey's "Happy Anniversary, All I Want for Christmas Is You!" music video. In 2016, Dewan also modeled for the dancewear manufacturer Danskin, featuring in a campaign and photo shoot that highlighted her athleticism as a dancer.

3.2. Acting career

Dewan transitioned into acting in 2004, making her debut in the television series Quintuplets and The Young and the Restless. Her first film role was in Waterborne (2005), where she played Devi Smith. The same year, she starred as the titular character in the horror film Tamara.

Her breakthrough came in 2006 when she co-starred with Channing Tatum in the dance film Step Up, portraying Nora Clark. That same year, she also appeared in Take the Lead as Sasha Bulut and in The Grudge 2 as Sally.

In 2008, Dewan starred in the Lifetime television film Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal, playing Coach Emma Carr. She also appeared in the direct-to-video film Love Lies Bleeding as Amber and The Jerk Theory as Molly Taylor. In 2009, she was seen in Falling Awake, The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, and American Virgin.

In 2011, Dewan was cast in the NBC pilot for The Playboy Club, which was picked up for a full season. She played Bunny Janie, a provocative Playboy bunny in 1961 Chicago. Despite premiering to 5.2 million viewers, the series received mixed reviews and was canceled after only three episodes in October 2011, with four additional episodes remaining unaired. Other films in 2011 included The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy, Balls to the Wall, 10 Years (alongside her then-husband Channing Tatum), and Setup.

In 2012, she appeared in Slightly Single in L.A.. From 2012 to 2013, Dewan had a recurring role as Teresa Morrison in five episodes of American Horror Story: Asylum, the second season of the horror anthology series. In 2013, she starred as Sarah Pender in the TV movie She Made Them Do It. From 2013 to 2014, she was a main cast member in the Lifetime series Witches of East End, portraying Freya Beauchamp and also Ambrose Bancroft in one episode titled "Poe Way Out".

Dewan's television career continued with guest appearances in The Mindy Project (2014) and The Real Girl's Kitchen (2015). From late 2015 to 2016, she began a recurring role as Lucy Lane in the CBS/The CW series Supergirl, appearing in 13 episodes during its first season. She reprised this role in the spin-off series Superman & Lois from 2022 to 2023, appearing in six episodes across its second and third seasons.

In 2016, she competed on Lip Sync Battle against Channing Tatum and appeared in an episode of No Tomorrow. She also made appearances in Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry (2017) and had guest roles in Man with a Plan (2017-2018). In 2018, she voiced Little Bunny in an episode of Blaze and the Monster Machines and made an appearance on Seatbelt Psychic.

From 2018 to 2019, Dewan had a recurring role as Julian Booth in the second season of FOX's medical drama The Resident. In 2019, she was part of the main cast of the Netflix series Soundtrack as Joanna. Her film projects in 2019 included Berlin, I Love You and The Wedding Year. In 2020, she lent her voice to an episode of Robot Chicken.

Since 2021, Dewan has been a recurring cast member on ABC's The Rookie as Bailey Nune, being promoted to a series regular in its fourth season. In 2022, she starred in and executive produced the Lifetime film Let's Get Physical as Sadie Smith, a character loosely based on Zumba instructor Alexis Wright and her prostitution side gig. In 2023, she starred in and executive produced the TV movie Devil on My Doorstep as Natasha. She also appeared as herself in episodes of That's My Jam and Celebrity Family Feud in 2023.

3.3. Hosting and Judging activities

Jenna Dewan has expanded her presence in television by taking on roles as a host and judge for various reality and competition shows. From 2017 to 2018, she served as the main host for the first two seasons of the reality television show World of Dance, and later returned as a guest mentor in its third season (2019). In 2014, she appeared as a guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance for three episodes. From 2019 to 2020, Dewan hosted the blind dating series Flirty Dancing on FOX. In 2022, she joined the panel of judges for the CBS reality competition Come Dance with Me.

3.4. Production activities

Beyond her on-screen work, Jenna Dewan has also been actively involved in the production side of the entertainment industry. She co-founded a production company named 33andOut Productions with her friends Reid Carolin, Adam Martingano, Brett Rodriguez, and Channing Tatum. Their first project, a documentary titled Earth Made of Glass, premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. The documentary follows Rwandan President Paul Kagame and genocide survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu.

Dewan and Channing Tatum also collaborated as executive producers for the YouTube Premium/Starz television series Step Up, which ran from 2018 to 2022. She also served as a producer for Flirty Dancing from 2019 to 2020. In 2022, Dewan was an executive producer for the Lifetime film Let's Get Physical, in which she also starred. She continued her executive producer role for the 2023 TV movie Devil on My Doorstep.

4.1. Film

4.2. Television