Jess Weixler
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Jessica "Jess" Weixler is an American actress, best known to date as the lead in the comedy-horror film Teeth
and the comedy The Big Bad Swim
. She graduated in 1999 from Atherton High School
in Louisville, Kentucky, where she also attended the Walden Theatre Conservatory Program and was in The River City Players acting group and in the Chamber Singers choral group, and then attended Juilliard.
She was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards
in 2007 and won the Special Jury Prize in Dramatic category For a juicy and jaw-dropping performance at the Sundance Film Festival
in 2007 both for her role in Teeth
. She also appeared in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
. In January 2009, she was named by New York Magazine as the "New Indie Queen" of the year and one of the fourteen "New Yorkers you need to know."
Teeth (film)
Teeth is a 2007 comedy horror film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, about a teenage girl who has teeth in her vagina. It premiered January 19, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in the independent drama category...
and the comedy The Big Bad Swim
The Big Bad Swim
The Big Bad Swim is a 2006 American independent film about a group of adults who enroll in an adult education beginner's swim class. The film takes place in southeastern Connecticut, in towns like Old Lyme, New London, Essex, and Uncasville. It was directed by Ishai Setton...
. She graduated in 1999 from Atherton High School
Atherton High School
Atherton High School is a public school in the Highlands district of Louisville, Kentucky and is part of the Jefferson County Public School district. It opened in 1923 as J.M. Atherton High School for Girls...
in Louisville, Kentucky, where she also attended the Walden Theatre Conservatory Program and was in The River City Players acting group and in the Chamber Singers choral group, and then attended Juilliard.
She was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards
Gotham Awards
The Gotham Awards is an annual ceremony of awards presented to the makers of independent films which takes place in New York City...
in 2007 and won the Special Jury Prize in Dramatic category For a juicy and jaw-dropping performance at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in 2007 both for her role in Teeth
Teeth (film)
Teeth is a 2007 comedy horror film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, about a teenage girl who has teeth in her vagina. It premiered January 19, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in the independent drama category...
. She also appeared in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
. In January 2009, she was named by New York Magazine as the "New Indie Queen" of the year and one of the fourteen "New Yorkers you need to know."
Filmography
- A WomanA WomanA Woman was Charlie Chaplin's ninth film for Essanay Films. It was made in Los Angeles at the Majestic Studio and released in 1915. The film starts with Chaplin meeting Edna and her parents in a park; the mother is played by Marta Golden and the father by Charles Insley. In this film, Chaplin...
(2010) - Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(1 episode, "Brilliant DisguiseBrilliant Disguise (Law & Order)"Brilliant Disguise" is the fifteenth episode of the twentieth season of NBC's long-running legal drama Law & Order.-Plot:After a young woman named Justine Stebbins is murdered in a hotel and her body stashed away on a food service cart, evidence leads detectives Lupo and Bernard to a young...
", 2010) .... Carrie Newton - Audrey the Trainwreck (2009) .... Tammy
- Periphery (2009) .... Madison
- Alexander the Last (2009) .... Alex
- Today's SpecialToday's Special (2009 film)Today's Special is a 2009 independent comedy film loosely inspired by Aasif Mandvi's Obie Award-winning play, Sakina's Restaurant. The film was directed by David Kaplan...
(2009) .... Carrie - As Good as Dead (2009) .... Amy
- Welcome to Academia (2009) .... Sophie
- Peter and VandyPeter and VandyPeter and Vandy is a 2009 American romantic independent drama film starring Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler. The film was written and directed by Jay DiPietro, adapted from his own play of the same name which opened in 2002 in New York.-Plot:...
(2009) .... Vandy - Goodbye Baby (2007) .... Denise
- TeethTeeth (film)Teeth is a 2007 comedy horror film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, about a teenage girl who has teeth in her vagina. It premiered January 19, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in the independent drama category...
(2007) .... Dawn O'Keefe - The Big Bad SwimThe Big Bad SwimThe Big Bad Swim is a 2006 American independent film about a group of adults who enroll in an adult education beginner's swim class. The film takes place in southeastern Connecticut, in towns like Old Lyme, New London, Essex, and Uncasville. It was directed by Ishai Setton...
(2006) .... Jordan Gallagher - Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
(1 episode, "In the Wee Small Hours: Part 2In the Wee Small Hours (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)"In the Wee Small Hours" is a fifth season double episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. It was originally presented as a two-hour telemovie, but was subsequently divided to air as two one-hour episodes, being listed as "In the Wee Small Hours, Part I" and "In the Wee Small...
", 2005) .... Amy Buckley - Little ManhattanLittle ManhattanLittle Manhattan is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed and written by husband and wife Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett. Though Levin is credited as the director and Flackett as the writer, in the film's DVD commentary the two reveal that they collaborated on both tasks.Little Manhattan depicts...
(2005) .... TV Cowgirl - Law & Order: Criminal Intent - The Video Game (2005) (VG) .... Amy Buckley
- EverwoodEverwoodEverwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,...
(1 episode, "Do or Die", 2004) .... Nikki - The Guiding Light (unknown episodes, 2003) .... Caroline Boyle
- Hack (1 episode, "Blind Faith", 2003) .... Martha Skulnick