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Jenna Noelle Ushkowitz (born in Seoul, Korea on April 28th, 1986) is an American stage and television actress and singer, who is known for her roles in Broadway musicals and the 2009 TV series Glee.

Early life
She was adopted by her parents, Judith and Brad Ushkowitz at 3 months old. She has an older brother, Gregg Lariosa, 31.

She attended Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, a performing Arts Catholic school on Long Island, graduating in 2004, having performed in the first high school production of Les Misérables, along with the role of Penny in Honk!, Inez in The Baker's Wife, Little Red Ridinghood in Into the Woods and Romaine Patterson in The Laramie Project.

Jenna graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2007, performing again as Little Red Ridinghood, in Into the Woods.

Career
Jenna has been in show business since the age of 3. She has been on Sesame Street, As the World Turns, and other TV shows.

Jenna's first role in a Broadway musical was in a 1996 revival of The King and I.

She sang The National Anthem at a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden when she was 13.

Before joining the cast of Glee, she was an understudy for several of the roles in the Broadway musical Spring Awakening