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Jessie Nelson

Jessie Nelson

Known For Production
Birthday None (None)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
Biography

Jessie Nelson wrote, directed and produced Corrina Corrina and I Am Sam, starring Sean Penn. She co-created and executive produced Sara Bareilles' Little Voice for Bad Robot and Apple TV. Among her other directing credits are Curb Your Enthusiasm and Love, The Coopers. Her writing credits also incl ... ude Step Mom and The Story of Us. Nelson wrote the Broadway musical Waitress with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, which went on to the West End in London. Nelson directed Alice By Heart, which she co-wrote with Steven Sater with music by Duncan Sheik at the National Theater Connections Program in London and at MCC in NYC. She began her career as an actress at the Public Theater, working with the experimental theater, Mabou Mines, and acting with the New York Shakespeare Festival. Nelson is executive producing Nikesh Shukula's Brown Baby and Glennon Doyle's Untamed for television. She wrote the children's book Labracadabra.

Known For

Filmography

The Story of Us

The Story of Us

1999

as Realtor

The Switch

The Switch

1993

as Elizabeth Garland

Waitress: The Musical

Waitress: The Musical

2023

Writer, Musical

Fred Claus

Fred Claus

2007

Story

Because I Said So

Because I Said So

2007

Screenplay

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001

Screenplay

The Story of Us

The Story of Us

1999

Screenplay

Stepmom

Stepmom

1998

Screenplay

Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina

1994

Screenplay

To the Moon, Alice

To the Moon, Alice

1991

Writer

Daniel and the Towers

Daniel and the Towers

1987

Writer

Love the Coopers

Love the Coopers

2015

Director

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001

Director

Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina

1994

Director

To the Moon, Alice

To the Moon, Alice

1991

Director

Waitress: The Musical

Waitress: The Musical

2023

Producer

Danny Collins

Danny Collins

2015

Producer

Love the Coopers

Love the Coopers

2015

Producer

Fred Claus

Fred Claus

2007

Producer

Because I Said So

Because I Said So

2007

Producer

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001

Producer

The Story of Us

The Story of Us

1999

Producer

Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina

1994

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

ER

as Bite Victim's Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

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