Jennifer Grey was in two comedy films.
Bloodhounds of Broadway is a 1989 American ensemble period comedy film based on four Damon Runyon stories : `` The Bloodhounds of Broadway '' , `` A Very Honorable Guy '' , `` The Brain Goes Home '' and `` Social Error '' . Jennifer Grey . She is known for her roles in the 1980s films Ferris Bueller 's Day Off ( 1986 ) and Dirty Dancing ( 1987 ) , for which Grey earned a Golden Globe Award nomination .