“Dirty Dancing” icon Jennifer Grey: radiant in wine red at the premiere in London

“Baby” is back in the cinema: Over 40 years after her success with “Dirty Dancing”, Jennifer Gray (64) is once again returning to the big screen as an actress. Over the weekend, the 64-year-old attended the British premiere of her new film “A Real Pain” at the BFI London Film Festival and impressed with a radiant look in an autumnal burgundy red.

Jennifer Gray in autumnal burgundy red

Gray posed for photographers on the red carpet in a fitted burgundy top with a plunging neckline and a sparkly maxi skirt in a slightly darker shade of red. The actress also wore black patent peep toes. Her brown hair with light highlights fell loosely over her shoulders in soft waves, while her face was highlighted by subtle make-up in colors that matched the outfit. She also posted a photo of her London look.

In “A Real Pain” Jennifer Gray plays the role of Marcia – a visitor to a concentration camp in Poland. The film by Jesse Eisenberg (41), who also stars in one of the main roles, is about two cousins ​​who deal with intergenerational family trauma while visiting a concentration camp in Poland. The other cousin plays Kieran Culkin (42), the brother of “Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin (44).

The two characters David and Benji travel there to honor their grandmother after the death of their beloved grandmother. “A Real Pain” had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024. The film will be released in German cinemas in January 2025.

Jennifer Grey’s career after “Dirty Dancing”

After her great success with “Dirty Dancing,” Jennifer Gray didn’t have a big film career. After the hit film, the actress had two nose jobs done. The reactions to this apparently continue to haunt them to this day. In her 2022 autobiography “Out of the Corner,” she writes, according to US media reports, that it felt as if she had “committed an unforgivable crime.” Because there were no role offers, she initially sought advice and learned that she had a deviated nasal septum, which also affected her breathing. She had the operation in her late 20s and was very happy with the results. A year later, another operation became necessary as a result of the first operation.

When the bandage came off, shock followed: “I couldn’t understand what I was seeing,” she wrote, according to reports, “I knew something bad had happened.” She added that the proportions on her face were off: “It was like I was on mushrooms and having a bad hallucinogenic trip.” People wouldn’t have recognized her anymore. It was as if she had lost her career and identity overnight. But it also gave her the chance to rethink her life without taking other people’s opinions into account.