Jennifer Prediger
Born: 1977-01-15 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Prediger's first film role was as an out-of-town guest and temptress in 'Uncle Kent', a film directed by Joe Swanberg that premiered at Sundance in 2011 and was purchased by IFC. She has also gone to Sundance with three other films - as the composting love interest in 'The Foxy Merkins' in 2014 (dir. Madeleine Olnek), the nosy roommate in 'A Teacher' in 2013 (dir. Hannah Fidell) and as the tentative Vice Principal in 'First Girl I Loved' in 2016 (dir. Kerem Sanga). Jennifer plays an obsessed cinephile in the Gotham Award nominated comedy 'Red Flag' (dir. Alex Karpovsky), released by Tribeca Film. Jennifer is the star of the dark comedy 'Living Room Coffin' and the site specific fringe festival playwright in the upcoming feature 'Hollywood Fringe'. Prediger also has leading roles in 'Richard's Wedding' and 'Applesauce' (dir. Onur Tukel) and 'Pollywogs' (dir. Karl Jacob). Jennifer plays a lusty doctor in 'The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes' (dir. Nancy Andrews) which won a Gotham Award for Breakout Series. She also appears in 'Uncle Kent 2' (dir. Todd Rohal) and '7 Chinese Brothers', 'Infinity Baby' and 'Frances Ferguson' (dir. Bob Byington) - all of which premiered at SXSW. She plays opposite Max Casella in Applesauce (dir. Onur Tukel) which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. 'Apartment Troubles' (formerly Trouble Dolls) is her first feature film as a director and writer, co-directed and written with Jess Weixler. The film stars Prediger and Weixler and features Megan Mullally, Will Forte and Jeffrey Tambor, and was released by Gravitas in spring 2015 and aired on Showtime. She also produced 'Song of Back and Neck' (dir. Paul Lieberstein) that premiered at Tribeca in 2018.
Filmography
2023
- Smile as You Kill as Christine
2020
- Dinner in America as Renae
2019
- Frances Ferguson as Mom
2018
- Josie as Ms. Elkins
- Living Room Coffin as Iris Hawthorn
- Song of Back and Neck ... (Producer)
- Funeral as Billy
2017
- Fits and Starts as Female Shopper
- Newly Single as Emily
- Infinity Baby as Lydia
2016
- First Girl I Loved as Assistant Principal Heather Wiggins
- Rainbow Time as Sarah
- Uncle Kent 2 as Jenny
2015
- 7 Chinese Brothers as Woman with Glasses
- Applesauce as Kate
- Devil Town as Carol Humphrey
- Abby Singer/Songwriter as Doll House Love Interest
- The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes as Dr. Linda Wiley
2014
- Apartment Troubles as Olivia
- behind the scenes of 'Life of Crime' ... (Director)
2013
- A Teacher as Sophia
- Life of Crime as Marshall's Assistant
- The Foxy Merkins as Ashley, Margaret's Composting Girlfriend
- Red Flag as River
- Pollywogs as Jullie
2012
- Bad Penny
- Richard's Wedding as Alex
2011
- Uncle Kent as Kate