Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2, 1970) is an American actress and screenwriter known for the hit 2001 independent film Kissing Jessica Stein, which she co-wrote with Heather Juergensen and in which the two women starred.
Born in Guilford, Connecticut to a Swedish father and Jewish mother, Westfeldt was raised in her mother's faith. She graduated from Guilford High School and attended Yale University, where she sang with the a cappella group R...
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Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2, 1970) is an American actress and screenwriter known for the hit 2001 independent film Kissing Jessica Stein, which she co-wrote with Heather Juergensen and in which the two women starred.
Born in Guilford, Connecticut to a Swedish father and Jewish mother, Westfeldt was raised in her mother's faith. She graduated from Guilford High School and attended Yale University, where she sang with the a cappella group Redhot & Blue. After acting off-Broadway in Lipschtick, a series of sketches she co-wrote with Juergensen, she relocated to Hollywood, where she was cast in a recurring role in Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place during its first season on ABC. In 2001 she was featured in three episodes of Judging Amy. Additional television credits include appearances in Grey's Anatomy and Numb3rs, a regular role in Notes from the Underbelly, and the television movie Before You Say I Do with David Sutcliffe.
Westfeldt made her feature film debut in the 2001...
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