Jessie Nelson | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | University of California Santa Cruz |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actress |
Spouse | Bryan Gordon |
Children | Molly Gordon |
Jessie Nelson is an American film producer, director, actress and writer.
Nelson began her career acting with the theater group Mabou Mines at the Public Theater in New York and she went on to perform in Shakespeare In The Park.
Nelson began her directing career with the award-winning short film To the Moon, Alice (1990), which she also wrote. The film starred Chris Cooper [1] [2] and was part of a television program for Showtime titled The Showtime 30-Minute Movie. [3]
Her first feature film was Corrina, Corrina (1994) which she wrote, directed, and produced. It starred Whoopi Goldberg and Ray Liotta. The film was suggested by her life. [4] [5] She went on to write, direct, and produce I Am Sam (2001) starring Sean Penn. [6]
She received the first Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild for I Am Sam in 2002. [7]
Her most recent film is Love the Coopers (2015), starring a large ensemble cast, including Diane Keaton, John Goodman, and Alan Arkin.
She co-wrote Stepmom (1998) and The Story of Us (1999), and co-wrote and produced Because I Said So and Fred Claus , the latter of which is based on a bedtime story she would tell her daughter. In 2014 she produced Danny Collins which starred Al Pacino and Annette Bening.
She wrote the Broadway musical adaptation of the movie Waitress with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, directed by Diane Paulus, which premiered on Broadway in April 2016. [8] She also co-directed and co-produced the live film recording of the musical's 2021 remounting, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023. [9] She co-wrote and directed the musical Alice by Heart with Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik, which opened Off-Broadway in February 2019. [10]
Nelson co-authored the 2011 children's book Labracadabra (Penguin, 2011, ISBN 9780670012510) with Karen Leigh Hopkins. [11]
She is married to director Bryan Gordon. They have a daughter, actress Molly Gordon (b. 1995). [12] [13]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1991 | To the Moon, Alice | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
1994 | Corrina, Corrina | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directorial feature debut |
1998 | Stepmom | No | Yes | No | |
1999 | The Story of Us | No | Yes | Yes | |
2001 | I Am Sam | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2007 | Because I Said So | No | Yes | Yes | |
Fred Claus | No | Story | Yes | ||
2015 | Danny Collins | No | No | Yes | |
Love the Coopers | Yes | No | Yes | ||
2023 | Waitress | Yes | Yes | Yes | Live film recording of her and Sara Bareilles' stage musical |
Year | Title | Role |
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1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Woman on Steps |
1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | Ralph |
1999 | The Story of Us | Realtor |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Notes |
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1987 | Daniel and the Towers | No | Yes | No | Television film |
1996 | Chicago Hope | No | Story | No | Episode: ''Women on the Verge'' |
2005 | Earth to America | No | Yes | No | Television special |
2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Yes | No | No | Episode: ''Namaste'' |
2020 | Little Voice | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 episodes (directed 5 episodes) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Switch | Elizabeth Garland | Television film |
1994 | Hoggs' Heaven | Poet | Television short film |
1997 | ER | Bite Victim's Mother | Episode: ''Ambush'' |
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