Jennifer Westfeldt | |
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Born | Guilford, Connecticut, U.S. | February 2, 1970
Alma mater | Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Actress, screenwriter |
Years active | 1997–present |
Partner(s) | Jon Hamm (1997–2015) |
Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2, 1970)[1][2] is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. She is best known for co-writing, co-producing, and starring in the 2002 indie film Kissing Jessica Stein,[3] for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay and a Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical. She is also known for writing, producing, starring in, and making her directorial debut in the 2012 indie film, Friends with Kids,[4] which was included on New York Magazine's Top Ten Movies of 2012 list,[5] as well as NPR's Top 12 of 2012.[6]
Westfeldt's television work includes series regular and recurring roles on Grey's Anatomy, 24, Queen America, and Notes from the Underbelly, among others, and guest-starring turns on This Is Us[7] and Girls.[8] She recently completed a four-season arc as Pauline Turner Brooks on TVLand's series Younger, created by Darren Star.[9]
Westfeldt made her Broadway debut in 2003 in the revival of Wonderful Town[10] opposite Donna Murphy, for which she received a 2004 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical,[11] a Theater World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut,[12] and a Drama League Award for her role as Eileen Sherwood.[13] Other notable stage credits include the world premieres of Nell Benjamin's The Explorers Club at Manhattan Theater Club, directed by Marc Bruni;[14] Nicky Silver's Too Much Sun at The Vineyard Theater opposite Linda Lavin, directed by Mark Brokaw;[15] and Scott Z. Burns' The Library at The Public Theater opposite Chloe Grace Moretz, directed by Steven Soderbergh.[16]