On the side Patrick Sways The New Yorker danced himself Jennifer Gray In the 1987 cult film “Dirty Dancing” she won the hearts of international audiences – although her career in Hollywood did not really work out.

At the age of 19, she was the daughter of an Oscar-winning actor Joel Gray The actress Joe Wilder For the first time a Dr. The pepper trade took place. She made her film debut in 1984 with a small role in the film Reckless, but it was Gray’s big break and a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Francis “Baby” Houseman in Dirty Dancing.

Jennifer Gray is unrecognizable because she worked on her nose

Why then did the movie roles really not work? Gray, who also starred in the 1980s comedy “Ferris Much Blow”, says his early career ended with two nose jobs in the early 1990’s.

The second action was needed to solve the problems that arose from the first. The actress’ nose was changed in a way that even close friends did not recognize. “I went to the operating room as a celebrity – came out anonymously. It was like I was on a witness protection program or invisible,” Gray once said of her changed appearance. The ‘Dirty Dancing’ actress even considered changing her name to start a new career, but eventually decided against it.