Jenna Leigh Green Biography

Jenna Leigh Green (born August 22, 1977) is an American actress and singer best known for her performances as Libby Chessler on the television show Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and on Broadway and on tour in the musical Wicked.

Early life and career

Green was born Jennifer Leigh Greenberg in West Hills, California to an actress mother and a musician father. She was raised in Simi Valley, California with her twin sister Jessica and younger sister Becca in a family of actors and musicians. She began to perform in school and community theatre productions by age 12 and later began to appear in commercials and television programs, as well as a few made-for-TV movies.

After graduating from Simi Valley High School, Green appeared for several seasons as Libby Chessler in the television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch beginning in 1996. She also performed in guest spots on television shows like ER and Dharma & Greg and participated in other Nickelodeon events such as The Big Help and the game show Figure It Out.

Theatre career and later work

Her Los Angeles theatre experience includes The Wizard of Oz, The Secret Garden, The Fantasticks, Romeo and Juliet and Into the Woods and West Side Story.

In 1999, Green was cast as Ivy in bare: a pop opera. She performed in the original reading for the musical and the 2000-01 Los Angeles production. In 2002, she appeared in the TV movie First Shot. She also performed with the Pussycat Dolls when they were a feature burlesque show at The Roxy Theatre. In 2004, she moved to New York City where she again played Ivy in Bare during its brief off-Broadway run. In 2007, the cast album of Bare was released, featuring Green. Also in 2004, she performed in concerts and benefits with other cast members as well as on her own. She performed as Diana in a workshop of a new musical, Mask. In 2005, Green played Betty in the musical film Open House.

Green then became a cast member of the musical Wicked. She opened the role of Nessarose, on the First North American Tour, which opened March 2005. She also understudied the role Elphaba, and as a result, played the role over 40 times. She left the tour on March 5, 2006, and transferred to the Broadway production of the show, marking her Broadway debut. She reprised the role of Nessarose through December 31, 2006, before playing the role once again in the original Los Angeles production from February through December 2007.

Green starred as Sally Simpson in a production of The Who's Tommy at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood which ran from June 18 - July 6, 2008.

In 2008, Green appeared as Violet Golding in the series of Cold Case the episode "Wednesday's Women".

On September 21, 2008, Green made her West End debut in "Never Neverland" a benefit concert that helped in aid of Ovarian cancer and NCH. The concert was at the Duchess Theatre in London. Alongside Green was fellow Wicked alumni Eden Espinosa and Scott Alan. On February 27, 2009 she guest starred on the CBS series Ghost Whisperer as Carrie in episode 4.16 "Ghost Busted".

In the fall of 2010 she appeared in the concert revue "For The Record: Quentin Tarantino" in Los Angeles, presented by ROCKLA for Show at Barre. It ran from August 12, 2010, to October 30, 2010. Also starring Tracie Thoms, Autumn Reeser, Ty Taylor, and Audra Mae.

She appeared at Show at Barre. It opened February 12, 2011, and closed June 30, 2011. Also starring were Tracie Thoms, Arielle Jacobs and Kate Reinders.

She also Appeared in a Bones episode, "The Change In The Game", and in Castle in the episode "Sucker Punch".

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	'	Meridith Ladd	TV movie
1995	Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys	Girl
1996"1999	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Libby Chessler	75 episodes
1997	Friends 'Til the End	Risa	TV movie
1997	Extreme Ghostbusters	Persefineathious Wanda	Episode: "Mole People" Episode: "Witchy Woman"
1998	Sandman	Wanda
1999	Cover Me	Tara Mathers	TV miniseries
2000	'	Heather	Segment: The Bel Air Witch Project"
2001	Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family	Tara Mathers	Episode: "Borerline Normal"
2002	Dharma & Greg	Kelly Kincaid	Episode: "She's with the Band"
2002	First Shot	Jess Hayes	TV movie
2002	ER	Tammy Gribbs	Episode: "Dead Again"
2004	Open House	Betty
2008	Cold Case	Violet Golding	Episode: "Wednesday's Woman"
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Carrie	Episode: "Ghost Busted"
2010	Castle	Molly	Episode: "Sucker Punch"
2010	You Again	Heather
2011	Bones	Heather	Episode: "The Change in the Game"
2012	My Eleventh		Post-production