Jennifer Lafleur is an American actress. She is known for appearing in the independent films '' The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), '' The Midnight Swim'' (2014), ''MAD'' (2016) and ''

6 Years ''6 Years'' is a 2015 American romantic drama film written and directed by Hannah Fidell and starring Taissa Farmiga, Ben Rosenfield, Lindsay Burdge, Joshua Leonard, Peter Vack, and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson. Filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass se ...

'' (2015). On television, Lafleur has appeared on the HBO series ''Big Little Lies'', ''

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'' and '' Animals.'', the Showtime series '' Billions'', ''American Crime'' on ABC, ''

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'' and '' Newsreaders'' on

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Personal life

Lafleur was born in Ware, Massachusetts and grew up in Brookfield. Her father is an emergency room physician, and her mother is a firefighter, paramedic, and commands the local emergency ambulance service. Lafleur worked as an EMT for seven years throughout college and graduate school. She graduated '' summa cum laude'' from

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. She went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts in acting from

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. She most likely is of French or French-Canadian ancestry. On April 30, 2016, Lafleur married actor and director Ross Partridge, after dating for ten years. On May 18, 2019, Jennifer delivered the commencement address at Westfield State University.

Career

Lafleur began her acting career with small appearances in the films ''

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'' (2008), and ''

Jeff, Who Lives at Home ''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass, starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms, and co-starring Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon. The film premiered on September 14, 2011, at the 20 ...

'' (2011), both of which were written and directed by

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. In 2012, she had a major supporting role in their next film, '' The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'', portraying the role of Stephanie. In 2013, she co-starred as Marguerite in ''

''. In 2014, she had a main role in the indie thriller '' The Midnight Swim''. She starred as Annie, one of three sisters who returns home when their mother goes missing after diving in a lake. She also created and starred in the webseries ''Wedlock'' which also stars

and

Rob Corddry Robert William Corddry (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the film ''Hot Tub Time Machine''. He ...

. In 2015, Lafleur co-starred in

Hannah Fidell Hannah Margalit Fidell (born October 7, 1985) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Her directorial debut was the drama film ''A Teacher'' (2013). She also wrote and directed the romantic drama film '' 6 Years'' (2015) and the ...

's romantic drama ''

'', in a cast led by

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and

Ben Rosenfield Ben Rosenfield is an American actor and musician, best known for playing Willie Thompson on the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO's period crime drama series '' Boardwalk Empire'' (2013–2014). His first role was in the Off-Broadway stage adapta ...

, and starred as Melissa in Ross Partridge's independent drama film ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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