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Jennifer Westfeldt

Westfeldt with partner Jon Hamm at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2008
Born February 2, 1970 (1970-02-02) (age 39)
Guilford, Connecticut
Occupation Actress and writer
.Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2, 1970) is an American actress and screenwriter known for the hit 2001 independent film Kissing Jessica Stein, which she co-wrote with Heather Juergensen and in which the two women starred.^ DVD Review: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) .
  • DVD Review: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 11 September 2009 6:57 UTC www.lightsoutfilms.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ She's best known for her role as the nervous newbie lesbian title character in 2001's "Kissing Jessica Stein," which she co-scripted (with co-star Heather Juergensen).
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 ^ Jennifer Westfeldt’s 2001 movie, 'Kissing Jessica Stein' made bi-curiousness cool.
  • Q&A With 'A Lifetime Burning' Actress Jennifer Westfeldt -- New York Magazine 11 September 2009 6:57 UTC nymag.com [Source type: News]
.Born in Guilford, Connecticut to a Swedish father and Jewish mother, Westfeldt was raised in her mother's faith.^ Short Info: Jennifer Westfeldt was born on Monday, February 02, 1970 in Guilford and she is a famous actor from United States of Jewish religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Feb 02, Jennifer is an Aquarius.
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 ^ Not helping to raise either his—or her—estimation of the institution is their discovery that Ira's mother (Judith Light) is having an affair with Abby's father (Fred Willard).
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 ^ Tags : Aquarius , Actor , Guilford , 1970 , Jewish Submit your site/blog Jennifer Westfeldt Directory of websites and blogs .
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 [1] .She graduated from Guilford High School and attended Yale University, where she sang with the a cappella group Redhot & Blue.^ Cambor acted in high school and college productions at Wesleyan University, where he received a bachelor's degree in English.
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 ^ White.Jennifer Westfeldt had studied at Guilford High School, Guilford, CT and then she...
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 ^ Famous People who Studied at Guilford High School .
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 .[2] After acting off-Broadway in Lipschtick, a series of sketches she co-wrote with Juergensen, [2] she relocated to Hollywood, where she was cast in a recurring role in Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place during its first season on ABC.^ Arts and Entertainment Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place ABC Wednesday 9:30–10:00 p.m.
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 ^ I always wanted to just be on Broadway.” While visiting a friend in Los Angeles in the late Nineties, she landed a role in the ABC series “Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place” and has remained bicoastal since.
  • A Different Side of Jennifer Westfeldt - Lifestyle News - WWD.com 11 September 2009 6:57 UTC www.wwd.com [Source type: General]

 ^ She's best known for her role as the nervous newbie lesbian title character in 2001's "Kissing Jessica Stein," which she co-scripted (with co-star Heather Juergensen).
  • Jennifer Westfeldt is the one free of anxiety in 'Ira & Abby' 11 September 2009 6:57 UTC www.nydailynews.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 In 2001 she was featured in three episodes of Judging Amy. .Additional television credits include appearances in Grey's Anatomy and Numb3rs, a regular role in Notes from the Underbelly, and the television movie Before You Say I Do with David Sutcliffe.^ Peter Cambor makes his television debut as the expectant father, starring opposite Jennifer Westfeldt, in "Notes from the Underbelly."
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.Westfeldt made her feature film debut in the 2001 screen adaptation of the Joy Fielding novel See Jane Run.^ The film boasts a positively glowing performance from star and co-writer Jennifer Westfeldt ( See Jane Run ).
  • Movie Review: Kissing Jessica Stein | Mountain Xpress | mountainx.com 11 September 2009 6:57 UTC www.mountainx.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Idle Hands "People" magazine made some mention of this film in relationship to the murders at Columbine High School and, in fact, the screening Mr. .
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 ^ In 2000 he made his feature film debut in Clint Eastwood's space adventure Space Cowboys.
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 .Later that year she appeared in her breakthrough role, the titular character in Kissing Jessica Stein, for which she and Juergensen were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.^ Westfeldt gets close to Heather Juergensen in 'Kissing Jessica Stein.'
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 ^ Kissing Jessica Stein (US 2001) .
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 ^ The following year, Hamm appeared in the independent comedy Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) in a supporting role.
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 The film was an extended version of one of the sketches they had written for Lipschtick. [3]
.In 2004, Westfeldt starred opposite Paul Schneider in the film How to Lose Your Lover and made her Broadway debut in a revival of Wonderful Town.^ How to Lose Your Lover (2004) as Val .
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 ^ Westfeldt, the appealing comic actress who appeared alongside Donna Murphy in the Broadway revival of “Wonderful Town” and was a writer and star of the movie “Kissing Jessica Stein,” plays an author named Emma whose sensational life story, soon to be retailed between hard covers, comes as a surprise to her sister, Tess (Christina Kirk).
  • Theater Review - 'A Lifetime Burning' - A Memoir So Compelling It Just Has to Be Phony - NYTimes.com 11 September 2009 6:57 UTC theater2.nytimes.com [Source type: General]
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 ^ She starred with Donna Murphy - and earned a Tony nomination - for the 2003 Broadway revival of "Wonderful Town" and is about to start her second season as the pregnant protagonist on the ABC sitcom "Notes From the Underbelly."
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 .Her performance won her the Theatre World Award and a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.^ His performance earned him a Golden Globe Award in the category for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2008.
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 ^ Britain's Tom Wilkinson meanwhile, nominated for an Academy Award earlier this year in the thriller Michael Clayton, won best supporting actor.
  • Mad Men scoops top honour at Emmys - TV & Radio - Entertainment - theage.com.au 11 September 2009 6:57 UTC www.theage.com.au [Source type: General]

