Acting

Jessica Blank

Born January 15, 1975 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA (age 51)

Jessica Blank is an American actress, writer, and director who works in film, television, and theater. She is also a consultant and public speaker on story and social change. As an actress, Blank appeared regularly in CBS' "Made in Jersey". She has also appeared on "Blue Bloods", "Elementary", "The Following", "The Mentalist", HBO's "High Maintenance", "Bored to Death", "Rescue Me", "Law and Order…

Known For

Slender Man

Slender Man · 2018

MovieHorrorMystery

In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.

The Namesake

The Namesake · 2006

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

After Everything

After Everything · 2018

After Everything

MovieComedyDrama

When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.

#Horror

#Horror · 2015

MovieCrimeHorror

Inspired by actual events, a group of 12 year old girls face a night of horror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of cyber bullying into a night of insanity.

Creative Control

Creative Control · 2016

Creative Control

MovieDramaScience Fiction

Smooth advertising executive David is in a relationship with yoga teacher Juliette. Then his eye is caught by Sophie, the girlfriend of his best friend Wim, a fashion photographer. Things get completely out of hand during a campaign for augmented reality-glasses, for which David designs an avatar of the coveted Sophie.

The Exonerated

The Exonerated · 2006

MovieDramaTV Movie

Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penalty, but later got exonerated.

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You · 2012

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

MovieHorrorThriller

A serial killer is taking down the hip hop industry one rapper at a time and the detectives on the case must get to him before the killer does.

Almost Home

Almost Home · 2019

A teenage girl flees abuse at home to join a strong but troubled young woman that’s been living on the streets. She joins a de facto family of other homeless youth struggling to survive on the streets of Los Angeles.

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Slender Man

Slender Man · 2018

MovieHorrorMystery

In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.

Hallie's Mom

The Namesake

The Namesake · 2006

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

Edith

After Everything

After Everything · 2018

After Everything

MovieComedyDrama

When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.

Monica

#Horror

#Horror · 2015

MovieCrimeHorror

Inspired by actual events, a group of 12 year old girls face a night of horror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of cyber bullying into a night of insanity.

Mom

Creative Control

Creative Control · 2016

Creative Control

MovieDramaScience Fiction

Smooth advertising executive David is in a relationship with yoga teacher Juliette. Then his eye is caught by Sophie, the girlfriend of his best friend Wim, a fashion photographer. Things get completely out of hand during a campaign for augmented reality-glasses, for which David designs an avatar of the coveted Sophie.

Lucy

The Exonerated

The Exonerated · 2006

MovieDramaTV Movie

Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penalty, but later got exonerated.

Writer

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You · 2012

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

MovieHorrorThriller

A serial killer is taking down the hip hop industry one rapper at a time and the detectives on the case must get to him before the killer does.

Felicia Roman

Almost Home

Almost Home · 2019

A teenage girl flees abuse at home to join a strong but troubled young woman that’s been living on the streets. She joins a de facto family of other homeless youth struggling to survive on the streets of Los Angeles.

Director

Cassanova Was a Woman

Cassanova Was a Woman · 2016

Cassanova Was a Woman

A married woman falls in love with another woman but struggles with her bisexual tendencies.

Dr. Weinstein

The Line

The Line · 2020

A new documentary play crafted from firsthand interviews with New York City medical first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Line cuts through the media and political noise to reveal the lived experiences of frontline medical workers in New York and their battle to save lives in a system built to serve the bottom line.

Director

Brooklyn, Minnesota

Brooklyn, Minnesota · 2024

Brooklyn, Minnesota

Follows Maisie and her father Kurt who have to leave their Brooklyn bubble to go back to Kurt's childhood home in Minnesota, where Maisie upsets long-standing family traditions, falls in love, and makes her family face their issues.

Writer

C Street

C Street · 2016

A power hungry intern pimps out his apartment to sex-starved politicians, only to find his boss using it to have an affair with the girl of his dreams.

Senator Huxter

The Mentalist

The Mentalist · 2008

SeriesCrimeDrama

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

Carol Mathews

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent · 2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

Sheila Dwyer

Elementary

Elementary · 2012

SeriesDramaMystery

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.

Tabitha Laird

The Following

The Following · 2013

SeriesCrimeDrama

Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was the one responsible for Carroll’s capture in 2003. Ryan, working closely with an FBI team, including Mike Weston and FBI Specialist Debra Parker, piece together the ever-growing web of murders orchestrated by the devious Carroll.

Dr. Ann York

Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son · 2019

SeriesCrimeDrama

The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.

Greta Swann

Bored to Death

Bored to Death · 2009

SeriesComedyCrime

Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies — moonlighting as a private detective — because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.

Miriam Thompson

Made in Jersey

Made in Jersey · 2012

A young working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm.

Deb Keenan