Grey does mention that Natalie Portman may be a little old at this point to the play the young part of “Baby,” but that can be overlooked because she’s such a great actress and a quality dancer.
While Grey sounded like she had never really considered the question before, she came up with her answers fairly quickly.
Jennifer Grey was a guest on Just Jenny on Sirius XM when host Jenny Hutt asked her about who she would like to see in a potential remake.
Plus, being Jewish, the Dirty Dancing remake can still tell the same story that the original movie did, especially if she’s opposite a guy who is clearly not.