Biography

Jenn Harris (born January 21, 1978, in Plano, Illinois, USA) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She won a Lortel and Theatre World Award for her performance in Modern Orthodox and originated the role of Clarice Starling in Silence! The Musical. As a writer/director, she co-created the series New York Is Dead (premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, won Best Comedy at the New York Television Festival) and co-directed the short Island Queen starring Rachel Dratch and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Her notable film and television credits include American Fiction (2023, dir. Cord Jefferson, with Jeffrey Wright and Issa Rae), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009, with Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy), A Case of You (2013, with Jennifer Garner and Patrick Wilson), Better Living Through Chemistry (2014, with Greta Gerwig and Paul Dano), 30 Rock (2010, with Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey), High Maintenance (2014–2019), Search Party (2022, with Julia Garner), and The Blacklist (2018, with James Spader).