---
name: "Jennie Garth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jennie-garth"
fi1m_id: "jennie-garth"
imdb_id: "nm0001259"
tmdb_id: 1212139
wikidata_id: "Q230015"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "3 April 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T12:06:25.181547+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jennie Garth

## Identity

Jennie Garth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jennie-garth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jennie-garth
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001259
- **TMDB ID:** 1212139
- **Wikidata ID:** Q230015
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Garth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230015, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001259/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212139

Director. Born 3 April 1972 in Urbana, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 3 April 1972, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1990–2009
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 directing
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (2), 2000s 83 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Garth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230015, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001259/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212139

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Beverly Hills, 90210*](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jennie Garth is an American actress. She was born Jennifer Eve Garth on 3 April 1972 in Urbana, Illinois.

She is known for playing Kelly Taylor in all ten seasons of the television series *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990–2000). She directed two episodes of the series, the second most of any cast member and the only female cast member to do so. She reprised the role in the spin-off series *90210* (2008).

Garth also starred as Valerie Tyler in the sitcom *What I Like About You* (2002–2006). She appeared in earlier series including *Growing Pains* (1985) and made-for-television films in the 1990s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2)

- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, as Ensign — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, as Jennie Garth — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)

### Directed (1) — the average rests on these

- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Kelly Taylor — [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bad Influence* (2022), as Joan Miller
- *A Kindhearted Christmas* (2021), as Jamie Monroe
- *Feed My Ass* (2021), Actor
- *Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story* (2021), as Michelle Reeves
- *Your Family or Your Life* (2019), as Kathy Meyer
- *BH90210* (2019), series, as Jennie Garth · Executive Producer, Story, Creator
- *The Mick* (2017), series, as Jennie Garth
- *Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance* (2016), as Abby Reynolds
- *Holidaze* (2014), as Melody
- *Mystery Girls* (2014), series, as Charlie
- *The Eleventh Victim* (2012), as Hailey Dean
- *A Christmas Wedding Tail* (2011), as Susan · Executive Producer
- *Accidentally in Love* (2011), as Annie Benchley
- *Community* (2009), series, as Ensign — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *90210* (2008), series, as Kelly Taylor
- *Girl, Positive* (2007), as Sarah Bennett
- *Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story* (2005), as Kelly Taylor (voice)
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as Courtney/Carol brady
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Trudy (voice)
- *Secret Santa* (2003), as Rebecca Chandler
- *The Last Cowboy* (2003), as Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper
- *What I Like About You* (2002), series, as Valerie Tyler
- *The $treet* (2000), series, as Gillian Sherman
- *Telling You* (1998), as Amber
- *My Brother's War* (1997), as Mary Fagan Bailey
- *A Loss of Innocence* (1996), as Chelnicia 'Chel' Bowen
- *Power 98* (1996), as Sharon Penn
- *An Unfinished Affair* (1996), as Sheila Hart · Executive Producer
- *Falling For You* (1995), as Meg Crane
- *Without Consent* (1994), as Laura Mills · Executive Producer
- *WWE WrestleMania X* (1994), as Guest Time Keeper
- *Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg* (1994), as Laurie Kellogg
- *Star* (1993), as Crystal Wyatt
- *Biker Mice from Mars* (1993), series, as Angel Revson (voice)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Jennie Garth — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Kelly Taylor
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Kelly Taylor · Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Parker Lewis Can't Lose* (1990), series, as Jennie Garth
- *Teen Angel Returns* (1989), series, as Karrie Donato
- *Brand New Life* (1989), series, as Ericka McCray
- *Growing Pains* (1985), series, as Denise

## Gallery

- ![Jennie Garth](https://film.one/media/person/361286/gallery-e03b26a6db0e.jpg) Jennie Garth — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jenniegarth.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jennie Garth, Vivica A. Fox, and Kristi Yamaguchi are interviewed backstage at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week. (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/361286/gallery-968106f368e3.jpg) Jennie Garth, Vivica A. Fox, and Kristi Yamaguchi are interviewed backstage at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week. (2009) — The Heart Truth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Backstage_Heart_Truth_2009.jpg/1280px-Backstage_Heart_Truth_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jennie Garth signing a poster of Kelly for a young fan at a mall in New Jersey (1993)](https://film.one/media/person/361286/gallery-97bcd31f89c9.jpg) Jennie Garth signing a poster of Kelly for a young fan at a mall in New Jersey (1993) — The Eloquent Peasant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Garth_signing_a_poster_for_a_fan_at_a_mall_in_New_Jersey.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Samantha Harris, Vivica A. Fox, Jennie Garth, Kristi Yamaguchi and Susan Lucci (left to right) back stage at the 2009 Heart Truth fashion show](https://film.one/media/person/361286/gallery-69ed1c496890.jpg) Samantha Harris, Vivica A. Fox, Jennie Garth, Kristi Yamaguchi and Susan Lucci (left to right) back stage at the 2009 Heart Truth fashion show — The Heart Truth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Group_Shot_1_Heart_Truth_2009.jpg/1280px-Group_Shot_1_Heart_Truth_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jennie Garth](https://film.one/media/person/361286/gallery-66fe6c3e1318.jpg) Jennie Garth — Image via TMDB
- ![Jennie Garth](https://film.one/media/person/361286/gallery-1b107e98330c.jpg) Jennie Garth — Image via TMDB
- ![Jennie Garth](https://film.one/media/person/361286/gallery-9202ddbde5b4.jpg) Jennie Garth — Image via TMDB
- ![Jennie Garth and Nick Ciletti speaking with attendees at the 2023 Arizona Ultimate Women's Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please att](https://film.one/media/person/361286/gallery-051a74955929.jpg) Jennie Garth and Nick Ciletti speaking with attendees at the 2023 Arizona Ultimate Women's Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please att — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Jennie_Garth_%26_Nick_Ciletti_%2853244036877%29.jpg/1280px-Jennie_Garth_%26_Nick_Ciletti_%2853244036877%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jennie Garth and Nick Ciletti speaking with attendees at the 2023 Arizona Ultimate Women's Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please att](https://film.one/media/person/361286/gallery-d0a73ff92fae.jpg) Jennie Garth and Nick Ciletti speaking with attendees at the 2023 Arizona Ultimate Women's Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please att — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Jennie_Garth_%26_Nick_Ciletti_%2853244037062%29.jpg/1280px-Jennie_Garth_%26_Nick_Ciletti_%2853244037062%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Prism Awards 2008: Prism Awards (won), for *Girl, Positive*
- Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Off-Primetime Series 1992: Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Off-Primetime Series (won), for *Beverly Hills, 90210*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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