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Jessica Hecht last starred on Broadway in the Tony nominated-play The Assembled Parties. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the recent revival of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge opposite Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson. Her other Broadway appearances include the revivals of Harvey opposite Jim Parsons, Brighton Beach Memoirs opposite Laurie Metcalf, Julius Caesar opposite Denzel Washington, After the Fall opposite Peter Krause and Carla Gugino, and her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning play The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Her many off-Broadway appearances include starring roles in The Three Sisters (Classic Stage Company); Make Me (Atlantic Theater Company); The House in Town (Lincoln Center Theater); Stop, Kiss (The Public Theater); Lobster Alice (Playwrights Horizons); Plunge (Playwrights Horizons); Flesh and Blood (New York Theatre Workshop); The Fourth Sister (The Vineyard Theatre). She has spent nine seasons at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, where she recently played “Blanche” opposite Sam Rockwell in A Streetcar Named Desire. On film, she will next be seen in Tim Blake Nelson’s Anesthesia. Her recent films include The English Teacher with Julianne Moore, “Emma Goldman” in Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar with Leonardo DiCaprio, Rob Reiner’s The Summer of Monte Wildhorn with Morgan Freeman, and Jonah Hill’s mother in The Sitter. Her other films include Helena from the Wedding, Fair Game with Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, The Winning Season with Sam Rockwell, and Wes Craven’s My Soul to Take. She was also seen in Woody Allen’s Whatever Works with Larry David, Dan in Real Life with Steve Carrell, Starting out in the Evening with Frank Langella, Sideways with Paul Giamatti, The Forgotten with Julianne Moore, and Tim Blake Nelson’s The Grey Zone. Ms. Hecht’s extensive television work includes her recurring roles on “Bored to Death” opposite Ted Danson, “Breaking Bad” opposite Bryan Cranston and “Person of Interest.” Well known for her role as “Susan” on “Friends,” she also starred in “The Single Guy” with Jonathan Silverman, and in James Brooks’s “What about Joan?” with Joan Cusack. Her many memorable performances include guest appearances on numerous television series including, “The Good Wife,” “Nurse Jackie,” “ER,” “Seinfeld” and the forthcoming Marvel series, “Violet.”

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Jessica Hecht STAGE CREDITS

Summer, 1976 Summer, 1976
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club World Premiere Broadway Production, 2023
Performer
Letters From Max Letters From Max
[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2023
Sarah
Nassim Nassim
[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Performer
Admissions Admissions
[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Sherri Rosen-Mason
The Clean House The Clean House
[Williamstown, MA (Regional)]
Williamstown Theatre Festival Revival, 2017
Virginia
The Price The Price
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Revival, 2017
Esther Franz
Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler on the Roof
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2015
Golde
King Lear King Lear
[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park, 2014
Regan
Stage Kiss Stage Kiss
[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Production, 2014
She
The Assembled Parties The Assembled Parties
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theater Club Production, 2013
Julie
Harvey Harvey
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Production, 2012
Veta Louise Simmons
Three Sisters Three Sisters
[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Revival, 2011
Olga
A View From The Bridge A View From The Bridge
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2010
Beatrice
Broadway Bound Broadway Bound
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival [Cancelled], 2009
Blanche
Brighton Beach Memoirs Brighton Beach Memoirs
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Blanche
Howard Katz
[Off-Broadway]
2007
Jess
The House in Town
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Amy Hammer
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2005
Portia
Ensemble
After The Fall After The Fall
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2004
Louise
Flesh and Blood
[Off-Broadway]
2003
Susan
The Fourth Sister
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Wiera
Lobster Alice
[Off-Broadway]
1999
Alice Horowitz
Stop Kiss
[Off-Broadway]
1998
Callie
Plunge
[Off-Broadway]
1997
Val Nyquist
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
[Broadway]
1997
Lala Levy
Othello
[Off-Broadway]
1990
Bianca

Jessica Hecht Movies

Joe's Rotten World
[ 1995 ] Annie
Kicking and Screaming
[ 1995 ] Ticket Woman
Anarchy TV
[ 1998 ] Natalie
Seven Girlfriends
[ 1999 ] Architect's Receptionist
Jump
[ 1999 ] Carol
The Grey Zone
[ 2001 ] Man's Wife
Sideways
[ 2004 ] Victoria
Saving Face
[ 2004 ] Randi - Hospital Co-Worker
The Forgotten
[ 2004 ] Eliot
At Last
[ 2005 ] Laura
Stay
[ 2005 ] Boy's Mother
Dan in Real Life
[ 2007 ] Amy
Starting Out in the Evening
[ 2007 ] Sandra Bennett
Calling It Quits
[ 2008 ] Cynthia
Quid Pro Quo
[ 2008 ] Edie
Reunion
[ 2009 ] Beth
Whatever Works
[ 2009 ] Helena
The Winning Season
[ 2009 ] Stacey
My Soul to Take
[ 2010 ] May
Fair Game
[ 2010 ] Sue
Helena from the Wedding
[ 2010 ] Lynn
The Sitter
[ 2011 ] Sandy Griffith
J. Edgar
[ 2011 ] Emma Goldman
The Magic of Belle Isle
[ 2012 ] Karen Loop
Northern Borders
[ 2013 ] Liz Kittredge James
The English Teacher
[ 2013 ] Principal Trudie Slocum
The Sisterhood of Night
[ 2014 ] Sue Parris
Anesthesia
[ 2015 ] Jill
Banana Split
[ 2018 ] Susan
Write When You Get Work
[ 2018 ] Ellen Hazard
The Sunlit Night
[ 2019 ] Mirela
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
[ 2019 ] Lila Vogel
The Atlantic City Story
[ 2020 ] Jane

Jessica Hecht TV Shows

Breaking Bad
Gretchen Schwartz
Dickinson
Aunt Lavinia
Friends
Susan Bunch
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jillian Webster, Miss Kreutzer
Person of Interest
Beth Bridges, Psychiatrist
Red Oaks
Rebecca Horowitz
Special
Karen Hayes
The Single Guy
Janeane Percy-Parker
The Sinner
Sonya Barzel

Jessica Hecht Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Jessica Hecht, Summer, 1976


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Obie Awards - 2018 - Performance Award

Jessica Hecht, Admissions

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Jessica Hecht, Admissions

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Jessica Hecht, Stage Kiss

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

Jessica Hecht, Harvey

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

Jessica Hecht, The Assembled Parties

Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Jessica Hecht, A View from the Bridge

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Jessica Hecht FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jessica Hecht been in?

Jessica Hecht has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.

How many West End shows has Jessica Hecht been in?

Jessica Hecht has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Jessica Hecht been nominated for?

Jessica Hecht has been nominated for the following awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Summer, 1976, Performance Award (Obie Awards) for Admissions, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Admissions, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Stage Kiss, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Harvey, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Assembled Parties, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for A View from the Bridge.

What awards has Jessica Hecht won?

Jessica Hecht has won the Performance Award (Obie Awards) for her role in "Admissions."

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