Julianne Hough

Julianne Alexandra Hough was born on July 20, 1988, in the United States. She is an American dancer, singer, actress and television personality. In 2007 she joined the cast of ABC's Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer and won two seasons with her celebrity partners. After leaving the show in 2009, she returned in 2014 as a judge, a position she held until 2017. She received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work on the series, winning once in 2015 with her brother, Derek Hough.

She made her acting debut in the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and played her first major role in the 2010 film Burlesque, followed by leading roles as Ariel in Footloose (2011), Sherrie in Rock of Ages (2012) and Katie in Safe Haven (2013). In 2016 she portrayed Sandy in Fox's live television production of Grease, and she also served as a judge on the 14th season of America's Got Talent. In 2023 she returned to Dancing with the Stars as co-host alongside main host Alfonso Ribeiro.

On stage, she made her Broadway debut in 2022 in the political farce POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, and she hosted The Tony Awards: Act One in 2022, 2023 and 2024.