Jenna Elfman Movies and Career Information

Jenna Elfman (born September 30, 1971) is an American television and film actress. She is known for her role as Dharma on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg. Elfman was born Jennifer Mary Butala in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Sue (née Grace), a homemaker, and Richard Wayne Butala, a Hughes Aircraft executive. She is of Croatian ancestry on her father's side and was raised Roman Catholic. Jenna appeared in the Halo music video by Depeche Mode in 1991, as one of the dancers. The short-lived 1996 sitcom Townies didn't catch on with viewers but did impress critics, particularly the performances of Elfman and co-star Lauren Graham. The next year, Elfman started a five-year run as Dharma in Dharma and Greg. Elfman guest starred in two episodes of Two and a Half Men in 2004 and one episode of Brothers and Sisters in 2007. She made a guest appearance in the sixth episode of season four of My Name Is Earl as a cheer team leader. Elfman starred in the CBS comedy Accidentally on Purpose. The show was canceled after a single (2009–2010) season. She recently completing shooting on a new feature film, Friends With Benefits, starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. Elfman met her