Where Is Jenna von Oy Now?
The Role: Six LeMure on Blossom
For five seasons in the early 1990s, Jenna von Oy was the fast-talking best friend every television teenager wanted. As Six LeMure on NBC's Blossom, she played the motor-mouthed confidante to Mayim Bialik's Blossom Russo, delivering mile-a-minute dialogue with a comic timing that made her one of the most memorable sidekicks of the era. She appeared in 114 episodes from 1990 to 1995, and her performance earned her two Young Artist Awards, in 1993 and 1994. Six was the kind of character who could steal a scene just by walking into it, and von Oy, still a teenager herself, made it look effortless.
Blossom was a genuine cultural phenomenon, part of NBC's dominant Monday night lineup, and von Oy rode that wave through her entire adolescence. She was 13 when the show premiered and 18 when it ended. While Bialik's Blossom got the Very Special Episodes, Six got the jokes, and von Oy delivered them with a rat-a-tat rhythm that casting directors remembered long after the show wrapped.
The Early Years: A Connecticut Kid in Hollywood
Jennifer Jean von Oy was born on May 2, 1977, in Danbury, Connecticut, and she started performing almost as soon as she could talk. As a child she appeared in regional stage productions and commercials around the Northeast before her family made the leap to Los Angeles. Her television debut came in 1986 with an episode of ABC Weekend Special, followed by guest spots on Tales from the Darkside and Kate & Allie. From 1990 to 1991 she co-starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom Lenny, which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination and put her on NBC's radar just in time for Blossom.
Even during the Blossom years she was stacking up film credits. In 1989 she appeared opposite Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July as the young Suzanne Kovic, and in 1995 she voiced Stacey in Disney's A Goofy Movie. She was that rare child performer who could do sitcom, drama, and voice work without missing a beat, and the industry noticed.
The College Detour: USC Film School
When Blossom ended in 1995, von Oy did something unusual for a working teen star: she went to college. She enrolled in film school at the University of Southern California and joined the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, trying on a normal life for size. It lasted two years. The pull of acting proved stronger than the classroom, and she dropped out to return to the business, a decision that paid off almost immediately when she landed her next series-regular role.
The USC years matter because they explain what came later. Von Oy has always been someone who wanted more than one identity, and the writing career she built in Nashville traces directly back to the film student who wanted to understand stories from behind the camera as well as in front of it.
The Parkers Years: Stevie Van Lowe
In 1999, von Oy joined the cast of The Parkers, the Moesha spinoff starring Countess Vaughn and Mo'Nique, as Stevie Van Lowe, the wealthy best friend of Vaughn's Kim Parker. It was a different kind of role from Six: less motor-mouthed, more grounded, and it showed a range that Blossom had only hinted at. She stayed with the show for its entire five-season run, appearing in 106 episodes from 1999 to 2004, and during that time she also voiced Trinket St. Blaire on Disney's animated series Pepper Ann from 1997 to 2000.
The Parkers was a solid hit for UPN, and Stevie gave von Oy a second iconic sidekick role on a second successful sitcom, a rare double in television history. But when the show ended in 2004, something had shifted. The roles got smaller and less frequent, and von Oy began looking for a life beyond the audition circuit.
The Music: Two Albums and a Nashville Move
As her acting career wound down, von Oy turned to the other love of her creative life: music. Back in June 2000 she had recorded a demo in an attempt to launch a country music career, and she finally followed through. Her debut album, Breathing Room, arrived on September 18, 2007, followed two years later by the EP Coffee & Men (An EP for Childish Adults) in 2009. The music was confessional singer-songwriter fare, a long way from the laugh track, and it suited the next chapter of her life.
That next chapter had a zip code: Nashville, Tennessee. In the early 2000s von Oy uprooted her life in Los Angeles and moved to Music City, a decision she has never regretted. She told the Tennessean she was drawn to the Southern hospitality and the creative energy of a town where she could make music without the smog and the magnifying glass of Hollywood. Nashville would become the permanent base for everything that followed.
The Family: Marriage, Motherhood, and Divorce
On October 10, 2010, von Oy married Brad Bratcher, a computer-data consultant, in Newtown, Connecticut. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Gray Audrey, in May 2012, and their second, Marlowe Monroe, in November 2014. Motherhood transformed von Oy's public identity almost overnight. She launched the parenting blog The Cradle Chronicles, became a contributor to People magazine on parenting topics, and found a new voice writing honestly about the chaos and comedy of raising small children.
The marriage did not last. Von Oy and Bratcher divorced in 2020, and in 2023 she publicly came out as gay during an appearance on Mayim Bialik's Bialik Breakdown podcast, beginning a relationship with a woman. It was a candid, unhurried revelation, delivered on her own terms to her old friend and former co-star, and it reframed the next phase of her life in Nashville.
The Books: Situation Momedy
Out of the blog and the People columns came von Oy's most successful second act: books. In 2015 she published Situation Momedy: A First-Time Mom's Guide to Laughing Your Way Through Pregnancy & Year One, a funny, frank survival manual for new mothers, followed in 2016 by Situation Momedy: A Very Special Episode in Toddlerdom. The books leaned into exactly what had made Six LeMure beloved: the fast, funny, self-deprecating voice, now applied to spit-up and sleep deprivation instead of sitcom plots.
