Jessica "Jess" Weixler
 

Jessica "Jess" Weixler is an American actress, best known to date as the lead in the comedy-horror film Teeth and the comedy The Big Bad Swim. She graduated in 1999 from Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky, 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 and was voted "most talented", and then attended Juilliard.

She was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards in 2007 and won the Special Jury Prize in Dramatic category For a juicy and jaw-dropping performance at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 both for her role in Teeth. She also appeared in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In January 2009, she was named by New York Magazine as the "New Indie Queen" of the year and one of the fourteen "New Yorkers you need to know."

She currently lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York.

Filmography

* A Woman (2010)
* Law & Order (1 episode, "Brilliant Disguise", 2010) .... Carrie Newton
* Audrey the Trainwreck (2009) .... Tammy
* Periphery (2009) .... Madison
* Alexander the Last (2009) .... Alex
* Today's Special (2009) .... Carrie
* As Good as Dead (2009) .... Amy
* Welcome to Academia (2009) .... Sophie
* Peter and Vandy (2009) .... Vandy
* Goodbye Baby (2007) .... Denise
* Teeth (2007) .... Dawn O'Keefe
* The Big Bad Swim (2006) .... Jordan Gallagher
* Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode, "In the Wee Small Hours: Part 2", 2005) .... Amy Buckley
* Little Manhattan (2005) .... TV Cowgirl
* Law & Order: Criminal Intent - The Video Game (2005) (VG) .... Amy Buckley
* Everwood (1 episode, "Do or Die", 2004) .... Nikki
* The Guiding Light (unknown episodes, 2003) .... Caroline Boyle
* Hack (1 episode, "Blind Faith", 2003) .... Martha Skulnick

Jess Weixler - The Tree Of Life Premiere in L.A. 24.05.2011 (x15)
 

Jess Weixler at Vanity Fair and Richard Mille Tribute to Martin Scorsese 24-02-2012 (x3)
 

Jess Weixler - Vanity Fair & Juicy Couture Host 'Vanities' 20th Anniversary Party in Hollywood - 20.02.2012 x 6
 

Jess Weixler - Teeth Premiere NY, 14.01.2008 x 16
 

Jess Weixler - Coach Hosts An Evening of Cocktails and Shopping in Santa Monica 20.04.2011 x 5
 

Jess Weixler - 37th Annual LA Film Critics Association Awards 13-01-2012 x 3
 

Jess Weixler ‘The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby’ Photocall at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes 18.05.2014 (x62)
 

Jess Weixler Bungalow 8 Cannes Film Festival Pop Up with The Weinstein Company and Worldview Entertainment in Cannes 17.05.2014 (x10)
 

Jess Weixler - 'Sister Cities' Premiere in Los Angeles 31 08 2016 (x28)