Jenna Leigh Green


Jennifer Leigh Green is an American actress and singer best known for her performances as Libby Chessler on the television show Sabrina the Teenage Witch, as well as for roles on tour in the musical Wicked and later in the Broadway production.

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, Into the Woods, and West Side Story.
In 1999, Green was cast as Ivy in. She performed in the original reading for the musical as well as the original Los Angeles Productions. 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 "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

YearTitleRoleNotes-
1994'Meridith LaddTV movie-
1995Captain Nuke and the Bomber BoysGirl-
1996–1999Sabrina the Teenage WitchLibby ChesslerSeasons 1–3
Credited for 75 episodes 		-
1997Friends 'Til the EndRisaTV movie-
1997Extreme GhostbustersPersefineathious
Wanda		Episode: "Mole People"
Episode: "Witchy Woman"		-
1998SandmanWanda-
1999Cover MeTara MathersTV miniseries-
2000'HeatherSegment: The Bel Air Witch Project"-
2001Tara MathersEpisode: "Borerline Normal"-
2002Dharma & GregKelly KincaidEpisode: "She's with the Band"-
2002First ShotJess HayesTV movie-
2002ERTammy GribbsEpisode: "Dead Again"-
2004Open HouseBetty-
2008Cold CaseViolet GoldingEpisode: "Wednesday's Woman"-
2009Ghost WhispererCarrieEpisode: "Ghost Busted"-
2010CastleMollyEpisode: "Sucker Punch"-
2010You AgainHeather-
2011BonesHeatherEpisode: "The Change in the Game"-
2012The Outrageously Fabulous Weekly Parody Talk ShowEnsembleEpisode: "Glitz"-
2012Fifty Grades of ShayWaitressShort film-
2014My EleventhCourtney Ullman-
2015The ResidualsHeidiEpisode: "The Dark Side"-
2015I Am MichaelDr. O'Connor-
2016Hard SellPriscilla-
2016Are You Afraid of the 90'sKimmieShort film-
2017QuanticoEmily MeyersEpisode: "LNWILT"-
2017Wisco QueensKelly3 episodes-
2018SkinRebecca Ramos-
2017GlimpsePamEpisode: "Sparky"-
2019YesAnnie Caden-
2019The Loudest VoiceIrena Briganti4 episodes
TBAWild IndianPost-production-