926: Jump Into Confidence With Jenna Ushkowitz
Jenna Ushkowitz is known for her role as Tina Cohen- Chang on the award winning Fox television series, Glee. Jenna is a SAG Award winner for Best Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series and a two-time Tony Award winning producer. She has served as a co-producer on the Broadway Revival of Once on This Island, THE INHERITANCE and Be More Chill as well as the West End’s THE JUNGLE. Jenna returned to Broadway as Dawn, in the Tony-nominated musical Waitress. She also starred in the movie musical, HELLO, AGAIN. Jenna also served as an executive producer of the documentary, Twinsters. Jenna headlined as Julia Gulia in The Wedding Singer at the Pittsburgh CLO and starred in the Hollywood Bowl’s 2014 summer musical production of Hair. She made her Broadway debut in the 1996 Revival of The King & I and returned to Broadway in the Tony winning production of Spring Awakening. Jenna has appeared in Lady Gaga’s Marry the Night and Katy Perry’s Swish Swish music videos. She released her first book, “Choosing Glee” in May 2013. Film Credits include, HELLO, AGAIN, Yellow Fever, Educated, Babyface, One Night in San Diego and most recently Rosé All Day. Jenna recently competed on the 2nd season of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race as drag queen, Milli Von Sunshine. Her voice was featured in the 2022 HBO MAX and Cartoonito animated musical special, Naked Mole Rat gets Dressed and currently voices Queen Ryung in the upcoming Netflix animated series, Princesses Wear Pants. Jenna co-hosts the official Glee Rewatch podcast, And Thats What You Really Missed on iheart Radio with co-star and best friend, Kevin McHale. Jenna opens up about how starting her acting career at a young age helped her build confidence and embrace new opportunities with courage. Tune in to her episode to hear her inspiring journey.