Jennifer Westfeldt is best known for co-writing, co-producing, and starring in the 2002 indie film Kissing Jessica Stein, for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay and a Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical.
15 Facts About Jennifer Westfeldt
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Jennifer Westfeldt is known for writing, producing, starring in, and making her directorial debut in the 2012 indie film, Friends with Kids, which was included on New York Magazine's Top Ten Movies of 2012 list, as well as NPR's Top 12 of 2012.
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Jennifer Westfeldt recently completed a four-season arc as Pauline Turner Brooks on TVLand's series Younger, created by Darren Star.
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Jennifer Westfeldt made her Broadway debut in 2003 in the revival of Wonderful Town opposite Donna Murphy, for which she received a 2004 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, a Theater World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut, and a Drama League Award for her role as Eileen Sherwood.
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Jennifer Westfeldt grew up in Guilford, Connecticut, where she attended Guilford High School.
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Jennifer Westfeldt's family is a part of the Swedish nobility, with the original name Wastfelt.
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In 1997 Jennifer Westfeldt co-wrote and co-starred with Heather Juergensen in an Off-Broadway play based on a series of sketches called Lipschtick: The Story of Two Women Seeking The Perfect Shade, which caught the attention of major Hollywood studios.
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Jennifer Westfeldt received the Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her role as Jessica, and an Indie Spirit Nomination for Best First Screenplay.
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In 2011, Jennifer Westfeldt wrote, produced, starred in, and made her directorial debut in Friends with Kids, which was a breakout hit at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Jennifer Westfeldt is the pulse of Friends With Kids, presenting us with life in all of its vibrant, messy sprawl.
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In 2017, Jennifer Westfeldt produced the documentary Circus Kid, based on Lorenzo Pisoni's life growing up in a circus family, which was bought and distributed by Sundance Now.
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Jennifer Westfeldt made her Broadway debut in the fall of 2003 in the critical and commercial hit Wonderful Town, starring opposite two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy and directed by three-time Tony winner Kathleen Marshall.
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Jennifer Westfeldt received a 2004 Tony nomination, a Theater World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut, and a Drama League Award for her role as Eileen Sherwood.
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Jennifer Westfeldt sold to Amazon an adapted screenplay based on the novel The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, which is set to star Anne Hathaway.
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Jennifer Westfeldt was in a long-term relationship with actor Jon Hamm from 1997 to 2015.