- Born
- Birth nameJennifer Jean Von Oy
- Height1.52 m
- Jenna von Oÿ was born on May 2, 1977 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Petite fleur (1990), Dingo et Max (1995) and Les Parker (1999). She was previously married to Brad Bratcher.
- SpouseBrad Bratcher(October 10, 2010 - 2020) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Fast speaking
- Good friends with Melissa Joan Hart. Coincidentally, Hart was offered the role of Six LeMeure in Petite fleur (1990) first, but turned it down to star in Clarissa Explains It All (1991) instead. After Hart declined, von Oÿ got the part.
- Attended Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut.
- Is trying to launch a country music career, and has recorded a demo CD.
- Was number 94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005).
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, daughter Gray Bratcher (Gray Audrey Bratcher), on May 21, 2012. She was born 3 weeks premature via c-section. Child's father is her ex-husband, Brad Bratcher.
- I was born with the name Jennifer. However, when I was 2 years old, my guardian angel (no joke!) came to me in a dream and told me her name was Jenna (I'd never heard the name before.) She said my name was supposed to be Jenna also. After that, I refused to answer to the name Jennifer anymore. No one has called me Jennifer since then. I legally changed my name a few years later (by then even my parents were convinced it was meant to be!) As for my middle name, it's Jean. Thus my full name is Jenna Jean von Oy.
- (On her last name) "My last name is German and both my grandparents immigrated from Germany. The name is actually composed of two parts..."von", denotes land ownership, and "Oy" refers to a region in the lower Rhine. The family name predates any national borders and the ancestoral estates are in present day Holland. In fact, ruins of a castle still exist there. In current Dutch, the "Oy" mimics the Dutch word for stork and our family crest does portray a stork.."
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