Acting · New Haven, Connecticut, USA · Born January 15, 1975
Jessica Blank is an American actress, writer, and director who works in film, television, and theater. She is also a consultant and public speaker on story and social change. As an actress, Blank appeared regularly in CBS' "Made in Jersey". She has also appeared on "Blue Bloods", "Elementary", "The Following", "The Mentalist", HBO's "High Maintenance", "Bored to Death", "Rescue Me", "Law and Order: Criminal Intent", "The Bronx Is Burning", and several other shows. In film, she has appeared in The Namesake, Slender Man, The Exonerated, and You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You, and over a dozen indies including "Creative Control" (Grand Jury Prize, SXSW 2015) and "On the Road With Judas" (Sundance). She has acted in theaters throughout New York City. In 2015 she played the role of Heather Drake in the 16th episode of the fifth season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods on the episode "In The Box"
TVProdigal Son
2019
as Greta Swann
MovieAfter Everything
2018
as Monica
MovieSlender Man
2018
as Hallie's Mom
MovieC Street
2016
as Senator Huxter
MovieCreative Control
2016
as Lucy
MovieCassanova Was a Woman
2016
as Dr. Weinstein
Movie#Horror
2015
as Mom
TVThe Following
2013
as Dr. Ann York
TVMade in Jersey
2012
as Deb Keenan
TVElementary
2012
as Tabitha Laird
MovieYou're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
2012
as Felicia Roman
TVBored to Death
2009
as Miriam Thompson
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Carol Mathews
MovieThe Namesake
2006
as Edith
MovieThe Exonerated
2006
as Paula
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Sheila Dwyer
