Jessie Nelson

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 include 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.

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All Crew Directing Production Writing

I Am Sam

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.6

2398 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 2001

24 years ago
I Am Sam

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.6

2398 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 2001

24 years ago
I Am Sam

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.6

2398 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 2001

24 years ago
Stepmom

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.2

1505 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1998

27 years ago
Fred Claus

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.9

885 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 2007

18 years ago
Fred Claus

Department Writing

Job Story

Average Rating

5.9

885 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 2007

18 years ago
Love the Coopers

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

836 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 2015

10 years ago
Love the Coopers

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.0

836 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 2015

10 years ago
Because I Said So

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.9

655 votes

Release Date

Feb 02, 2007

19 years ago
Because I Said So

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.9

655 votes

Release Date

Feb 02, 2007

19 years ago
Danny Collins

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.8

555 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 2015

11 years ago
Corrina, Corrina

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.7

438 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 1994

32 years ago
Corrina, Corrina

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.7

438 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 1994

32 years ago
Corrina, Corrina

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.7

438 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 1994

32 years ago
The Story of Us

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.1

339 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1999

26 years ago
The Story of Us

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.1

339 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1999

26 years ago
Waitress: The Musical

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.3

31 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 2023

2 years ago
Waitress: The Musical

Department Writing

Job Musical

Average Rating

7.3

31 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 2023

2 years ago
Waitress: The Musical

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.3

31 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 2023

2 years ago
American Assassin Amnesiac

Department Crew

Job Thanks

Average Rating

3.5

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 2023

3 years ago
Daniel and the Towers

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 18, 1987

39 years ago
To the Moon, Alice

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 02, 1991

35 years ago
To the Moon, Alice

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 02, 1991

35 years ago

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