== Opvækst ==
Ushkowitz blev født i [[Seoul]], [[Sydkorea]]. Hun blev adopteret i en alder af tre måneder og opvoksede i [[East Meadow]], [[New York (delstat)|New York]].<ref>KoreAm (2009-08-01). [http://iamkoream.com/jenna-ushkowitz/ Jenna Ushkowitz Takes Center Stage] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20100723145151/http://iamkoream.com/jenna-ushkowitz |date=23. juli 2010 }} "Tell me about your last name, Ushkowitz. – It’s Polish. I was actually adopted from Korea when I was 3 months old. My father is Polish-Italian and my mother is Irish-English." iamkoream.com</ref><ref>Hazel Lodevico (2009-08-20). [https://web.archive.org/web/20100327172551/http://www.ichoson.com/20090820997/TV/Drama/high-school-musical-broadway-veteran-jenna-ushkowitz-gets-full-of-glee.html High School Musical Broadway veteran Jenna Ushkowitz gets full of Glee]. ichoson.com</ref>
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