Where’s the Cast of ‘Bunheads’ Now? What Sutton Foster and Co Stars Are up to Over 10 Years Later

From the creative minds of Gilmore Girls and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel comes the series Bunheads, which launched the TV career of Sutton Foster. The show, which only aired for a short time from 2012 to 2013, was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Lamar Damon and has the same fast-paced feel as many of Palladino’s other shows.

Bunheads follows Michelle Simms (Foster), a former classically trained dancer, who pulled a 180 and became a showgirl in Las Vegas. But when she meets and marries a suitor, the two move to his small coastal town in California. Michelle eventually ends up working alongside her new mother-in-law, Fanny (Kelly Bishop), at her local dance school.

Catch up with the stars of Bunheads and see what the cast has said about their time on the show over the years!

Sutton Foster as Michelle Simms

Born: March 18, 1975, Statesboro, Georgia

Personal life: Previously married to Christian Borle (2006-2009) and Ted Griffin (2014-2024), and currently linked to Hugh Jackman. Foster is also a mother to 7-year-old daughter Emily Dale

Best known for: Younger (2015-2021), Ridley Jones (2021-2023) and Solar Opposites (2022-2023)

Thoughts on Bunheads: “My favorite show of all time is Gilmore Girls,” Foster shared. “Amy contacted my agents and wanted to take a meeting, and I kind of freaked out…So it kinda came out of nowhere, but I read the script, and it just seemed like such a perfect fit for me and for what I wanted to do next. The opportunity to get to work with her and to say her words — I couldn’t believe it.”

Kaitlyn Jenkins as Boo Jordan

Born: April 11, 1992, Los Angeles, California

Best known for: S.W.A.T. (2019) and The Sunday Night Slaughter (2020)

Thoughts on Bunheads: “Boo and I are alike in so many ways,” Jenkins explained. “We both work hard and have a deep desire to perfect what we love to do. Sometimes it’s weird when I read a script and see Boo handle a situation the same way I would! She and I really connect.”

Julia Goldani Telles as Sasha Torres

Born: March 18, 1995, Los Angeles, California

Best known for: The Affair (2014-2019), Slender Man (2018) and The Girlfriend Experience (2021)

Thoughts on Bunheads: “I wanted to be a professional [dancer] until I was 16, and then I got injured… But I’ve always wanted to act, and then when I got injured, it was a blessing in disguise. Much to my parents’ dismay, I got an agent and he sent me to audition for Bunheads.”

Bailey De Young as Ginny Thompson 

Born: September 16, 1989, Sacramento, California

Personal life: Currently married to Tyler De Young and mother to four children

Best known for: Faking It (2014-2016) and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-2023)

Emma Dumont as Melanie Segal

Born: November 15, 1994, Seattle, Washington

Best known for: Aquarius (2015-2016), T@gged (2017-2018), The Gifted (2017-2019) and Oppenheimer (2023)

Thoughts on Bunheads: “The audition process for Bunheads was very different from anything I had ever experienced,” Dumont said. “Melanie was definitely a fun role to play. I’d like to think she suited me well, but I really just had a ball getting to dance every day at work.”

Kelly Bishop as Fanny Flowers

Born: February 28, 1944, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Personal life: Previously married to Lee Leonard (1981-2018)

Best known for: Dirty Dancing (1987), Wonder Boys (2000), Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) and Friends with Kids (2011)

Thoughts on Bunheads: “I love the character,” Bishop shared. “I think she is so far removed from Emily Gilmore, and as much as I totally enjoyed that character, this one’s a completely different kind of woman and she has the dance background, which I have, and it just seemed kind of like a nice fit.”