About

Known credits:
47
Birthday:
1981-06-08
Place of birth:
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Website:
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Jess Weixler

Overview

Jessica "Jess" Weixler (born June 8, 1981) 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 was voted "most talented", 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." She currently lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York.

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Known for

Acting
2023 Wayward Actor N/A
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2023 Cabin Girl Actor Trina 58
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2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Actor Makeup Artist (voice) 62
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2020 Clock Actor 59
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2020 Fully Realized Humans Actor Jackie 58
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2020 Ava Actor Judy 58
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2019 The Death of Dick Long Actor Jane Long 59
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2019 Chained for Life Actor Mabel 59
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2019 It Chapter Two Actor Audra Phillips 67
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2018 Who We Are Now Actor Gabby 58
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2018 Entanglement Actor Hanna 58
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2016 Sister Cities Actor Austin Baxter 59
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2016 Money Actor Sylvia 57
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2015 Lamb Actor Linny 59
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2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her Actor Katy Rigby 61
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2014 Apartment Troubles Actor Nicole 58
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2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them Actor Katy Rigby 60
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2014 Listen Up Philip Actor Holly 58
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2013 The Face of Love Actor Summer 59
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2013 Free Samples Actor Jillian 58
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2013 Somebody Up There Likes Me Actor Lyla 58
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2012 The Normals Actor Gretchen 59
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2012 Best Man Down Actor Kristin 61
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2011 The Lie Actor Clover 58
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2011 The Man Who Never Cried Actor Ginny 59
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2010 A Woman Actor Julie 58
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2010 Audrey the Trainwreck Actor Tammy 59
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2010 As Good As Dead Actor Amy (uncredited) 58
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2010 Yes Actor Woman 59
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2009 Today's Special Actor Carrie 59
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2009 Welcome To Academia Actor Sophie N/A
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2009 Alexander the Last Actor Alex 58
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2009 Peter and Vandy Actor Vandy 59
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2008 Teeth Actor Dawn O'Keefe 55
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2006 The Big Bad Swim Actor Jordan Gallagher 59
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2005 Little Manhattan Actor TV Cowgirl 66
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Tender Actor N/A
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Let's Love Actor Jessica N/A
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Directing
2014 Apartment Troubles Directing Director 58
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Writing
2020 Fully Realized Humans Writing Writer 58
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2014 Apartment Troubles Writing Writer 58
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2011 The Lie Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
2020 Fully Realized Humans Production Co-Producer 58
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2019 Chained for Life Production Executive Producer 59
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2014 Apartment Troubles Production Producer 58
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Crew
2020 Fully Realized Humans Crew Additional Dialogue 58
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2009 Alexander the Last Crew Additional Writing 58
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