Jess Weixler

Jessica "Jess" Weixler (born June 8, 1981) is an American actress best known for her lead role in the comedy-horror film *Teeth* and for appearing in the comedy *The Big Bad Swim*. She graduated in 1999 from Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where she also attended the Walden Theatre Conservatory Program and participated in The River City Players acting group and the Chamber Singers choral group. She was voted "most talented" by her peers and later attended Juilliard.

Weixler was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards in 2007 and won the Special Jury Prize in the Dramatic category for "a juicy and jaw-dropping performance" at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, both for her role in *Teeth*. She also appeared in the TV series *Law & Order: Criminal Intent*. In January 2009, she was named by *New York Magazine* as the "New Indie Queen" of the year and one of the fourteen "New Yorkers you need to know." She currently lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York.