Jen Tullock

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Jen Tullock
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Tullock in 2023
Alma mater Millikin University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Marie Ronn
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(m. 2023)​

Jen Tullock is an American actor and writer best known for her role as Devon in Apple TV+'s Severance [1] and Anita St. Pierre in HBO's Perry Mason . [2]

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Early life

Tullock is from Louisville, Kentucky. [3] Her younger brother, Ryan, is a touring bassist for the indie pop band Tennis. [4] She grew up in Jeffersontown and Crescent Hill. She attended the Christian Academy of Louisville until her final year of school, when she attended Eastern High School. [5] After graduating high school, she studied at Millikin University and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting. [6] [7]

Career

Tullock moved to Brooklyn in 2007, where she worked as a theatre actor and writer. She also practiced improv, performed one-person shows, did voice-over work, and acted in commercials. [4] She performed in plays in Chicago and New York City, including the world premiere of Frank Winters' On the Head of a Pin at 59E59 Theatres. [8]

The principal cast of Severance, including Tullock, was nominated for a 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. [9] For her role as Anita in season two of HBO's Perry Mason, she was nominated for an Astra TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series. [10]

In 2019, Tullock co-wrote and co-starred (with Hannah Pearl Utt) in the drama film Before You Know It , which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Previously, her short film with Utt, Partners, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and their feature film was a participant in the 2017 Sundance Screenwriters' Lab. [11] Their series Disengaged was produced for the streaming platform Super Deluxe. [12]

In 2020, Tullock created Eggshell, a mockumentary project consisting of fictional social media videos satirizing suburban white women. [1] A work of hers was performed at the New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater Training Program in 2010. [13] She wrote for HuffPost's Queer Voices, [14] and was in the writers' room for Funny or Die series The Coop, in which she also starred. [15]

She was the writer and co-host of the Heritage Radio Network's show The Morning After. [16] In 2024, she premiered her solo show You Shall Inherit the Earth!, about her experience and thoughts while suffering a stroke. [17] She is a Sundance Feature Film Program committee mentor[ citation needed ] and former Sundance screenwriting fellow.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Tullock is gay. [18] On May 11, 2023, she married Marie Ronn in New York. [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013King Theodore LiveGofShort film
2014JammedCamera Snob / Hippie
2015PartnersLeighShort film; also writer and producer
HenryHenryShort film
FilsGigiShort film; also writer and producer
BaseKarenShort film
2016When the Wrong Words Come OutMarieShort film; also director and writer
Eat PreyMarinaShort film
2017HoofEva WardShort film; also producer
2018 6 Balloons Bianca
Red LightRuthShort film
2019 Before You Know It Jackie GurnerAlso writer
Long Time Listener, First Time CallerDebbieShort film
2022 Spirited Wendy
Love, MeTrishShort film; also producer
2023 Cora Bora

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Lofty DreamsChlois2 episodes
2015–2016DisengangedSidneyMain role; also writer and executive producer
2016 Casual DianeEpisode: "Trivial Pursuit"
Roadies Logan the Eraser GirlEpisode: "The Corporate Gig"
2017Virtually Mike and NoraSueEpisode: "Suicidal Deer"
Budding ProspectsMarthaTelevision movie
Curb Your Enthusiasm Brunch Patron #3Episode: "Never Wait for Seconds!"
SMILF MorganEpisode: "Family-Sized Popcorn & a Can of Wine"
2018Door No. 1MargoEpisode: "Ten Year"
2019 Bless This Mess MoniqueEpisode: "Pilot"
Best SellerCindy SilverEpisode: "Pilot"
The CoopIwonaMain role; also writer
2022–present Severance Devon Scout-HaleMain role
2023 The L Word: Generation Q KimmyEpisode: "Looking Ahead"
Perry Mason Anita St. Pierre7 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2016 New York City Independent Film Festival Best ActressPartnersWon [20]
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Severance Nominated [9]
2024 Astra Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Perry Mason Nominated [10]

References

  1. 1 2 O'Connell, Mikey (April 26, 2022). "'Severance' Breakout Jen Tullock Is Here for Sexy, Queer Period Pieces". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ↑ Rathe, Adam (April 17, 2023). "Go Behind the Scenes of Perry Mason with Jen Tullock". Town & Country. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ Kish, Robin (February 24, 2022). "From Musicals To Psychological Thrillers: Why Queer Actor Jen Tullock Says Fiction Is Cheaper Than Therapy". GO . Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Baldwin, Rosecrans (August 28, 2019). "How to Make It in Hollywood When You're Gay, Female, and Thirtysomething". GEN . Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ Engelhardt, Julie (October 19, 2022). "Show of Success". Towne Post. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ Ask Alumni with Jen Tullock. Millikin University College of Fine Arts. November 17, 2020 – via Facebook.
  7. ↑ Crook, Lucy (April 19, 2023). "Jen Tullock". 1883 Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ Levett, Karl (September 19, 2019). "Engaging 'On the Head of a Pin' Needs a Blue Pencil". Backstage . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Neglia, Matt (January 9, 2024). "The 2023 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) TV Astra Award Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  11. ↑ Hannah Pearl Utt & Jen Tullock on the Difference Between Directing and Acting. Sundance Institute. April 25, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Watch the Season Finale of 'Disengaged'". The Comedy Bureau. April 28, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  13. ↑ Coburn, Nicolas (July 7, 2010). "Powerhouse Theatre Training Co. Presents MACHINAL, ROMEO & JULIET, 7/9-19". BroadwayWorld.
  14. ↑ "Jen Tullock". HuffPost. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ryan's Murder Has Been Solved But The Coop Nation Drama Continues". Funny Or Die. May 15, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  16. ↑ "86 Jen Tullock & Henri". Heritage Radio Network. October 6, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  17. ↑ "You Shall Inherit The Earth!". The Elysian. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  18. ↑ O'Connell, Mikey (April 26, 2022). "'Severance' Breakout Jen Tullock Is Here for Sexy, Queer Period Pieces". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  19. ↑ Hasan, Sadiba (May 31, 2024). "When 'Girlfriend' Just Isn't Enough" . The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  20. ↑ "WINNERS". New York City Independent Film Festival . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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