Jenna Ushkowitz Biography

Fast Facts

• Is the first Asian-American woman to produce a Tony-Award winning production
• Graduated with a B․A․ in Theatre Arts, focusing on performance with a minor in musical theatre, from Marymount Manhattan College in 2007
• As a child, appeared in commercials and on "Sesame Street" and other children's TV shows before her Broadway debut in the 1996 revival of "The King and I," leading to other productions until landing a role on "Glee" in 2009
• Quote: "And I think that for the people who are being bullied, if you’re proud of who you are and you embrace that, and you have a strong support system or even if you don’t․ You’re a rock for yourself then you’re only going to be stronger in the long run․"
• Quote: "Well, for the bullies, I think that you should spend more time understanding yourself rather than criticizing others․"
• Quote: "I have to say, as a theatre trained actor, there is nothing like Broadway/live theatre․ I love the instant response and energy from the audience․ TV is a completely different world and I’m pretty new to it, so I’m enjoying learning new things everyday- but Glee is the ultimate dream, because we get to do both!"
• Stage, screen actress-singer best known for her role as Tina Cohen-Chang in TV's "Glee․"
• Sang the American national anthem at a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden when she was 13