Actor

Jennifer
Westfeldt

An actress and filmmaker, Jennifer is perhaps best known for writing and starring in the indie films Kissing Jessica Stein, Ira & Abby and Friends With Kids, which also marked her directorial debut. Jennifer made her Broadway debut in Wonderful Town, directed by Kathleen Marshall, for which she received a Tony nomination, a Theater World Award and a Drama League Award. Recent stage work includes the world premieres of Nicky Silver’s Too Much Sun at The Vineyard Theatre, directed by Mark Brokaw; Scott Z. Burns’ The Library at the Public Theater, directed by Stephen Soderbergh; Nell Benjamin’s The Explorers Club at Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by Marc Bruni; Cusi Cram’s A Lifetime Burning at Primary Stages, directed by Pam McKinnon; and Stephen Belber’s The Power of Duff at the Huntington Theatre Company and at the Powerhouse Theater, directed by Peter DuBois. Recent television credits include Girls, 24, Grey’s Anatomy, Notes From the Underbelly and Children’s Hospital.