Jennifer Grey Book

University Press returns with another short and captivating biography of one of history's most compelling figures, Jennifer Grey.

Jennifer Grey is one of the most iconic American actresses of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since the mid-1980s, she has starred in numerous films, overcome heartbreaking setbacks, raised a family, and even won first place in Dancing with the Stars.

But her millions of adoring fans all remember when Jennifer Grey charmed the whole world by playing the shy teenager Frances "Baby" Houseman in the classic 1987 smash-hit film Dirty Dancing. To this day, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" is a rallying call to let your light shine by sharing your talent with the world.

How did Jennifer Grey overcome tragedy, heartbreak, and debilitating physical pain to regain professional success and find true happiness?

This short book tells the intensely human story of a woman who is changing the world in a way that no one else can.