Jess Weixler (born ) is an American actress. She played Dawn O'Keefe in the comedy-horror film ''

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'' and Jordan in the comedy ''

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''.

Early life

Weixler graduated in 1999 from Atherton High School in

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, 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. Subsequently, Weixler attended

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where she was a classmate of

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. She was a participant during the first year of

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's InterArts performance project at Juilliard.

Career

In 2007 she was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the

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, and won the Special Jury Prize "for a juicy and jaw-dropping performance" at the

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, both for her role in ''

''. She also appeared in the TV series ''

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''. In January 2009, she was named by ''

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'' magazine as the "New Indie Queen" of the year and one of the fourteen "New Yorkers you need to know". In 2013, she joined the cast of

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series ''

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'', playing investigator Robyn Burdine. That same year she appeared in ''

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'' as the title character's sister. The part was written specifically for her. Weixler next turned her hand to writing, penning the script for '' Apartment Troubles'' with her friend, and former roommate Jennifer Prediger. The two co-directed and co-starred in the movie. ''Apartment Troubles'' premiered at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival. It was picked up by Gravitas Ventures and given theatrical and VOD distribution in March 2015. In June 2015, she joined the cast of ''

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'', directed by Martin Rosete and produced by

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. She played Audra Phillips in the sequel ''

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''.

Personal life

Weixler is married to Hamish Brocklebank, an English businessman and co-founder of Flooved, a school textbook distribution company. In 2019 their first daughter was born.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weixler, Jess Actresses from Louisville, Kentucky American film actresses American television actresses Juilliard School alumni Living people 1980s births 1981 births 21st-century American actresses American film directors American women film directors Atherton High School alumni