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Jessica Hecht

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress | * 06/28/1965 (58) | Princeton, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
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Jessica Hecht (born June 28, 1965)is an American actress and singer known for her roles as Gretchen Schwartz on Breaking Bad, Susan Bunch on Friends, Carol on The Boys, and Karen on Special. She is also known for her expansive work on Broadway, earning Tony Award nominations for her roles in A View from the Bridge (2010) and Summer, 1976 (2023). ()
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Jessica Hecht is an American stage and screen actress and singer, best known for her recurring roles as Susan Bunch on the television show "Friends" and Gretchen Schwartz on "Breaking Bad". She holds an BA in Drama from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to r ...

Whatever Works

PG-13

2009 | 3.6/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has ...

Stay

R

2005 | 3.3/5 | 1h 39min
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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Advice columnist, Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when ...

Dan in Real Life

PG-13

2007 | 3.3/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
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Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pr ...

Friends

TV-PG

1994 | 4.2/5 | 25min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Jessica Hecht

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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Movies with Jessica Hecht as Actress(37)

as Jane2020 The Atlantic City Story
as Mirela2020 The Sunlit Night
as Lila Vogel2019 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
as Susan2018 Banana Split
as Ellen Hazard2018 Write When You Get Work
as Jill2016 Anesthesia
as Liz Kittredge James2015 Northern Borders
as Sue Parris2015 The Sisterhood of Night
as Principal Trudie Slocum2013 The English Teacher
as herself2013 No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as herself2012 The Magic of Belle Isle
as Mrs. Bearmush2012 The Arm
as Sandy Griffith2011 The Sitter
as Emma Goldman2011 J. Edgar
as May Hellerman2010 My Soul to Take
as Lynn2010 Helena from the Wedding
as Sue2010 Fair Game
as Helena2009 Whatever Works
as Beth2009 Reunion
as Stephanie Morton2009 Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Stacey2009 The Winning Season
as Edie2008 Quid Pro Quo
as Sandra Bennett2007 Starting Out in the Evening
as Amy2007 Dan in Real Life
as Boy's Mother2005 Stay
as Eliot2004 The Forgotten
as Randi2004 Saving Face
as Victoria2004 Sideways
as Architect's Receptionist2000 Seven Girlfriends
as Carol1999 Jump
as Natalie1998 Anarchy TV
as Sister Mary1996 The Christmas Tree
as Katie1996 Intimate Betrayal
as Miss Ruth Kelly1996 Harvey
as Annie1995 Joe's Rotten World
as Ticket Woman1995 Kicking and Screaming
as Chloe1995 The Heidi Chronicles

TV Shows/Series with Jessica Hecht as Actress(38)

as Amy Gurley2022 Super Pumped
as Professor2020 Little America
as Rob's Mom2020 High Fidelity
as Karen Hayes2019 Special
as Carol2019 The Boys
as Aunt Lavinia2019 Dickinson
as Nancy Erika Smith2019 The Loudest Voice
as Michelle Pantsil2018 Succession
as Sonya Barzel2017 The Sinner
as Dr. Margaret Palmer2015 Blindspot
as Audrey Eastman2015 Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Elizabeth Nutting2015 Quantico
as Susan Abbott2015 Younger
as Miriam Rubins2014 Manhattan
as Rebecca Horowitz2014 Red Oaks
as Patricia Ennis2012 Elementary
as Beth Bridges2011 Person of Interest
as Carla Browning2009 The Good Wife
as Gretchen Schwartz2008 Breaking Bad
2008 Eleventh Hour
as Rebecca Ellis2006 3 LBS
as Judy Bennette2005 Medium
2004 The Jury
2004 Century City
as Betsy Morgan2001 What About Joan?
as Meredith Breen2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Carly Beck2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jillian Webster1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Attorney Kreutzer1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1996 Early Edition
as Agent Johnson1995 The Wayans Bros.
as Janeane Percy-Parker1995 The Single Guy
as Susan Bunch1994 Friends
as Stephanie Lowenstein1994 ER
1994 Party of Five
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street
as Miriam Johnson1990 Law & Order
as Lindsay1989 Seinfeld

Full Name: Jessica Hecht
Born: Monday, 06/28 1965 (June) in Princeton, New Jersey (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 58 years + 302 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Bloomfield High School, Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Spouses (current/former): Adam Bernstein
Other names for Jessica Hecht (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jessica Anne Hecht"
Jessica Hecht frequently works together with these people:
Larry David (31x, Actor)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
John Doman (16x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (15x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (15x, Actor)
William H. Burns (15x, Actor)
Lou Martini Jr. (15x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (14x, Crew)
Jordan Lage (14x, Actor)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (13x, Actor)
Deck McKenzie (13x, Actor)
Tim Blake Nelson (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9789, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/03/2024