Jess Weixler
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jess Weixler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting52
movieLet's Love
2026
Jessica
tvMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
2024
Jill Lansing
movieCabin Girl
2023
Trina
movieThe Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
Makeup Artist (voice)
movieClock
2020
Woman
movieAva
2020
Judy
movieThe Death of Dick Long
2019
Jane Long
movieIt Chapter Two
2019
Audra Phillips
tvDeception
2018
Joan
tvThe Son
2017
Sally McCullough
movieSister Cities
2016
Austin Baxter
movieMoney
2016
Sylvia
movieLamb
2015
Linny
movieFree Samples
2013
Jillian
movieThe Normals
2012
Gretchen
movieBest Man Down
2012
Kristin
County
2012
Erica Kinsey
movieThe Lie
2011
Clover
movieA Woman
2010
Julie
movieAs Good As Dead
2010
Amy (uncredited)
movieYes
2010
Woman
movieToday's Special
2009
Carrie
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Robyn Burdine
movieTeeth
2008
Dawn O'Keefe
movieThe Big Bad Swim
2006
Jordan Gallagher
movieLittle Manhattan
2005
TV Cowgirl
tvMedium
2005
Mandy Sutton
tvHack
2002
Martha Skulnick
tvEverwood
2002
Nikki
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Laura Green / Amy Buckley
tvLaw & Order
1990
Carrie Newton
Production3
movieFully Realized Humans
2020
Co-Producer
movieChained for Life
2019
Executive Producer
movieApartment Troubles
2014
Producer
Writing3
Crew2
movieFully Realized Humans
2020
Additional Dialogue
movieAlexander the Last
2009
Additional Writing
Directing1
movieApartment Troubles
2014
Director