Elfman has also played leading roles on other television comedies, including Courting Alex , Accidentally on Purpose — , Penn — , Growing Up Fisher , and Imaginary Mary Elfman's paternal uncle is Tony Butala , lead singer of the American vocal trio The Lettermen since She is of Croatian ancestry on her father's side [ 2 ] and was raised Roman Catholic. Elfman attended high school at St.
The series was cancelled after one season and 15 episodes. She received positive reviews from critics for her breakthrough performance. The show ran for five seasons until its cancellation in In , she starred alongside Richard Dreyfuss in the comedy film Krippendorf's Tribe.
The film received generally negative reviews from critics. The film was filmed in , and after 12 release date changes, the film finally made it into theaters on April 27, , nearly three years after filming began. Dolittle and CyberWorld She received positive review from Chicago Tribune for her performance.
In , she played Justin Timberlake 's character sister in the romantic comedy film, Friends with Benefits. In , she took a recurring role in the FX legal thriller series, Damages. Like Penn and Growing Up Fisher , the series was cancelled after its first season. In , she starred in an episode of the horror anthology series, The Twilight Zone. Bodhi is of Jewish descent, and Jenna was raised Catholic. She became a Scientologist as well after her husband introduced her to its teachings.
They have two children. Elfman is a member of the Church of Scientology. On May 24, , she was the keynote speaker at the Human Rights Hero Award event in participation with the Scientology-affiliated groups Youth for Human Rights International and Artists for Human Rights AFHR , an organization formed with the purpose of bringing artists together with the common cause of raising awareness of human rights around the world.
