Jenna Ushkowitz

Jenna Ushkowitz is known for her role as Tina Cohen-Chang for five seasons of the 3-time Emmy nominated, FOX television series, Glee. Most recently, Jenna served as the executive producer of Twinsters, a film documentary about two identical twins separated at birth and then are reunited. Last month, the film premiered at Sundance. Last summer, Jenna starred in the Hollywood Bowl special production of Hair alongside Kristen Bell, Amber Riley and Sarah Hyland. Prior to becoming a Gleek, Jenna was on Broadway in the Tony Award winning production of Spring Awakening where she performed the roles of Ilse, Martha, Anna and Thea. Jenna released her first memoir, “Choosing Glee” in May 2013, which is a heartfelt, practical guide for teens on how to be your true self, gain self-esteem, and find your inner confidence. Baseball fans may know Jenna as the first host of Yankees on Deck, which is a behind-the-scenes sports show geared towards young audiences on the YES! Network.

Jenna made her Broadway debut at the age of nine in the 1996 revival of The King and I, and performed with the original cast in an appearance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that year. She has played Little Red Ridinghood in two separate productions of Into the Woods (at Trinity Theatre and the Teresa Lang), and has traveled and performed across the country with The Broadway Kids. She can be heard on various cast recordings, including The King and I, Broadway Kids Back on Broadway, and The Broadway Kids Sing America. Her television credits include Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, As the World Turns, and the pilot The Imagination Movers for Playhouse Disney.

She has made appearances on Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Jenna has sung the National Anthem at home games for the New York Knicks and LA Dodgers. Her independent film credits include Don Gaille’s Babyface, and Georgia Lee’s Educated. She attended Marymount Manhattan College, where she graduated in just three short years with a B.A. in Acting and a minor in Musical Theatre.