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Jessy Hodges

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Jessy Hodges
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
(m. 2018)
Children1[1]
MotherEllen Sandweiss

Jessy Hodges is an American actress. She is known for starring as Joanna in the NBC sitcom Indebted and Melanie in the VH1 drama Hindsight. From 2019 to 2022, she appeared as Lindsay in the HBO dark comedy series Barry.

Early life

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Hodges is originally from Huntington Woods, Michigan and is the daughter of actress Ellen Sandweiss.[2] She studied drama at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[3]

Career

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From 2008 to 2012, Hodges starred as Sophie Parker in the web series Anyone But Me.[4] In 2013, she featured in Chris Lowell's directorial debut Beside Still Waters.[5]

Hodges has appeared on various television series, including It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The Goldbergs.[2][6] From 2019 to 2022, she portrayed talent agent Lindsay Mandel on Barry. In 2020, she starred as Joanna Klein on Indebted.[7]

Personal life

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Hodges married comedian Beck Bennett on August 25, 2018.[8] The two live in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Satan's Playground Lost Teen
2009 Road of Darkness Sara Short film
2013 Beside Still Waters Charley
2014 The Sound and the Shadow Story
2016 How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps Melissa Short film
2017 Tilt Kendra
2018 Games for Girls Jay Short film
2018 Let's Change the Dialogue on Breastfeeding Short film
2019 Sundowners Ali Short film
2019 Plus One Amanda
2019 Shady Friend HS Student 1 Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008–2012 Anyone But Me Sophie Parker Main role; 24 episodes
2011 Greek Lasker's Assistant/Hillary Episode: "Legacy"
2012 Grey's Anatomy Donna Episode: "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
2013 True Blood Mustard Recurring role; 2 episodes
2014 Enlisted Erin Recurring role; 5 episodes
2015 Hindsight Melanie Morelli Main role; 10 episodes
2016 Mike & Molly Maura Episode: "Baby Bump"
2016 Crunch Time Hannah Main role; 6 episodes
2017 The Last Tycoon Molly Episode: "A More Perfect Union"
2017 You're the Worst Female Jogger Episode: "Like People"
2017 Graves Farrah Recurring role; 5 episodes
2018 Here and Now Courtney Episode: "Wake"
2018 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Natalie Recurring role; 2 episodes
2019–2022 Barry Lindsay Mandel Recurring role; 11 episodes
2019 PEN15 Ms. Bennett Episode: "Solo"
2019 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Moderator Episode: "Thunder Gun 4: Maximum Cool"
2020 Indebted Joanna Main role; 12 episodes
2021 The Big Leap Paige 3 episodes
2022 The Goldbergs Claire Bee Episode: "One Exquisite Evening with Madonna"

Selected theatre

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  • The Metal Children at the Vineyard Theatre
  • The Great Recession at the Flea Theater
  • Misery and Good Fortune at HERE Arts
  • A workshop of Gilgamesh's Game with New Georges[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Beck Bennett & Jessy Hodges Welcome First Child".
  2. ^ a b Blake, Sam (2020-03-13). "From Huntington Woods to L.A — Catching up with Actress Jessy Hodges". thejewishnews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ "Highlights: Spring 2023". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  4. ^ "Lesbian Comedian Kate Clinton Loves 'Anyone But Me'". www.pride.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  5. ^ "Lowell Makes Directorial Debut On "Waters" - News - Dark Horizons". darkhorizons.com. June 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ^ Hamedy, Saba (2016-08-12). "It's 'Crunch Time': Check out featurette, stills for Rooster Teeth's new live- action comedy series". Mashable. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2019-02-22). "Adam Pally & Abby Elliott To Star In NBC Comedy Pilot 'Uninsured'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  8. ^ "SNL's Beck Bennett Marries Longtime Love Jessy Hodges". Us Weekly. 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  9. ^ "Cast/Creative Bios - THE METAL CHILDREN". Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
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