Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough
Hough at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show in 2011
Born	Julianne Alexandra Hough (1988-07-20) July 20, 1988 (age 28) Orem, Utah, U.S.
Education	Las Vegas Academy Alta High School
Occupation	Dancer actress singer
Years active	2001–present
Notable work	Dancing with the Stars
Relatives	Derek Hough (brother) Riker Lynch (cousin) Rydel Lynch (cousin) Rocky Lynch (cousin) Ross Lynch (cousin)
Musical career
Genres	Country
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Mercury Nashville
Associated acts	Jim Collins Chuck Wicks Mark Ballas Nina Dobrev
Website	juliannehough.com

Julianne Alexandra Hough (/ˈhʌf/; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, singer, and actress. She is a two-time professional champion of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She was nominated for a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy in 2007 for Outstanding Choreography in season five of the show. Her first leading acting role was in the 2011 film remake of Footloose. In September 2014, Hough joined Dancing with the Stars as a permanent fourth judge. Along with her brother Derek Hough (who is a six-time winner of the dancing show) and Tessandra Chavez, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography in 2015. In 2016, she played Sandy in the live Fox television production of Grease.

Hough was born in Orem, Utah, the youngest of five children in a Latter-day Saint (Mormon) family. Her parents are Marianne and Bruce Hough, who was twice chairman of the Utah Republican Party. Her brother, Derek Hough, is also a professional dancer. She also has three older sisters, Sharee, Marabeth, and Katherine. All four of Hough's grandparents were dancers. She is also a second cousin of musicians Riker, Rydel, Rocky and Ross Lynch from R5.