Jen Tullock
Tullock in 2023
Born
Jennifer Tullock

(1983-07-04) July 4, 1983 (age 40)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma materMillikin University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
Years active2007–present

Jen Tullock (born July 4, 1983) is an American actress and writer best known for her role as Devon in Apple TV's Emmy nominated series Severance[1] and Anita St. Pierre in HBO's Perry Mason.[2]

Early life

Tullock was born on July 4, 1983, in Louisville, Kentucky.[3][4] She has a younger brother, Ryan, a professional musician and composer in Nashville, and the bass player in the indie band Tennis.[5] After graduating high school, she studied at Millikin University and graduated in 2006 with a BFA in Acting.[6]

Career

Along with the rest of the principle cast of Severance, she was nominated for a 2022 SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama. For her role as Anita in season two of HBO's Perry Mason, she is currently nominated for a Hollywood Critics Association award for Best Supporting Actress in a Cable or Network Drama. In 2019, Tullock co-wrote in starred in dramedy Before You Know It, which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and stars Tullock alongside Alec Baldwin, Judith Light, Mandy Patinkin, and co-writer Hannah Pearl Utt. Her short with Utt, Partners, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and their feature was a participant in the 2017 Sundance Screenwriter Labs.

Their series Disengaged helped launch Turner's streaming platform Super Deluxe.

In 2020, Tullock created Eggshell, a catalogue of fictional social media videos satirizing suburban white women.[7] Her work as a writer has been featured at NY Stage & Film Festival,[8] Huffington Post Queer Voices,[9] and in the writers' room for Funny of Die original The Coop, in which she also starred.

She is the former co-host and writer of Heritage Radio Hour's food and wine radio show The Morning After.

In 2024, she premiered her solo showYou Shall Inherit the Earth!, a solo show detailing her experience of suffering a stroke.

She is a Sundance Feature Film Program Committee mentor and former Sundance screenwriting fellow.

Personal life

Tullock is openly gay.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 King Theodore Live Gof Short film
2014 Jammed Camera Snob / Hippie
2015 Partners Leigh Short film; also writer and producer
Henry Henry Short film
Fils Gigi Short film; also writer and producer
Base Karen Short film
2016 When the Wrong Words Come Out Marie Short film; also director and writer
Eat Prey Marina Short film
2017 Hoof Eva Ward Short film; also producer
2018 6 Balloons Bianca
Red Light Ruth Short film
2019 Before You Know It Jackie Gurner Also writer
Long Time Listener, First Time Caller Debbie Short film
2022 Spirited Wendy
Love, Me Trish Short film; also producer
2023 Cora Bora

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Lofty Dreams Chlois 2 episodes
2015–2016 Disenganged Sidney Main role; also writer and executive producer
2016 Casual Diane Episode: "Trivial Pursuit"
Roadies Logan the Eraser Girl Episode: "The Corporate Gig"
2017 Virtually Mike and Nora Sue Episode: "Suicidal Deer"
Budding Prospects Martha Television movie
Curb Your Enthusiasm Brunch Parton #3 Episode: "Never Wait for Seconds!"
SMILF Morgan Episode: "Family-Sized Popcorn & a Can of Wine"
2018 Door No. 1 Margo Episode: "Ten Year"
2019 Bless This Mess Monique Episode: "Pilot"
Best Seller Cindy Silver Episode: "Pilot"
The Coop Iwona Main role; also writer
2022–present Severance Devon Scout-Hale Main role
2023 The L Word: Generation Q Kimmy Episode: "Looking Ahead"
Perry Mason Anita St. Pierre 7 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 New York City Independent Film Festival Best Actress Partners Won [11]
2022 Peabody Awards Entertainment Severance Won [12]
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [13]
2024 Astra Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Perry Mason Nominated [14]

References

  1. ^ Severance
  2. ^ Perry Mason set photos
  3. ^ @busyphilipps (July 4, 2023). "THE ONE AND ONLY Jen Tullock turns 40 TODAY and i will NOT have her upstaged by the nation(especially this year) it's actually probably impossible for me to put into words what our friendship has meant to me but i SHALL TRY. @surefineokay and i met outside of the Apple store in new york just last year. we were both there to upgrade our phones but as the fates would have it, in addition to the iphone14, we were both looking for (and in my case- really needing a friend). and IN this past year, we've been through it all- a real trial by fire of a friendship. life, death, sickness, joy and everything in between; getting to be a witness to a new forever love(for her and @mronntell 💗), sitting with what felt like never ending heartbreak(me), moving, music, dancing, martinis, tears and laughter and laughter and laughter. HONEY, THE BITS. Jen is a singular human. talent on top of talent. The friend i wished for and who magically showed up in neon shoes, ready for anything. I love you Jen and not only is the world lucky to get to have you in it, i'm BEYOND lucky to have you in my life(not to mention my kid's lives)! Since we got a late start, here's to the next 65 years of friendship together- yes we're living that long because there's nothing funnier than picturing you and me as old ladies in aggressive hats holding dirty martinis 3 olives, honey. i can't wait. ❤️HAPPY BIRTHDAY ❤️❤️". Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ Kish, Robin (February 24, 2022). "From Musicals To Psychological Thrillers: Why Queer Actor Jen Tullock Says Fiction Is Cheaper Than Therapy". GO. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Baldwin, Rosecrans (Aug 28, 2019). "How to Make It in Hollywood When You're Gay, Female, and Thirtysomething". GEN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Millikin University College of Fine Arts on Facebook
  7. ^ [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/jen-tullock-severance-perry-mason-season-2-1235134596/ 'Severance' Breakout Jen Tullock Is Here for Sexy, Queer Period Pieces
  8. ^ NY Stage & Film Festival
  9. ^ Huffington Post Queer Voices
  10. ^ O'Connell, Mikey (April 26, 2022). "'Severance' Breakout Jen Tullock Is Here for Sexy, Queer Period Pieces". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "WINNERS". New York City Independent Film Festival. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "83rd Peabody Award Winners". Peabody Awards. September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  13. ^ "The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  14. ^ "Hollywood Critics Association Announces the 2023 HCA TV Awards nominations for Broadcast Networks & Cable". Hollywood Critics Association. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

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