Jennifer Grey Makes Honest Admissions in New Podcast InterviewGrey’s parents, Jo Wilder and Joel Grey, divorced in 1982. Wilder died in July 2026, at age 94, but before her death, she and Joel had reconnected. Jennifer Grey Reflects on Loss & PainThe podcast was an opportunity for Grey to share much of her life, and she spoke openly and honestly. Jennifer Grey’s DWTS ExperienceBeloved for her role in the classic film, “Dirty Dancing,” in which she played Frances “Baby” Houseman, Grey has also shown her dancing skills on the “Dancing with the Stars” stage. [On Dirty Dancing] I learned basically one dance over a one-and-a-half month shoot.