Jenna Lamia is an American actress, writer, and audiobook narrator. She developed the Netflix limited series The Perfect Couple, and also served as its showrunner.
Jenna Lamia | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, voice performer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Career
editActing
editLamia began her acting career in New York City, where she appeared on Broadway[1] in Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! at Lincoln Center.[2] She soon moved on to television and film appearances, and is best known for her roles as Sherri Ward in The Fighter[3] with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale,[4] Siobhan Miller in Law and Order: SVU, Carrie Schillinger in Oz, and as Poppy Downes in Comedy Central's Strangers With Candy, with Amy Sedaris. Over the span of her career, she has appeared on and off-Broadway, in over 30 television shows and feature films, and voiced video games and animated characters for film and television.[5] As of 2021, she appears as Judy Cooper in the Syfy television series Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk.
Audiobook narration
editAs an audiobook narrator, Lamia has won several golden earphones awards from AudioFile magazine,[6] and was named Female Narrator of the Year in 2010 by the Audio Publishers Association.[7] Also in 2010, she won Best Solo Narration - Female for The Chosen One.[8] She voiced Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan in The Help, which won best fiction audiobook of the year in 2010.[8] In 2020, she won another Audie Award as part of the ensemble cast of Jarrett Krozocska's Hey, Kiddo.[citation needed]
Writing and producing
editLamia is also a writer and producer of television and films. After selling her first feature script, All About Me, to New Line Cinema in 2006,[9] she joined the writing staff of The CW's 90210. After 90210, Lamia went on to write, produce, and act in Awkward.
She began writing and producing the dramedy No Tomorrow in 2016. In 2017, she began writing and co-executive producing the crime comedy-drama Good Girls for NBC.
In December 2019, it was announced that she would write and executive produce an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand's novel The Perfect Couple, for the Fox network.[10]
In April 2021, production began on the feature film My Best Friend's Exorcism, which Lamia adapted from the 2016 novel by Grady Hendrix.[11]
In August 2022, Netflix announced it would produce the limited series The Perfect Couple, which Lamia will write and executive produce. The series is an adaptation of The New York Times bestselling novel by Elin Hilderbrand.[12][clarification needed]
Filmography
editActing
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hi-Life | Girl Teen | |
| 1999 | Strangers With Candy | Poppy Downes | Episode: "Old Habits - New Beginnings" |
| 1999 | The Guiding Light | Ali | |
| 1999 | FANatic | Announcer (all episodes) | |
| 2000 | Brutally Normal | Ali | Episode: "Damaged Goods" |
| 2000 | Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | Siobhan Miller | Episode: "Taken" |
| 2001 | Corkscrew Hill | Paddy McMooney | |
| 2000–2002 | Oz | Carrie Schillinger | 8 episodes |
| 2003 | Happy End | Sparkle | |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Alice Blossom | Episode: "Hawks and Handsaws" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Gina Bell | Episode: "Old Yeller" |
| 2004 | The Jury | Christine Britton | |
| 2008 | Something's Wrong in Kansas | Shelby | |
| 2009 | The Box | Diane Carnes | |
| 2010 | The Fighter | Sherri Ward | |
| 2012 | The Polar Bears | Polar Girl 1 | |
| 2013 | The Call | Brooke | |
| 2013–2016 | Awkward. | Lesley Miller | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Family Guy | Mrs. Wong | Episode: "The Boys In The Band" |
| 2018 | Dirty John | Laurel | Episode: "One Shoe" |
| 2019 | Legend Quest: Masters of Myth | Marcella | |
| 2021–Present | Resident Alien | Judy Cooper | |
| 2021 | Small Engine Repair | Patty Swaino |
Writing
editTelevision
edit| Year | Work | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 90210 | Writer, "They're Playing Her Song", First Aired Nov. 15, 2010[13] |
| 2011 | 90210 | Writer, "Women on The Verge", First Aired May 2, 2011[13] |
| 2011 | 90210 | Writer, "Let The Games Begin", First Aired October 4, 2011[13] |
| 2012 | 90210 | Writer, "Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?", First Aired January 17, 2012[13] |
| 2012 | 90210 | Writer, "A Tale of Two Parties", First Aired May 8, 2012[13] |
| 2012-2013 | 90210 | Executive Story Editor |
| 2014 | Awkward. | Writer, "Touched By An Angel", First Aired April 29, 2014 |
| 2014 | Awkward. | Writer, "Girl Rules" |
| 2015 | Awkward. | Writer, "Say Yes To The Dress", First aired October 26, 2015 |
| 2015 | Awkward. | Writer, "Reality Does Not Bite", First Aired November 2, 2015 |
| 2016 | No Tomorrow | Writer, "No Holds Barred", First aired October 25, 2016 |
| 2018 | Good Girls | Writer, episode #3: "Borderline", First aired March 12, 2018 |
| 2019 | Good Girls | Writer, episode #14: "Pick Your Poison", First aired March 24, 2019 |
| 2019 | Good Girls | Writer, episode #21: "Hunting Season", First aired May 12, 2019 |
| 2019 | Good Girls | Writer (with Mark Wilding), episode #22: "Jeff", First aired May 19, 2019 |
| 2021 | Good Girls | Writer, episode #44: "Strong Hearts Strong Sales" |
| 2022 | Resident Alien | Writer, episode #3: "Girls' Night", First aired February 9, 2022 |
| 2022 | Resident Alien | Writer, episode #13: "Harry, A Parent", First aired September 7, 2022 |
Film
edit| Year | Work | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | My Best Friend's Exorcism | Screenwriter |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Audie Award | The Secret Life of Bees | Nominated[14] |
| 2010 | Audie Award for best solo narration | The Chosen One | Won[15] |
| 2011 | MTV Movie Award for Best Fight | The Fighter | Nominated[citation needed] |
| 2020 | Audie Award for best young adult recording. Full cast. | Hey, Kiddo | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Jenna Lamia Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ Chris Jones (1998-03-18). "Ah, Wilderness!". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "The Scene-Stealers of 'The Fighter' - Blog Stage - Acting in Film, TV, Theatre - Backstage". Backstage.blogs.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ (USA) Entertainment Weekly, 7 January 2011, pg. 47, by: Chris Nashawaty, "Knockout Women!"
- ^ "The Amherst Student | Jenna Lamia '00E leaps from Gad's to Broadway". Amherststudent-archive.amherst.edu. 2003-12-03. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "Jenna Lamia | Narrators". AudioFilemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ The Wall Street Journal, 28 May 2010, pg. A26, by: Marshall Heyman, "At the Audies: Judging a Book by Its Reader"
- ^ a b "Voice Over Xtra". Voiceoverxtra.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ Variety, 1 December 2006, p. 4, by: Pamela Mcclintock, "Pair team for teen comedy"
- ^ "Jenna Lamia To Pen 'The Perfect Couple' Adaptation Based On Elin Hilderbrand Book In The Works At Fox". DeadlineHollywood.com. 2019-12-11. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ Kit, Borys (9 April 2021). "Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller, Cathy Ang, Rachel Ogechi Kanu to Star in 'My Best Friend's Exorcism' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (25 August 2022). "Elin Hilderbrand Novel 'The Perfect Couple' Being Adapted Into Limited Series By 21 Laps At Netflix; Jenna Lamia Set As Showrunner & EP". Deadline Hollywood Daily. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e 90210 (season 4)#Episodes
- ^ "Interview with Jenna Lamia". Audiofile Magazine. Narrators. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "The Audies: Jenna Lamia & Charlton Griffin Are Best Female & Male Narrators; Many More ..." Voiceoverxtra.com. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
External links
edit- Jenna Lamia at IMDb