Jen Tullock
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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]
Early life
Tullock was born on July 4, 1983, in Louisville, Kentucky.[3][4] She has a younger brother, Ryan, a professional musician and composer in Nashville, and the bass player in the indie band Tennis.[5] After graduating high school, she studied at Millikin University and graduated in 2006 with a BFA in Acting.[6]
Career
Along with the rest of the principle 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 is currently nominated for a Hollywood Critics Association award for Best Supporting Actress in a Cable or Network Drama. In 2019, Tullock co-wrote in 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.
Their series Disengaged helped launch Turner's streaming platform Super Deluxe.
In 2020, Tullock created Eggshell, a catalogue of fictional social media videos satirizing suburban white women.[7] Her work as a writer has been featured at NY Stage & Film Festival,[8] Huffington Post Queer Voices,[9] and in the writers' room for Funny of Die original The Coop, in which she also starred.
She is the former co-host and writer of Heritage Radio Hour's food and wine radio show The Morning After.
In 2024, she premiered her solo showYou Shall Inherit the Earth!, a solo show detailing her experience of suffering a stroke.
She is a Sundance Feature Film Program Committee mentor and former Sundance screenwriting fellow.
Personal life
Tullock is openly gay.[10]
Filmography
Film
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 |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | New York City Independent Film Festival | Best Actress | Partners | Won | [11] |
2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Severance | Won | [12] |
2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | [13] | |
2024 | Astra Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Perry Mason | Nominated | [14] |
References
- ^ Severance
- ^ Perry Mason set photos
- ^ @busyphilipps (July 4, 2023). "THE ONE AND ONLY Jen Tullock turns 40 TODAY". Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ Kish, Robin (February 24, 2022). "From Musicals To Psychological Thrillers: Why Queer Actor Jen Tullock Says Fiction Is Cheaper Than Therapy". GO. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ Baldwin, Rosecrans (Aug 28, 2019). "How to Make It in Hollywood When You're Gay, Female, and Thirtysomething". GEN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Millikin University College of Fine Arts on Facebook
- ^ [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/jen-tullock-severance-perry-mason-season-2-1235134596/ 'Severance' Breakout Jen Tullock Is Here for Sexy, Queer Period Pieces
- ^ NY Stage & Film Festival
- ^ Huffington Post Queer Voices
- ^ O'Connell, Mikey (April 26, 2022). "'Severance' Breakout Jen Tullock Is Here for Sexy, Queer Period Pieces". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "WINNERS". New York City Independent Film Festival. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "83rd Peabody Award Winners". Peabody Awards. September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ "The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Hollywood Critics Association Announces the 2023 HCA TV Awards nominations for Broadcast Networks & Cable". Hollywood Critics Association. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
External links
- Jen Tullock on Instagram
- Jen Tullock on Twitter
- Jen Tullock at IMDb
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- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Louisville, Kentucky
- Writers from Louisville, Kentucky
- American film actresses
- American filmmakers
- American queer actresses
- American television actresses
- LGBT people from Kentucky
- Living people
- 1983 births