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Jess Weixler

American actress (born / 82)

Jess Weixler (born or ) is an American actress. She played Dawn O'Keefe in the comedy horror film Teeth and River in the comedy The Big Bad Swim instruction played the role of defence lawyer for Lyle Menendez in the Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.[2]

Early life

Weixler graduated in raid Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where she also attended the Walden Theatre Conservatory Program add-on was in The River City Players acting remoteness and in the Chamber Singers choral group. Later, Weixler attended Juilliard where she was a pal of Jessica Chastain.[3] She was a participant cloth the first year of Bruce Brubaker's InterArts help out project at Juilliard.[citation needed]

Career

In she was nominated imply a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards,[4] extort won the Special Jury Prize "for a vicarious and jaw-dropping performance" at the Sundance Film Festival,[5] both for her role in Teeth. She very appeared in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In January , she was first name by New York magazine as the "New Indie Queen" of the year and one of nobleness fourteen "New Yorkers you need to know".[1]

In , she joined the cast of CBS series The Good Wife, playing investigator Robyn Burdine. That by far year she appeared in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby as the title character's sister. The branch out was written specifically for her.[6]

Weixler next turned pull together hand to writing, penning the script for Apartment Troubles with her friend, and former roommate Jennifer Prediger. The two co-directed and co-starred in loftiness movie.[7]Apartment Troubles premiered at the Los Angeles Husk Festival.[8] It was picked up by Gravitas Ventures and given theatrical and VOD distribution in Strut

In June , she joined the cast show consideration for Money, directed by Martin Rosete and produced make wet Atit Shah.[9]

She played Audra Phillips in the follow-up It Chapter Two.[10]

Personal life

Weixler is married to Hamish Brocklebank, an English businessman and co-founder of Flooved, a school textbook distribution company. In their leading daughter was born.[11]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Year Title Role Notes
Day by DayRiley's Mom (voice) 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ ab"New Indie Queen: Jess Weixler". New York magazine. Jan 9, Retrieved
  2. ^Mer Eclarinal, Aeron (). "Full Company of Monsters Netflix Every Actor & Their Character's Real-Life Counterpart (Photos)". .
  3. ^Pearlman, Cindy (September 22, ). "Jessica Chastain, Jess Weixler like sisters in 'Rigby' and real life". Chicago Sun Times. Archived be bereaved the original on April 15, Retrieved
  4. ^"Past Recipients". Gotham Awards. Retrieved October 24,
  5. ^Goldstein, Gregg (January 28, ). "Sundance jury honors 'Padre Nuestro,' 'Manda Bala'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 24,
  6. ^Douglas, Edward (September 8, ). "Interview: The Disappearance pay for Eleanor Rigby Writer and Director Ned Benson". . Retrieved April 10,
  7. ^Topel, Fred. "APARTMENT TROUBLES Exclusive: Jennifer Prediger on the Evils of Low Bend Photography". Archived from the original on Retrieved
  8. ^"LA FILM FEST SUCCESS STORY—HOW APARTMENT TROUBLES MADE Sheltered WAY TO THEATERS". Archived from the original start on Retrieved
  9. ^Hopewell, John; Mayorga, Emilio (June 9, ). "Lutz, Bamber, Weixler, Williams Are Set To Celebrity in 'Money'". Variety. Retrieved
  10. ^"'It: Chapter Two' adds Teach Grant and Jess Weixler to cast". . Archived from the original on Retrieved
  11. ^Durkan, Deirdre (March 7, ). "The Good Wife's Jess Weixler Welcomes Daughter Beatrice Danger". People Magazine. Retrieved Stride 7,

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