Jennifer Westfeldt

I have a lot of respect for Jennifer Westfeldt, because she did not wait for Hollywood to hand her a chair, she built her own. Co-writing, producing and starring in Kissing Jessica Stein, then earning that Independent Spirit nomination, shows an artist unwilling to be only the face on screen. The 2004 Theatre World Award confirms her range carries onto the stage too. A Yale education and a writer's mind set her apart from peers content to merely perform. I think talent this self-directed deserves a brighter spotlight, and I keep hoping the industry finally gives her one.

Name (English)

Jennifer Westfeldt

Name (Japanese)

ジェニファー・ウェストフェルト

Reading

じぇにふぁー・うぇすとふぇると

Born

February 2, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

Guilford, Connecticut, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film producer / writer / television actor

High school

Guilford High School

University

Yale University

Awards & achievements

• 2004 Theatre World Award

• Official sitehttp://www.jenniferwestfeldt.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Westfeldt
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271554

Tags

• Connecticut
• actor
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.