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Jessica Hecht

Actor

Jessica Hecht

Born June 28, 1965 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA46 films

Jessica Hecht is an American stage and screen actress and singer, best known for her recurring roles as Susan Bunch on the television show "Friends" and Gretchen Schwartz on "Breaking Bad". She holds an BA in Drama from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

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Sideways posterFirst watchSideways20047.1as VictoriaTwo middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Whatever Works poster7.1Whatever Works2009A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood poster7.0A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood2019Stay poster6.6Stay2005J. Edgar poster6.2J. Edgar2011Dan in Real Life poster6.6Dan in Real Life2007Fair Game poster6.5Fair Game2010The Magic of Belle Isle poster7.0The Magic of Belle Isle2012The Forgotten poster5.9The Forgotten2004

Filmography

46 films as actor
  1. 2026PrimetimePatty Patterson
  2. 2025Floating CarouselMarlena
  3. 2025Eleanor the GreatLisa
  4. 2025The HomeSylvia
  5. 2025Dead SeriousDebbie
  6. 2024Gunfighter ParadiseThe Mother
  7. 2021HarveyVeta Louise Simmons
  8. 2020The Sunlit NightMirela
  9. 2020The Atlantic City StoryJane
  10. 2019A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodLila Vogel
  11. 2018Banana SplitSusan
  12. 2018Write When You Get WorkEllen Hazard
  13. 2016AnesthesiaJill
  14. 2015The Sisterhood of NightSue Parris
  15. 2015Northern BordersLiz Kittredge James
  16. 2013The English TeacherPrincipal Trudie Slocum
  17. 2012HarveyVeta Louise Simmons
  18. 2012The Magic of Belle IsleJessica Hecht
  19. 2012The ArmMrs. Bearmush
  20. 2011The SitterSandy Griffith
  21. 2011J. EdgarEmma Goldman
  22. 2010Helena from the WeddingLynn
  23. 2010My Soul to TakeMay
  24. 2010Fair GameSue
  25. 2009Whatever WorksHelena
  26. 2009ReunionBeth
  27. 2009Jesse Stone: Thin IceStephanie Morton
  28. 2009The Winning SeasonStacey
  29. 2009Calling It QuitsCynthia
  30. 2008Quid Pro QuoEdie
  31. 2007Starting Out in the EveningSandra Bennett
  32. 2007Dan in Real LifeAmy
  33. 2005StayBoy's Mother
  34. 2004SidewaysVictoria
  35. 2004The ForgottenEliot
  36. 2004Saving FaceHospital Co-Worker
  37. 2001The Grey ZoneMan's wife
  38. 2000Seven GirlfriendsArchitect's Receptionist
  39. 1999JumpCarol
  40. 1998Anarchy TVNatalie
  41. 1996The Christmas TreeSister Mary
  42. 1996HarveyMiss Ruth Kelly
  43. 1996Intimate BetrayalKatie
  44. 1995The Heidi ChroniclesChloe
  45. 1995Kicking and ScreamingTicket Woman
  46. 1995Joe's Rotten WorldAnnie