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Jennifer Prediger

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Jennifer Prediger

Born January 15, 1977 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA26 films

Prediger's first film role was as an out-of-town guest and temptress in 'Uncle Kent', a film directed by Joe Swanberg that premiered at Sundance in 2011 and was purchased by IFC. She has also gone to Sundance with three other films - as the composting love interest in 'The Foxy Merkins' in 2014 (dir. Madeleine Olnek), the nosy roommate in 'A Teacher' in 2013 (dir. Hannah Fidell) and as the tentative Vice Principal in 'First Girl I Loved' in 2016 (dir. Kerem Sanga). Jennifer plays an obsessed cinephile in the Gotham Award nominated comedy 'Red Flag' (dir. Alex Karpovsky), released by Tribeca Film. Jennifer is the star of the dark comedy 'Living Room Coffin' and the site specific fringe festival playwright in the upcoming feature 'Hollywood Fringe'. Prediger also has leading roles in 'Richard's Wedding' and 'Applesauce' (dir. Onur Tukel) and 'Pollywogs' (dir. Karl Jacob).

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Jennifer plays a lusty doctor in 'The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes' (dir. Nancy Andrews) which won a Gotham Award for Breakout Series. She also appears in 'Uncle Kent 2' (dir. Todd Rohal) and '7 Chinese Brothers', 'Infinity Baby' and 'Frances Ferguson' (dir. Bob Byington) - all of which premiered at SXSW. She plays opposite Max Casella in Applesauce (dir. Onur Tukel) which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.

'Apartment Troubles' (formerly Trouble Dolls) is her first feature film as a director and writer, co-directed and written with Jess Weixler. The film stars Prediger and Weixler and features Megan Mullally, Will Forte and Jeffrey Tambor, and was released by Gravitas in spring 2015 and aired on Showtime. She also produced 'Song of Back and Neck' (dir. Paul Lieberstein) that premiered at Tribeca in 2018.

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Dinner in America posterFirst watchDinner in America20207.6as RenaeAn on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.View film

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Life of Crime poster5.7Life of Crime2013First Girl I Loved poster6.3First Girl I Loved2016Josie poster5.2Josie2018A Teacher poster4.6A Teacher2013

Filmography

26 films as actor
  1. 2023Smile as You KillChristine
  2. 2020Dinner in AmericaRenae
  3. 2019Frances FergusonMom
  4. 2018Living Room CoffinIris Hawthorn
  5. 2018FuneralBilly
  6. 2018JosieMs. Elkins
  7. 2017Newly SingleEmily
  8. 2017Infinity BabyLydia
  9. 2017Fits and StartsFemale Shopper
  10. 2016First Girl I LovedAssistant Principal Heather Wiggins
  11. 2016Uncle Kent 2Jenny
  12. 2016Rainbow TimeSarah
  13. 2015ApplesauceKate
  14. 20157 Chinese BrothersWoman with Glasses
  15. 2015Abby Singer/SongwriterDoll House Love Interest
  16. 2015Devil TownCarol Humphrey
  17. 2015The Strange Eyes of Dr. MyesDr. Linda Wiley
  18. 2014Apartment TroublesOlivia
  19. 2013Life of CrimeMarshall's Assistant
  20. 2013A TeacherSophia
  21. 2013The Foxy MerkinsAshley, Margaret's Composting Girlfriend
  22. 2013PollywogsJullie
  23. 2013Red FlagRiver
  24. 2012Bad Penny
  25. 2012Richard's WeddingAlex
  26. 2011Uncle KentKate