Jennifer Westfeldt

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Jennifer Westfeldt alongside Jon Hamm in September 2008

Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2, 1970 in Guilford , Connecticut ) is an American actress , screenwriter and film producer .

Life and accomplishments

Westfeldt has Swedish ancestors. She graduated from Yale University , appeared in a few plays in New York City, and moved to Los Angeles . She played her first television role in 1998 in the first season of the series A Trio to Bite .

Westfeldt wrote the play Lipschtick together with Heather Juergensen , in which both women appeared in the leading roles of a lesbian couple. The play was filmed as the comedy Kissing Jessica (2001), in which Juergensen and Westfeldt took on the same roles as in the play; they also wrote the script and co-produced the film. They received a special award from the Los Angeles IFP / West Film Festival in 2001 and were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 2003 for the script . Westfeldt also won the Golden Satellite Award for her portrayal in 2003 .

The role in the musical Wonderful Town earned Westfeldt the Theater World Award and a Tony Award nomination in 2004 . In the mystery thriller Keep Your Distance (2005) she took on one of the leading roles alongside Gil Bellows . She also played a leading role in the comedy Ira and Abby (2006), which she wrote and co-produced. This role earned her the 2006 Audience Award at the Boston Jewish Film Festival and the 2007 Film Discovery Jury Award from the US Comedy Arts Festival .

Westfeldt lives in Los Angeles and was in a relationship with actor Jon Hamm until September 2015. Both founded the production company Points West Pictures in 2009 .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1998: A trio to eat ( Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place , TV series, episodes 1x01–1x13)
  • 2001: The Gene Pool
  • 2001: Kissing Jessica (Kissing Jessica Stein)
  • 2004: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
  • 2005: Keep Your Distance
  • 2006: Ira and Abby
  • 2007-2010: Pretty pregnant ( Notes from the Underbelly , TV series, 23 episodes)
  • 2009: Before You Say 'I Do' (TV movie)
  • 2009: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2010: 24 (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 2011: Friends with Kids (also direction and production)
  • 2012: Marla speaks! ( Martha Speaks , TV series, episode 4x01)
  • 2012: Childrens Hospital (TV series, episode 4x05)
  • 2014: Girls (TV series, episode 3x05)
  • since 2017: Younger (TV series)

Web links

Commons : Jennifer Westfeldt  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c biography in the IMDb , accessed on October 15, 2008
  2. ↑ Plot summary for Keep Your Distance , accessed October 15, 2008
  3. ↑ cf. Jon Hamm . In: Newsmakers , Issue 2. Gale, 2009 (accessed via Biography Resource Center . Farmington Hills, Mich .: Gale, 2009)
  4. ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Five Facts Jon Hamm: He was young and needed the money. Serienjunkies.de , March 10, 2011, p. 5 , accessed April 7, 2011 .
personal data
SURNAME Westfeldt, Jennifer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress, screenwriter, and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd February 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Guilford , Connecticut , United States