# Jill Latiano
**Jill Latiano** (also credited as Jill Latiano Howerton) is an American actress, model, dancer, television personality, and documentary film producer. She began her career in 1999 as a dancer for the [New York Knicks](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-york-knicks), made her acting debut in an episode of *Sex and the City* in 2004, and has since worked mainly in television guest roles while building a producing career in documentary film.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actress, model, dancer, television personality, documentary film producer[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) |
| Career start | Knicks City Dancer for the New York Knicks, 1999[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) |
| Early hosting | Host of the NYC Media series *Fashion in Focus*, 2003 to 2005[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) |
| Acting debut | *Sex and the City*, 2004, as Party Girl #2[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) |
| Film roles | *Epic Movie* (2007), *Lower Learning* (2008), *Fired Up!* (2009), *Kalamity* (2010)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) |
| Documentary producing | *GMO OMG* (2013), *The Devil We Know* (2018), *The Thief Collector* (2022), *Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) |
| Marriage | Married actor Glenn Howerton in September 2009; two children[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) |
## Early career
Latiano's first professional work was on a basketball court rather than a set: she was a Knicks City Dancer for the New York Knicks in 1999.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) From 2003 to 2005 she hosted *Fashion in Focus*, a series on NYC Media, the city's broadcast outlet.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) Her acting debut came in 2004 with a small part in an episode of HBO's *Sex and the City*, credited as Party Girl #2.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/jill-latiano/)
## Television work
Most of Latiano's screen acting has been in single-episode guest parts. Her credits include *[Rescue Me](https://www.edgepedia.org/rescue-me-american-tv-series)* (as Geneva, two episodes in 2004), *CSI: NY* (as Mandi Foster, 2006), *Ugly Betty* (2006), *Drake & Josh* (2007), *Moonlight* (2008), *Community* (as Courtney, 2010), *The Chicago Code* (2011), *The Cleveland Show* (as the voice of Anna, 2011), *The Glades* (2012), and *Casual* (2015).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/39245/jill-latiano-howerton) Her largest television role was Katie Knox in four 2014 episodes of the comedy *Legit*, credited under her married name.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/)
Her best-known appearance is a guest spot on *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*, the FXX comedy created by and starring her husband, [Glenn Howerton](https://www.edgepedia.org/glenn-howerton). She played Caylee, a love interest for Howerton's character Dennis Reynolds, in the 2009 episode "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System".[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/)
## Film roles
Latiano's film appearances are concentrated in the late 2000s. She played Keira (credited elsewhere as a singing pirate girl) in the parody film *[Epic Movie](https://www.edgepedia.org/epic-movie)* (2007), Nurse Gretchen in the comedy *Lower Learning* (2008), Haley in the cheerleading comedy *Fired Up!* (2009), and Simge in the [psychological thriller](https://www.edgepedia.org/psychological-thriller) *Kalamity* (2010).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jill_latiano) On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, *The Thief Collector* (2022), on which she was a producer, is listed as her highest-rated credit at 90 percent, and *Kalamity* her lowest at 0 percent.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jill_latiano)
## Documentary producing
Since 2013 Latiano has worked chiefly as a producer of documentary films, credited under the name Jill Latiano Howerton. Her credits are *GMO OMG* (2013) as executive producer, *[The Devil We Know](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-devil-we-know)* (2018) as co-producer, *The Thief Collector* (2022) as producer, and the television mini-series *Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein* (2023) as executive producer.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/)
## Personal life
Latiano married actor Glenn Howerton, known for playing Dennis Reynolds on *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*, in September 2009. IMDb gives the date as September 8, 2009, while other biographical summaries give September 5.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/) The couple have two sons: Miles Robert, born in 2011, and Isley Ray, born in 2014.[5](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1970358-glenn-howerton-wife-jill-latiano-job-relationship-history)
Reference sources disagree on her birth date: TVmaze and the Turkish database Sinematurk list September 17, 1981, while a [MyHeritage](https://www.edgepedia.org/myheritage) biographical summary gives September 17, 1980.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/39245/jill-latiano-howerton) • [6](https://www.sinematurk.com/kisi/47336-jill-latiano) • [7](https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-194438/glenn-howerton-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people) IMDb lists her height as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and notes that she is of Italian ancestry.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/)
## References
1. [Jill Latiano, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1705080/)
2. [Jill Latiano, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/jill-latiano/)
3. [Jill Latiano Howerton, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/39245/jill-latiano-howerton)
4. [Jill Latiano Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jill_latiano)
5. [Who Is Glenn Howerton's Wife? Jill Latiano's Job & Relationship History, ComingSoon.net](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1970358-glenn-howerton-wife-jill-latiano-job-relationship-history)
6. [Jill Latiano, Sinematurk](https://www.sinematurk.com/kisi/47336-jill-latiano)
7. [Glenn Howerton, Biographical Summaries of Notable People, MyHeritage](https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-194438/glenn-howerton-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people)
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