 ^ Close, perhaps best known for her performance as a psychopathic stalker in the 1987 film "Fatal Attraction", had also won an acting Emmy in 1995.
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 [4] She returned to the stage as a victim of the House Un-American Activities Committee opposite Josh Radnor in Finks, which premiered at the Powerhouse Theater in Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in July 2008. [5]
Westfeldt wrote, produced, and stars in Ira and Abby, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2006.
She is also related to the talented young Swedish actor Jacob Westfeldt, an upcoming star in Swedish cinema.
.Westfeldt has been in a relationship with actor Jon Hamm since 1997. The two met when he was cast in Lipschtick.^ She dates Jon Hamm from Madmen on AMC. Westfeldt was born in Connecticut and educated at Yale.
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 ^ Jon Hamm used to be a cook , and is a better cook than Jennifer Westfeldt.
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 ^ Westfeldt, 37, who has been with actor Jon Hamm (co-star of AMC's "Mad Men") for nine years.
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 [2]

References

  1. ^ InterfaithFamily.com
  2. ^ a b c Biography at TVGuide.com
  3. ^ Variety review
  4. ^ Internet Broadway Database
  5. ^ Times Herald-Record review

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Jennifer Westfeldt
File:Jon Hamm (2008).jpg
Westfeldt with partner Jon Hamm at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2008
Born February 2, 1970 (1970-02-02) (age 40)
Guilford, Connecticut
Occupation Actress and writer
Partner Jon Hamm (1997–present)

Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2, 1970) is an American actress and screenwriter known for the hit 2001 independent film Kissing Jessica Stein, which she co-wrote with Heather Juergensen and in which the two women starred.

Life and career

Born in Guilford, Connecticut to a Swedish father and Jewish mother, Westfeldt was raised in her mother's religion.[1] She graduated from Guilford High School and attended Yale University, where she sang with the a cappella group Redhot & Blue. [2] After acting off-Broadway in Lipschtick, a series of sketches she co-wrote with Juergensen, [2] she relocated to Hollywood, where she was cast in a recurring role in Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place during its first season on ABC. In 2001 she was featured in three episodes of Judging Amy. Additional television credits include appearances in Grey's Anatomy and Numb3rs, a regular role in Notes from the Underbelly, and the television movie Before You Say I Do with David Sutcliffe.

Westfeldt made her feature film debut in the 2001 screen adaptation of the Joy Fielding novel See Jane Run. Later that year she appeared in her breakthrough role, the titular character in Kissing Jessica Stein, for which she and Juergensen were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. The film was an extended version of one of the sketches they had written for Lipschtick. [3]

In 2004, Westfeldt starred opposite Paul Schneider in the film How to Lose Your Lover and made her Broadway debut in a revival of Wonderful Town. Her performance won her the Theatre World Award and a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. [4] She returned to the stage as a victim of the House Un-American Activities Committee opposite Josh Radnor in Finks, which premiered at the Powerhouse Theater in Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in July 2008. [5]

Westfeldt wrote, produced, and stars in Ira and Abby, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2006.

Westfeldt has been in a relationship with actor Jon Hamm since 1997. The two met when he was cast in Lipschtick.

In 2010, she was a guest star for the show 24 for the eighth season. She first appeared in the first four episodes of the season which aired January 17, 2010 and January 18, 2010. She returned to the season in a couple of the final episodes of the series.

References

  1. ^ InterfaithFamily.com
  2. ^ a b Biography at TVGuide.com
  3. ^ Variety review
  4. ^ Internet Broadway Database
  5. ^ Times Herald-Record review

External links

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