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 Tullock in 2023 | |
| Born | Jennifer Tullock July 4, 1983 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Millikin University (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
Jen Tullock (born July 4, 1983) is an American actress and writer best known for her role as Devon in Apple TV's Emmy nominated series Severance [1] and Anita St. Pierre in HBO's Perry Mason. [2]
Tullock was born on July 4, 1983, in Louisville, Kentucky. [3] She has a younger brother, Ryan, a professional musician and composer in Nashville, and the bass player in the indie band Tennis. [4] She grew up in Jeffersontown and Crescent Hill. She attended Christian Academy of Louisville however for her final year of school she attended Eastern High School. [5] After graduating high school, she studied at Millikin University and graduated in 2006 with a BFA in Acting. [6]
Tullock moved to Brooklyn in 2007 where she worked as a theatre actress and writer. She also practiced improv, performed one-woman shows, did voice-over work, and commercials. [4] She performed in plays in Chicago and New York, including the world premiere of Frank Winter's On the Head of a Pin at 59E59 St. Theatre. [7]
Along with the rest of the principal cast of Severance, she was nominated for a 2022 SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama. For her role as Anita in season two of HBO's Perry Mason, she was nominated for a Hollywood Critics Association award for Best Supporting Actress in a Cable or Network Drama.[ citation needed ]
In 2019, Tullock co-wrote and starred in dramedy Before You Know It , which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and stars Tullock alongside Alec Baldwin, Judith Light, Mandy Patinkin, and co-writer Hannah Pearl Utt. Her short with Utt, Partners, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and their feature was a participant in the 2017 Sundance Screenwriter Labs. [8]
Their series Disengaged appeared on Turner's streaming platform Super Deluxe. [9]
In 2020, Tullock created Eggshell, a catalogue of fictional social media videos satirizing suburban white women. [10] Her work as a writer has appeared at NY Stage & Film Festival, [11] Huffington Post Queer Voices, [12] and in the writers' room for Funny of Die original The Coop, in which she also starred. [13]
She is the former co-host and writer of Heritage Radio's food and wine radio show The Morning After. [14] In 2024, she premiered her solo showYou Shall Inherit the Earth!, detailing her experience of magical thinking while suffering a stroke. [15] She is a Sundance Feature Film Program Committee mentor and former Sundance screenwriting fellow. [16]
Tullock is gay. [17] On May 11, 2023, she married Marie Ronn in New York. [18]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | King Theodore Live | Gof | Short film |
| 2014 | Jammed | Camera Snob / Hippie | |
| 2015 | Partners | Leigh | Short film; also writer and producer |
| Henry | Henry | Short film | |
| Fils | Gigi | Short film; also writer and producer | |
| Base | Karen | Short film | |
| 2016 | When the Wrong Words Come Out | Marie | Short film; also director and writer |
| Eat Prey | Marina | Short film | |
| 2017 | Hoof | Eva Ward | Short film; also producer |
| 2018 | 6 Balloons | Bianca | |
| Red Light | Ruth | Short film | |
| 2019 | Before You Know It | Jackie Gurner | Also writer |
| Long Time Listener, First Time Caller | Debbie | Short film | |
| 2022 | Spirited | Wendy | |
| Love, Me | Trish | Short film; also producer | |
| 2023 | Cora Bora |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lofty Dreams | Chlois | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Disenganged | Sidney | Main role; also writer and executive producer |
| 2016 | Casual | Diane | Episode: "Trivial Pursuit" |
| Roadies | Logan the Eraser Girl | Episode: "The Corporate Gig" | |
| 2017 | Virtually Mike and Nora | Sue | Episode: "Suicidal Deer" |
| Budding Prospects | Martha | Television movie | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Brunch Parton #3 | Episode: "Never Wait for Seconds!" | |
| SMILF | Morgan | Episode: "Family-Sized Popcorn & a Can of Wine" | |
| 2018 | Door No. 1 | Margo | Episode: "Ten Year" |
| 2019 | Bless This Mess | Monique | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Best Seller | Cindy Silver | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| The Coop | Iwona | Main role; also writer | |
| 2022–present | Severance | Devon Scout-Hale | Main role |
| 2023 | The L Word: Generation Q | Kimmy | Episode: "Looking Ahead" |
| Perry Mason | Anita St. Pierre | 7 episodes |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | New York City Independent Film Festival | Best Actress | Partners | Won | [19] |
| 2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Severance | Won | [20] |
| 2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2024 | Astra Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Perry Mason | Nominated | [22] |
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