Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2, 1970) is an American actress and screenwriter. She is known for the hit 2001 independent film Kissing Jessica Stein, which she co-wrote with Heather Juergensen and in which the two women starred. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Westfeldt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 2, 1970 (56)
- Guilford, Connecticut, USA
- Actor, producer and writer, also director
- 16 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Jennifer Westfeldt's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Jessica Stein in Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
- Allyas Abby Willoughby in Ira & Abby (2006)
- Tricksteras Abby Willoughby in Ira & Abby (2006)
- Shapeshifteras Jane Gardner in Before You Say 'I Do' (2009)
- Heroas Julie Keller in Friends with Kids (2011)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jennifer Westfeldt's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Jennifer Westfeldt's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
29 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Idea of You(2024)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Parachute(2023)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Will Trent(2023)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Mad About You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Lemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Circus Kid(2016)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
This Is Us(2016)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
10 Crosby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Younger(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Friends with Kids(2011)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Before You Say 'I Do'(2009)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Childrens Hospital(2008)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Private Practice(2007)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Notes from the Underbelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Ira & Abby(2006)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Keep Your Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Numb3rs(2005)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Hack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Kissing Jessica Stein(2001)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
24(2001)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
See Jane Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Holding the Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Two Guys and a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Sweet Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1998 to 2024; peak year 2002.
Biggest box office
Friends with Kids (2011)
Highest rated
Parachute (2023)
Most popular right now
The Idea of You (2024)
Film career
Peak 2002 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1998Screen debut· Two Guys and a Girl
- 2002First film· Kissing Jessica Stein
- 2002First top-billed film· Kissing Jessica Stein
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2003, Best First Screenplay.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Jennifer Westfeldt's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jennifer Westfeldt's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jennifer Westfeldt work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jennifer Westfeldt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Hamm shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Jon HammShared titles: Circus Kid (2016), Friends with Kids (2011), Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Hamm
- Fred WillardShared titles: Ira & Abby (2006), 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Willard
Composers and cinematographers
- Marcelo ZarvosShared titles: Friends with Kids (2011), Ira & Abby (2006), Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Marcelo Zarvos
- William RexerShared titles: Circus Kid (2016), Friends with Kids (2011)See all 2 shared titles with William Rexer
Producers
- Eden WurmfeldShared titles: Circus Kid (2016), Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Eden Wurmfeld
- Brad ZionsShared titles: Ira & Abby (2006), Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Zions