Jennifer Westfeldt

Jennifer Westfeldt recently starred in The Assembled Parties at Hampstead Theatre in London.

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Jennifer Westfeldt is an acclaimed actress and filmmaker, perhaps best known for writing, producing and starring in the indie films Kissing Jessica Stein (Indie Spirit Nomination, Golden Satellite Award, GLAAD Media Award, multiple Audience Awards), Ira & Abby (Best Actress/HBO Comedy Festival, multiple Audience Awards), and Friends with Kids (Top Ten Films of 2012, New York Magazine, NPR), which also marked her directorial debut. On the small screen, select acting credits include her turn as Pauline Turner-Brooks on Younger (now streaming on Netflix), Queen America, This is Us, Girls, 24, Grey’s Anatomy, Notes from the Underbelly, Private Practice, Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place, Judging Amy, and Children’s Hospital among others.

Jennifer made her Broadway debut opposite Donna Murphy in Wonderful Town, directed by Kathleen Marshall, for which she received a Tony nomination, a Theater World Award and a Drama League Award. Other notable New York stage work includes the world premieres of Scott Z. Burns’ The Library at the Public Theater opposite Chloe Grace Moretz, directed by Stephen Soderbergh; Nell Benjamin’s The Explorer’s Club at Manhattan Theater Club, directed by Marc Bruni; Nicky Silver’s Too Much Sun opposite Linda Lavin at The Vineyard Theater, directed by Mark Brokaw; Cusi Cram’s A Lifetime Burning at Primary Stages, directed by Pam McKinnon; and, most recently, Liba Vaynberg’s The Gett at The Rattlestick Theater, directed by Daniella Topol.

Her regional work includes the world premieres of Stephen Belber’s The Power of Duff at NYSAF, opposite Greg Kinnear; Joe Gilford’s Finks at NYSAF; and Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros’ Big Sky at The Geffen Playhouse, directed by John Rando; as well as starring roles at The Huntington Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Repertory Theater of St. Louis and Denver Center Theater Company, among others. Most recently, she played Heidi in What the Constitution Means To Me at KC Rep in the fall of 2023.

Recent writing credits include the screenplay adaptation of the book The Idea of You (by Robinne Lee) for Amazon, which she co-wrote with Michael Showalter. The film, directed by Showalter and starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, was a critical and commercial hit; it repped Amazon MGM’s biggest romantic comedy debut ever, drawing nearly 50 million global Prime Video viewers in its first two weeks. She is currently adapting Amy Poeppel’s The Sweet Spot to screen for Amazon MGM Studios. She will co-star in the female-driven ensemble comedy, and produce, alongside Laura Lewis of Rebelle Media.

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