Jennifer Westfeldt

ACTRESS, PRODUCER, WRITER

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Jennifer is an American actress and filmmaker, who is perhaps best known for writing and starring in the indie hits, Kissing Jessica (2001) and Friends with Kids (2011).A graduate from Yale University, Jennifer started her career as a New York-based theater actor, starring in over 25 off-Broadway and regional productions, before coming to Hollywood in 1997. Within weeks of her arrival, she landed a series regular role in ABC's Ein Trio zum Anbeißen (1998), alongside Ryan Reynolds, Traylor Howard and Richard Ruccolo. That same year, she co-wrote and starred in an off-Broadway play, with Heather Juergensen, called "Lipschtick: The Story of Two Women Seeking The Perfect Shade", that caught the attention of Hollywood studios. The play was optioned by "Radar Pictures" to be made into a film, starring Westfeldt and Juergensen.After one season on "Two Guys", 20th Century Fox Studios pulled Jennifer from that show to cast her as the lead of another show for them, the short-lived Schief gewickelt (1998) on Fox.While Westfeldt was busy shooting sitcoms, she and Juergensen were also hard at work, developing their play into a screenplay. Frustrated by the slow pace of studio development, they bought back the rights to their script and decided to make their film independently, on a shoestring budget. The film was Kissing Jessica (2001)."Kissing Jessica Stein" was snapped up by "Fox Searchlight", when it debuted at the LA International Film Festival, then was released to critical acclaim in March of 2002. Jennifer received the Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her role as "Jessica", an Indie Spirit Nomination for Best First Screenplay, and a Special Jury Prize for Writing and Acting at the Los Angeles International Film Festival. The film won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Los Angeles International Film Festival, the Audience Favorites Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Miami Film Festival, Best Feature at the Louisville Jewish Film Festival, and the GLAAD Media Award.Jennifer continued to work steadily in television, starring in pilots for the WB (The Gene Pool (2001) opposite Chris Eigeman in 2001), F/X (The untitled Paul Reiser pilot in 2002), and NBC (Steve Levitan's Dante (2005) in 2005), and doing recurring and guest roles on Für alle Fälle Amy (1999), Die Straßen von Philadelphia (2002), Numb3rs - Die Logik des Verbrechens (2005) and Snoops - Charmant und brandgefährlich (1999). She also starred in the indie, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004) (aka "How To Lose Your Lover"), in 2004, opposite Paul Schneider.She made her Broadway debut, in the fall of 2003, in the critical and commercial hit, "Wonderful Town", starring opposite two-time Tony Winner Donna Murphy and directed by three-time Tony Winner Kathleen Marshall. Jennifer received a 2004 Tony nomination, a Theater World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut, and a Drama League Award for her role as "Eileen Sherwood".Jennifer's second feature as an actress/scribe, Ira & Abby (2006), marked her first solo screen-writing effort. "Ira & Abby" won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Jury Prize for Best Feature at the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Boston Jewish Film Festival. Additionally, Jennifer won Best Actress at the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival for her performance as "Abby". The film was acquired by "Magnolia Pictures" and was released to critical acclaim in the fall of 2007. That same year, Jennifer was cast as the lead of ABC's Ganz schön schwanger! (2007), directed and executive produced by Barry Sonnenfeld. "Notes" ran for two seasons on ABC. Her recent television credits include memorable arcs on ABC's hit, Grey's Anatomy: Die jungen Ärzte (2005) and the final season of Fox's hit, 24: Twenty Four (2001), as well as starring in the TV movie, Before You Say 'I Do' (2009), opposite David Sutcliffe.Her recent stage work includes the world premiere of Joe Gilford's "Finks" at the Powerhouse Theater, opposite Josh Radnor and directed by Charlie Stratton (2008); the world premiere of Cusi Cram's "A Lifetime Burning" at Primary Stages off-Broadway, directed by Pam Mackinnon (2009); "Three Sisters" at LA Theaterworks (2011) and the world premiere of Stephen Belber's "The Power of Duff" at the Powerhouse Theater, opposite Greg Kinnear and directed by Peter Dubois (2012).On the big screen, Jennifer Westfeldt most recently wrote, starred in and made her directorial debut in the indie hit, Friends with Kids (2011), released by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions in March 2012. "Friends with Kids" was a breakout hit at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival, and boasted a stellar cast, including Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Chris O'Dowd, Ed Burns, Megan Fox and Jon Hamm.Jennifer has been in a relationship with Jon Hamm since 1997. They reside in both New York and Los Angeles. - IMDb Mini Biography By: jwofficial

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Releases by Year

Jennifer Westfeldt on average has worked on 1 movies per year from 1998 to 2016. See the full graphs of the number of Jennifer Westfeldt movies released per year from 1998 till 2016.

Top Genres

Jennifer Westfeldt works mostly in Comedy Genre followed by Romance Genre flixes. 39% of Jennifer Westfeldt movies are Comedy Genre movies. See Top Genres that Jennifer Westfeldt worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Jennifer Westfeldt has worked on is 6.3.

6.3 / 10

Jennifer Westfeldt's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Biography,Documentary
Circus Kid (2016)

Lorenzo Pisoni, at age 2, began in the family business by walking into the ring of his parents' Pickle Family Circus. By 6 years old he had signed a contract to be his father's clown ...

7.4/1069 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Comedy,Drama,Romance
Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

A woman searching for the perfect man instead discovers the perfect woman.

6.6/1097 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Comedy,Romance
Ira & Abby (2006)

A hastily married couple quickly devolve into a life of affairs, meddling parents, and therapy.

6.4/10104 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Comedy,Drama,Romance
Friends with Kids (2011)

Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic, so they can avoid the toll kids can take on romantic relationships.

6.1/10107 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Comedy,Drama,Fantasy
Before You Say 'I Do' (2009)

George's fiancee regrets due to a bad marriage 10 years ago. George wishes that he could change things and suddenly finds himself 10 years back in time - days before the wedding. Can he change things?

5.9/1087 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Drama,Mystery,Romance
Keep Your Distance (2005)

In the perfectly normal town of Louisville, KY, there is a perfectly normal man living the perfect life. David Dailey is a man who has it all: A great career, a community that adores him, ...

5.1/1094 min

Available in 2 platform(s).