Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1975-01-15 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Jessica Blank

Biography:

Jessica Blank is an American actress, writer, and director who works in film, television, and theater. She is also a consultant and public speaker on story and social change. As an actress, Blank appeared regularly in CBS' "Made in Jersey". She has also appeared on "Blue Bloods", "Elementary", "The Following", "The Mentalist", HBO's "High Maintenance", "Bored to Death", "Rescue Me", "Law and Order: Criminal Intent", "The Bronx Is Burning", and several other shows. In film, she has appeared in The Namesake, Slender Man, The Exonerated, and You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You, and over a dozen indies including "Creative Control" (Grand Jury Prize, SXSW 2015) and "On the Road With Judas" (Sundance). She has acted in theaters throughout New York City. In 2015 she played the role of Heather Drake in the 16th episode of the fifth season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods on the episode "In The Box"

Known For

Acting

2019

Prodigal Son as Greta Swann

2018

Slender Man as Hallie's Mom

2016

Cassanova Was a Woman as Dr. Weinstein
C Street as Senator Huxter

2015

#Horror as Mom

2013

The Following as Dr. Ann York

2012

Elementary as Tabitha Laird
Made in Jersey as Deb Keenan

2009

Bored to Death as Miriam Thompson

2008

The Mentalist as Carol Mathews

2006

The Namesake as Edith

2001

Directing

2024

2020

The Line as Director

2019

Almost Home as Director

Writing

2024

2020

The Line as Writer

2016

Pickup as Writer

2006

The Exonerated as Writer