He also found a suspicious white spot on her thyroid via MRI. Her spinal cord was compressed and her surgeon placed a titanium plate in her neck to stabilise it. They have a daughter Stella, born December 3, 2001.īefore starring in Dancing with the Stars in 2010, Jennifer had a physical examination to ensure that she was fit enough to compete and saw a doctor to address chronic neck problems caused by the car crash years before. She married actor/director Clark Gregg on July 21, 2001. Fox, Johnny Depp and journalist George Stephanopoulos. She was also romantically involved with actors Michael J. Just weeks after the crash, Dirty Dancing was released but Jennifer said that her grief and survivor's guilt over the crash prevented her from enjoying the film's success, and led her to withdraw from acting for some time.
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Since she has also taken to TV stardom, starring in her 2010 victory in season eleven of Dancing with the Stars, and in the Amazon Studios comedy series Red Oaks.īut it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, on August 5, 1987, Jennifer suffered severe whiplash in the car collision with co-star Matthew Broderick. She played Frances Houseman, also known as Baby, and earned a Golden Globe nomination for the role. Jennifer Grey played Jeanie Bueller (Image: Paramount / Getty)Ī year after she rose to fame playing Ferris's malcontented sister, she became the leading star in Dirty Dancing (1987).
What I first remember is waking up in the hospital, with a very strange feeling going on in my leg." I don't remember even getting up in the morning. It was reported at the time that Matthew told police he had no recollection of the crash and did not know why he was in the wrong lane. Grey received minor injuries, including whiplash. He had a fractured leg and ribs, a concussion, and a collapsed lung. The crash put their relationship out into the public sphere. He was vacationing with Jennifer Grey, whom he began dating in semi-secrecy during the filming of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Prior to this, on August 5, 1987, while driving a rented BMW 316 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Matthew crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo driven by Anna Gallagher, 28, accompanied by her mother, Margaret Doherty, 63, killing both instantly. In 1997, Matthew married Sex in the City star Sarah Jessica Parker who played the iconic Carrie Bradshaw. Playing the lead role in the film, Matthew has gone on to star in a number of films including playing the voice of Simba in the Lion King films from 1994 to 2004.ĭespite his film success, he has found more fame on stage, earning two Tony awards as well as a Tony nomination and major fanfare for his role in The Producers. Matthew Broderick played Ferris Bueller (Image: Paramount / Getty)