It measures 1'78 Jennifer Mary Butala is daughter of Susan Butala and Richard Butala, old executive of the Hughes Aircraft. His uncle is the singer Tony Butala, member of the group of the 60 The Lettermen. Jenna studied ballet from its childhood. This artistic ability as dancer took to appear to him in an episode of the series "has written a crime" in years 80. Other series in which it took part episódicamente were "Roseanne" or "Police of New York", credited in principle like Jenna Butala. Its race like actress, after studying interpretation in the Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas, gives to beginning in the middle of years 90 when appearing in several telefilmes and series of television like "Townies" (1996), which was Co-carried out by Molly Ringwald and Lauren Graham. At this time already it assumed the stage name of Jenna Elfman, adopting his new last name as a married person after contracting marriage in 1995 with actor Bodhi Elfman ("60 seconds"), nephew of the famous composer Danny Elfman. In 1997 a very special assassin makes debut in the great screen when appearing next to John Cusack and Minnie Dr

in the comedy "" (1997). The same year carries out with Thomas Gibson the series of television "Dharma and Greg", a situation comedy that grants the popularity to him in the United States and reveals its talent for the comedy. "the tribe of the Krippendorf" (1998), a film directed by Todd Holland, grants her first paper to him protagonist in the cinema, sharing credits with Richard Dreyfuss. Later she would be the main feminine interpreter in "EdTV" (1999) of Rum Howard, "than friends" (2000), film More directed and carried out by Edward Norton or "Looney Tunes: In action "(2003), film again made by Joe Dante and Co-carried out by Brendan Fraser. Next to its physical appearances, Jenna has put voice to titles of cartoons and a owl appeared in the film carried out by Eddie Murphy "Doctor Dolittle".