Jessica Bendinger | |
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Born | November 10, 1966 |
Education | Columbia University (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, novelist |
Jessica Bendinger (born November 10, 1966) is an American screenwriter and novelist.
Bendinger graduated from Columbia University in 1988. [1] She is a classmate of screenwriter Andrew W. Marlowe. [2] While at Columbia, Bendinger interned for the music magazine SPIN . [3] After graduation, she worked for MTV News. [4]
In 1991, Bendinger directed a music video for Queen Latifah and her song "Fly Girl." [4] The video was nominated for a Billboard Music Award. [4] Bendinger has written several films, including 2000's Bring It On , 2004's First Daughter and 2006's Aquamarine . She was also a writer and creative consultant for Sex and the City , as well as a producer of the 2005 film The Wedding Date , starring Debra Messing. She wrote and directed Stick It , released in April 2006 as her directorial debut. Bendinger is a former model who worked for designer Stephen Sprouse and appeared on the runway in the film Slaves of New York. [5]
Bendinger's first novel, The Seven Rays, was published in 2009 by Simon & Schuster. [6] The story follows 17-year-old, Beth Michaels, who uncovers elements of the supernatural on her journey of self-discovery.
In 2011, the Writers Guild of America filed an injunction against the creators of Bring It On: The Musical , arguing that Jessica had rights in the licensing of the theater production. "In a complaint..., the Writers Guild of America accused the producers of the movie of exploiting the screenwriter’s rights by producing a new musical based on the story." They said they would allow the Bring It On musical to proceed if Jessica is properly credited and compensated. [7]
In 2011, Bendinger co-wrote the song "Hurts to Think" on Miranda Lambert's album Four the Record , and "Mostly Grey", co-written with Emerson Hart, which appears on his 2014 album Beauty in Disrepair.
In 2019 Bendinger, alongside her friend Michael Seligman, a writer on RuPaul's Drag Race , hosted the podcast Mob Queens uncovering the forgotten history of Anna Genovese, wife of mobster Vito Genovese, who testified against him in court and ran drag clubs in Greenwich Village. [8]
She was named by Glamour Magazine as one of Hollywood's “Most Powerful Women Under 40” in 2005. [9]
Bendinger was inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in July 2014. [10]
Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer |
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2000 | Bring It On | Yes | — | — |
2001 | Sex and the City | Yes | — | — |
2002 | The Truth About Charlie | Yes | — | — |
2004 | First Daughter | Yes | — | — |
2005 | The Wedding Date | — | — | Yes |
2006 | Aquamarine | Yes | — | — |
2006 | Stick It | Yes | Yes | — |
2025 | The Bad Guys 2 | Yes | — | — |
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