Exclusive Portrait: Happy Birthday to Jennie Garth of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’

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CHICAGO – Happy Birthday greetings on April 3rd to actress Jennie Garth, best known for her role as Kelly Taylor on the hit series “Beverly Hills, 90210.” Garth also appeared on the sitcom “What I Like About You” with Amanda Bynes, and did some reality show work on her own “Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country” and “Dancing with the Stars.” She recently appeared in Chicago on behalf of her new book, “Deep Thoughts from a Hollywood Blonde.”

Ms. Garth was born in Urbana, Illinois, and her family eventually settled in Arizona. She began modeling there, and left high school as a Junior to pursue acting in Los Angeles. Her first role was on the series “A Brand New Life” for NBC. She got the role of Kelly Taylor on “Beverly Hills, 90210” in 1990, and came back to reprise the character in 2008 in the spin-off, “90210.” She currently is working on another reality show, “The Jennie Garth Project,” which will premiere on HGTV.

HollywoodChicago.com photographer Joe Arce took this Exclusive Portrait of Jennie Garth at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, Illinois, during a promotional stop for her new book.

Jennie Garth at Anderson’s Bookshop, March 6th, 2014
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By PATRICK McDONALD Senior Staff Writer HollywoodChicago.com pat@hollywoodchicago.com