Jenna Elfman was born in Los Angeles, California, and began her career appearing in commercials. She studied with Milton Katselas, the renowned acting teacher. She then began appearing in TV shows before landing the role of Dharma in the hit ABC television show Dharma & Greg.

Her first starring role in a film was in Krippendorf's Tribe, alongside Richard Dreyfuss. She won a Golden Globe award for her role in "Dharma & Greg" and has since appeared in such films as Keeping the Faith and Edtv.



Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas. Graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, class of 1989. She was senior class representative (dance dept), on Student Arts Council. She started taking classical ballet at the age of five, but by nine, she suffered a serious ankle injury, and at age 12, the tendon came off the bone. She later gave up ballet at the age of 16. Is of Croatian heritage. Was among the guests at Tom Cruise's and Katie Holmes' wedding ceremony in Italy. Susan Sullivan, who played the mother-in-law of her character, Dharma, in the series "Dharma & Greg" (1997), also played the mother of her character Lizzie, in the series "Brothers & Sisters" (2006). Gave birth to her son Easton Quinn Monroe Elfman, with husband Bodhi Elfman, in Los Angeles at 7.53am, weighing in at 7lbs 12oz (2 March 2010).