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Jen Ponton

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Jen Ponton
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Jen Ponton is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker. She was born in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

Jen is best known for her work on AMC's Dietland, 30 Rock, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and her starring role as Franny in Ash Christian's Love on the Run.

She also presented the TEDx talk "Hollywood's Fatphobia Problem" in 2020, and hosts the storytelling podcast All the Fucks.

In 2023, she will recur on the series Three Women, based on the best-selling novel by Lisa Taddeo.
BornJune 27, 1984
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    Known for

    Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Mia
    • Layla
    The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Maisy
    Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
    Blue Bloods
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Kasia Mazurski
    Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
    Orange Is the New Black
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Correcticon Check-In Girl

    Credits

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    Actress

    • The Register
      • Amy
      • Post-production
      • Video
    • Caretaker
      • Ros Allardyce
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Ella Hunt, Nicholas Duvernay, and Avantika in Not Suitable for Work (2026)
      Not Suitable for Work
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Stacy
      • 2026
    • Resentment (2025)
      Resentment
      9.0
      • Trish
      • 2025
    • Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin, and Gabrielle Creevy in Three Women (2023)
      Three Women
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Barbara
      • 2023
    • Love Magick (2023)
      Love Magick
      • Nancy
      • 2023
    • Marisa Tomei, Anne Hathaway, and Peter Dinklage in She Came to Me (2023)
      She Came to Me
      6.0
      • Elodie
      • 2023
    • Moonbase Theta, Out (2018)
      Moonbase Theta, Out
      Podcast Series
      • Tumnus
      • Epsie
      • 2019–2023
    • Hailee Steinfeld in Dickinson (2019)
      Dickinson
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Body Healer
      • 2021
    • Jessica Sherr, Jessica Alexandra Green, and Laura Dowling Shea in Scratch This (2021)
      Scratch This
      TV Series
      • Angelica
      • 2021
    • Pizza Party (2020)
      Pizza Party
      Short
      • #1
      • 2020
    • Helpsters (2019)
      Helpsters
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Cindy Circle
      • 2020
    • Queens of Daytime (2019)
      Queens of Daytime
      TV Movie
      • Sara Jo 'Addy' Adderson
      • 2019
    • Beckys Through History (2019)
      Beckys Through History
      Short
      • Becky
      • 2019
    • Come On In (2018)
      Come On In
      Short
      • Beverly
      • 2018
    • Dietland (2018)
      Dietland
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Rubi
      • 2018
    • The Weirdos Next Door (2014)
      The Weirdos Next Door
      TV Series
      • Li'L Bunny
      • Jen Smiley
      • Jen
      • 2014–2017

    Writer

    • Caretaker
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Queens of Daytime (2019)
      Queens of Daytime
      TV Movie
      • co-creator
      • 2019
    • The Weirdos Next Door (2014)
      The Weirdos Next Door
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015–2017
    • Do You Know Who You Look Like?
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • Height
      • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
    • Born
      • June 27, 1984
      • Bridgewater, New Jersey
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    • Sexual orientation
      • Queer

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