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Jessica Hecht

Jessica Hecht

21 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jessica Hecht is an American actress with a career across television, film, and theater. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, and raised in Bloomfield, Connecticut, she spent a year and a half at Connecticut College before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in 1987. On television she played Gretchen Schwartz in Breaking Bad, Susan Bunch in Friends, Carol Mannheim in The Boys, and Karen in Special, which brought a 2019 Primetime Emmy nomination. She also appeared in Jessica Jones, Succession, The Loudest Voice, Red Oaks, Bored to Death, and Dickinson. Her films include Sideways (2004), Dan in Real Life (2007), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). Her Broadway work earned Tony nominations for A View from the Bridge (2010), Summer, 1976 (2023), and Eureka Day (2025). She won a 2018 Obie Award for Admissions and co-founded The Campfire Project in 2017.

61years old

Turns 62 on June 28in 257 days

  • Born Princeton
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
21
Career span
26 years1999 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    Hecht spent a year and a half at Connecticut College, then earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1987.

Jessica Hecht movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Sideways2004 Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Victoria

    IMDb rating 7.5219K votes

  2. The Forgotten2004 Drama, Horror, Mysteryas Eliot

    IMDb rating 5.872K votes

  3. Dan in Real Life2007as Amy

    IMDb rating 6.8112K votes

  4. J. Edgar2011as Emma Goldman

    IMDb rating 6.5139K votes

  5. The Sitter2011as Sandy Griffith

    IMDb rating 5.675K votes

  6. Eleanor the Great2025as Lisa

    IMDb rating 6.78.0K votes

  7. Anesthesia2015as Jill

    IMDb rating 6.15.3K votes

  8. The English Teacher2013as Principal Trudie Slocum

    IMDb rating 5.814K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Naomi Watts, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Naomi WattsNorbert Leo Butz, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Norbert Leo ButzJulianne Moore, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Julianne MooreSam Rockwell, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sam RockwellVirginia Madsen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Virginia MadsenBruce Altman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bruce Altman

Films together

  • Naomi Watts3 films together, 2005 to 2011
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    • J. Edgar2011IMDb rating 6.5Hecht as Emma GoldmanWatts as Helen Gandy
    • Fair Game2010IMDb rating 6.8Hecht as SueWatts as Valerie Plame
    • Stay2005IMDb rating 6.7Hecht as Boy's MotherWatts as Lila Culpepper
  • Norbert Leo Butz3 films together, 2007 to 2013
    Norbert Leo Butz's page
  • Julianne Moore2 films together, 2004 to 2013
    Julianne Moore's page
    • The English Teacher2013IMDb rating 5.8Hecht as Principal Trudie SlocumMoore as Linda Sinclair
    • The Forgotten2004IMDb rating 5.8Hecht as EliotMoore as Telly Paretta
  • Sam Rockwell2 films together, 2009 to 2011
    Sam Rockwell's page
  • Virginia Madsen2 films together, 2004 to 2012
    Virginia Madsen's page
  • Bruce Altman2 films together, 2011 to 2025
    Bruce Altman's page
    • The Home2025IMDb rating 5.5Hecht as SylviaAltman as Doc Sabian
    • The Sitter2011IMDb rating 5.6Hecht as Sandy GriffithAltman as Jim Griffith
  • Also two films together4 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Jessica Hecht's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$546 million

15 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 21 films: 15 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

The Forgotten2004as Eliot$118 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Forgotten2004as Eliot
    $118M21.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Sideways2004as Victoria
    $110M20.1% of the total
  3. 3
    J. Edgar2011as Emma Goldman
    $85M15.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Dan in Real Life2007as Amy
    $68M12.5% of the total
  5. 5
    A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood2019as Lila Vogel
    $68M12.4% of the total
  6. 6
    The Sitter2011as Sandy Griffith
    $35M6.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Fair Game2010as Sue
    $26M4.7% of the total
  8. 8
    My Soul to Take2010as May
    $22M3.9% of the total
Stay (2005), $8.3 millionEleanor the Great (2025), $4.1 millionThe Home (2025), $1.7 millionSaving Face (2004), $1.2 millionThe Magic of Belle Isle (2012), $123,821The English Teacher (2013), $104,810Anesthesia (2015), $32,163

$15.7 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

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