Writing gave von Oy something acting never had: complete creative control and a schedule built around her daughters. She also put those skills to professional use in Nashville, working as an associate editor and lead writer for StyleBlueprint Nashville, the city's lifestyle publication. The former child star had become, improbably and happily, a working writer and editor.
The Throwback Circuit: Battle of the Network Stars
Even as she built her writing career, von Oy never fully closed the door on her television past. In 2017 she appeared as herself on ABC's revival of Battle of the Network Stars, competing alongside other familiar faces from television history in the goofy athletic contests that defined 1970s TV. It was pure nostalgia television, the kind of appearance that asks nothing of a former star except to show up, smile, and let the audience remember.
She had done the retrospective circuit before. In 2014 she sat for OWN's Where Are They Now? segment, the interview where she described her subtle Nashville life and her desire to escape the Los Angeles bubble. These appearances form a pattern: von Oy will happily revisit Six LeMure for the fans, but always on her own terms, always as a visitor from a life she chose rather than a performer begging for a second act. The August 2026 House of Mouse Expo reunion with Joey Lawrence was more of the same, a joyful, low-stakes celebration of a shared past.
The Quiet Years: Stepping Back from the Camera
Von Oy never formally announced a retirement from acting; the credits simply thinned to almost nothing. After The Parkers ended in 2004, she appeared in the 2005 television film Marsha Potter Gets a Life, guest-starred on Cold Case, and voiced a parody of Rory Gilmore on Family Guy. A Nashville drama called Lukewarm followed in 2012. She returned briefly in 2019 for the indie film Cecil, and in 2022 she reunited with Bialik for a cameo as herself on Call Me Kat, a sweet Blossom reunion moment that lasted a single episode.
None of it was a comeback attempt. It was the occasional cameo of someone who had made peace with a different life, showing up for friends and fans while keeping her real career, writing, firmly in Nashville.
The 2025 Podcast: The Big F***ing Feelings
In 2025, von Oy added a new title to her resume: podcast host. She launched The Big F***ing Feelings with her friend Ashley Robyn, a show about navigating big emotions with humor and honesty. It was a natural fit for the voice she had honed across the blog and the books, and it gave her a direct line to an audience that had grown up alongside her.
She has also stayed connected to her Blossom family in the most wholesome way possible. In August 2026 she attended the House of Mouse Expo, where she reunited with former co-star Joey Lawrence, posting a beaming photo to Instagram and calling it a mini reunion. The fans who grew up watching Six talk a mile a minute can now hear that same voice, older, wiser, and funnier, talking about real life. As of October 2026, that is where Jenna von Oy is: in Nashville, writing, podcasting, and raising her daughters, exactly where she chose to be.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Jenna von Oy now?
Jenna von Oy lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she works as a writer and podcast host. She wrote 2 parenting books in the Situation Momedy series, worked as an associate editor and lead writer for StyleBlueprint Nashville, and launched the podcast The Big F***ing Feelings with Ashley Robyn in 2025. She shares two daughters with ex-husband Brad Bratcher and publicly came out as gay in 2023.
What happened to Jenna von Oy after Blossom?
After Blossom ended in 1995, von Oy attended film school at USC for two years, then returned to acting as Stevie Van Lowe on The Parkers for 106 episodes from 1999 to 2004. She released two music albums (Breathing Room in 2007 and the Coffee & Men EP in 2009), moved to Nashville, and transitioned into writing, publishing 2 parenting books and working as a magazine editor.
How old is Jenna von Oy?
Jenna von Oy was born Jennifer Jean von Oy on May 2, 1977, in Danbury, Connecticut, which makes her 49 years old as of October 2026. She was 13 when Blossom premiered in 1990 and 18 when it ended in 1995.
Is Jenna von Oy married?
She married computer-data consultant Brad Bratcher on October 10, 2010, in Newtown, Connecticut. They had two daughters, Gray (born 2012) and Marlowe (born 2014), before divorcing in 2020. In 2023 she publicly came out as gay during an appearance on Mayim Bialik's Bialik Breakdown podcast.
Did Jenna von Oy release any music?
Yes. She released her debut album Breathing Room on September 18, 2007, and followed it with the EP Coffee & Men (An EP for Childish Adults) in 2009. She had recorded a country demo back in June 2000, and the move to Nashville in the early 2000s was driven partly by her love of music.
What books did Jenna von Oy write?
She wrote 2 parenting humor books: Situation Momedy: A First-Time Mom's Guide to Laughing Your Way Through Pregnancy & Year One (2015) and Situation Momedy: A Very Special Episode in Toddlerdom (2016). Both grew out of her parenting blog The Cradle Chronicles and her work as a People magazine contributor.
Did Jenna von Oy reunite with the Blossom cast?
She reunited with Mayim Bialik for a cameo as herself on Call Me Kat in 2022, and in August 2026 she attended the House of Mouse Expo where she reunited with former Blossom co-star Joey Lawrence, sharing a photo on Instagram.