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Jenna von Oÿ (born May 2, 1977 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States) is an Americanactress and country singer best known as Stevie van Lowe on the UPN sitcom The Parkers and Six LeMure in Blossom.[1]Von Oÿ was born in Stamford, Connecticut and attended Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut. She later attended the University of Southern California where she was a member of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta. Her last name is German and her paternal grandparents were German immigrants. Her maternal grandparents were Dutch immigrants[2].Jenna began her acting career doing a Jell-O commerical when she was six. In 1986, she appeared in the television film The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure and guest-starring in an episode of Tales from the Darkside. She later appeared in a series of commercials endorsing the popular early 1990s beverage, Boku. Jenna has appeared in several television series such as Blossom, in which she played the character Six LeMeure, Family Values, in which she played Phoebe Huck, and The Parkers, as quirky sidekick Stevie van Lowe. She also provided the voice of Stacey in A Goofy Movie and the voice of Trinket St. Blaire in Pepper Ann. She also appeared on an episode of Cold Case, and parodied Alexis Bledel's character of Rory Gilmore on Family Guy.For her role in Blossom, Jenna has twice won the Young Artist Award for Best Youth Comedienne, in 1993 and 1994. In addition, she was nominated in 1992 for her Blossom role and in 1991 for her Lenny role.[3]In June 2000, Jenna recorded a demo CD in an attempt to launch a recording career in country music. Jenna's debut album, Breathing Room, was released on September 18, 2007.In 2004, she posed for a spread in King magazine. In 2005, she was named number 94 on VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars". [4] Jenna is precisely 5 feet (152 cm) tall. >> By WikiPedia
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