Jessie Nelson
Age: N/A | From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Jessica Eva Nelson
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 24
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
Biography
Jessie Nelson wrote, directed and produced Corrina Corrina and I Am Sam, starring Sean Penn. She co-created and executive produced Sara Bareilles' Little Voice for Bad Robot and Apple TV. Among her other directing credits are Curb Your Enthusiasm and Love, The Coopers. Her writing credits also include Step Mom and The Story of Us. Nelson wrote the Broadway musical Waitress with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, which went on to the West End in London. Nelson directed Alice By Heart, which she co-wrote with Steven Sater with music by Duncan Sheik at the National Theater Connections Program in London and at MCC in NYC. She began her career as an actress at the Public Theater, working with the experimental theater, Mabou Mines, and acting with the New York Shakespeare Festival. Nelson is executive producing Nikesh Shukula's Brown Baby and Glennon Doyle's Untamed for television. She wrote the children's book Labracadabra.
Most Famous Work
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(2000) Director
Corrina, Corrina
(1994) Screenplay
Stepmom
(1998) Screenplay
Danny Collins
(2015) Producer
Fred Claus
(2007) Story
I Am Sam
(2001) Producer
Love the Coopers
(2015) Producer
Because I Said So
(2007) ScreenplayActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Realtor | |
| 1994 | Bite Victim's Mother | |
| 1993 | Ralph | |
| Elizabeth Garland | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Writer | |
| Musical | ||
| 2020 | Teleplay | |
| Story | ||
| Writer | ||
| 2007 | Story | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 2001 | Screenplay | |
| 1999 | Screenplay | |
| 1998 | Screenplay | |
| 1994 | Screenplay | |
| 1991 | Writer | |
| 1987 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Producer | |
| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
| 2015 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 2007 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 2001 | Producer | |
| 1999 | Producer | |
| 1994 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Thanks | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Director | |
| 2015 | Director | |
| 2001 | Director | |
| 2000 | Director | |
| 1994 | Director | |
| 1991 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Original Music Composer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |