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Krysten Ritter

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Krysten Ritter
Krysten Ritter, who currently stars as the title character in "Jessica Jones," has played a number of rebellious characters, both comedic and dramatic. What are some other roles she's played over the years?
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Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones in the Peabody, Hugo, and Emmy Award-winning Netflix original series, Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015). Her performance, which earned her a prestigious Critics Choice nomination, a Saturn nomination, a Webby Award and a Glamour Best International TV Actress Award, has received rave reviews with the show being celebrated by critics and audiences alike for its groundbreaking depiction of a reluctant anti-super-heroine with an alcohol problem and a wicked case of PTSD who will not let a sexual assault from her past define her. She will also play Jessica Jones in The Defenders (2017) and the second season of Marvel's "Jessica Jones".

Additional acting roles include her critically acclaimed turn as Jane Margolis on AMC's hit series, Breaking Bad (2008), the titular character in the cult favorite Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012), Big Eyes (2014) directed by Tim Burton, indie darling Listen Up Philip (2014), Life Happens (2011) which she co-wrote and co-produced, as well as roles in Veronica Mars (2014), The Blacklist (2013), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), and She's Out of My League (2010).

Growing up in a small-town farm in rural Pennsylvania, Ritter started her career in front of the camera as a model at 15-years-old. Her body of work has subsequently spanned film, television, theatre, writing, producing, music, and fashion design.

In 2012, Ritter launched her production company Silent Machine where she juggles many projects in various stages of development, always with the objective of highlighting complex female protagonists.

Ritter and her dog Mikey split their time between New York and Los Angeles.
BornDecember 16, 1981
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BornDecember 16, 1981
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 8 nominations

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Krysten Ritter in The Defenders (2017)
Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones (2015)
Aaron Paul and Krysten Ritter in Breaking Bad (2008)
Krysten Ritter in Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
Krysten Ritter in Love & Death (2023)
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Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones (2015)
Jessica Jones
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  • Jessica Jones
Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz in Big Eyes (2014)
Big Eyes
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  • Dee-Ann
  • 2014
Krysten Ritter in Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
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  • Chloe
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
Breaking Bad
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  • Jane Margolis

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Actress

  • Orphan Black: Echoes
    • Lucy
    • In Production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Fuddy Meers
    • In Development
  • Elizabeth Olsen in Love & Death (2023)
    Love & Death
    • Sherry Cleckler
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • Sheila Redfield (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Krysten Ritter, Lidya Jewett, and Winslow Fegley in Nightbooks (2021)
    Nightbooks
    • Natacha
    • 2021
  • Aaron Paul in The Coldest Case (2021)
    The Coldest Case
    • Patti Harney
    • Podcast Series
    • 2021
  • Aaron Paul in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
    El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
    • Jane
    • 2019
  • Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones (2015)
    Jessica Jones
    • Jessica Jones
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2019
  • Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones in The Defenders (2017)
    The Defenders
    • Jessica Jones
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Sam Elliott in The Hero (2017)
    The Hero
    • Lucy Hayden
    • 2017
  • Malcolm Barrett, Jonathan Slavin, Tommy Dewey, Krysten Ritter, and Julie Meyer in Mission Control (2014)
    Mission Control
    • Dr. Mary
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz in Big Eyes (2014)
    Big Eyes
    • Dee-Ann
    • 2014
  • Adam Pally, T.J. Miller, and Thomas Middleditch in Search Party (2014)
    Search Party
    • Christy
    • 2014
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    • Rowan Mills
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Krysten Ritter and Benedict Samuel in Asthma (2014)
    Asthma
    • Ruby
    • 2014
  • Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars (2014)
    Veronica Mars
    • Gia Goodman
    • 2014
  • Listen Up Philip (2014)
    Listen Up Philip
    • Melanie Zimmerman
    • 2014

Producer

  • Orphan Black: Echoes
    • executive producer
    • In Production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Stefanie Scott, Sofia Bryant, and Misha Osherovich in The Girl in the Woods (2021)
    The Girl in the Woods
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Demons of Dorian Gunn
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Malcolm Barrett, Jonathan Slavin, Tommy Dewey, Krysten Ritter, and Julie Meyer in Mission Control (2014)
    Mission Control
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Assistance
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys (2012)
    Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Life Happens (2011)
    Life Happens
    • co-producer
    • 2011

Director

  • Stefanie Scott, Sofia Bryant, and Misha Osherovich in The Girl in the Woods (2021)
    The Girl in the Woods
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones (2015)
    Jessica Jones
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
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  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • December 16, 1981
    • Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Children
    • Bruce Julian Knight Granofsky
  • Parents
      Garry Ritter
  • Other works
    "24 Hour Plays" Signature Theater
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    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Raised on a farm in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. Was not allowed to ride a horse, so she rode a cow named "Jake".
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    I started studying acting, got commercials, and here we are 100 years later. I'm acting and writing and I have a pool and a dog.
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      Often plays characters with questionable morality

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