Jenelle Riley's first play, "Just Julie", was published when she was 15
years old after winning the grand prize in the Oregon Thespian
Playwriting Conference for young playwrights. She subsequently won the
award three years in a row, before turning 18 and becoming ineligible.
Her second play, "Choices", toured high schools across the country.
Since moving to Los Angeles, Riley has written several high-profile
productions, many of which she also appeared in.
Wrote her college thesis in 1995 on The Ben Stiller Show (1992). The thesis was
subsequently published and used as a guide when putting together the
DVD for the show.
Wrote the short film Crazy Love (2004) in three hours. It went on to win in every
category at the Instant Films Festival #14.
Author of several popular plays including "Heart Murmurs and Brain
Matter" (2000), "Comfortably Numb" (2001), "Unholy Matrimony" (2002)
and "Duct Tape and Dreams" (2002).
Has a tattoo of Homer Simpson on her left shoulder.