Jenn Lyon

Jenn Lyon

History

Born and raised in North Carolina, Jenn Lyon is an award-winning stage actress who recently made the leap to film and television work. She moved to New York after graduating the North Carolina School of the Arts and has worked extensively in theatre ever since. Theatre highlights include appearing on Broadway in the American premiere of Tom Stoppard's trilogy, "The Coast of Utopia" (11 TONY awards) and Larry David's hit comedy "Fish in the Dark." Her Off-Broadway credits include A.R. Gurney's "The Wayside Motor Inn" (Drama Desk Ensemble Award) and the premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's "Hold on to Me Darling" at the Atlantic Theatre (New York Times Best Plays of 2016). In addition, she has originated roles in world premiere works such as John Guare's "Are You There MacPhee?". Lyon has shared both stage and screen time with Tim Olyphant in both "Hold On To Me Darling" and as his love interest in FX's "Justified" Seasons 3 and 4, and starred opposite George Lopez and Danny Trejo in the sitcom "Saint George." Other television appearances include "Army Wives", "Louie", and "Crashing" (soon to air on HBO). Film credits include "Phil Spector" with Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, and indies "Flower Shop" and "Lemon". She recently completed production on a film titled "Blaze", directed by Ethan Hawke.

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Jenn Lyon

Movies

The Neighbor in the Window
Lisa Beasley
A suburban wife who finds herself and the security of her family threatened by another seemingly friendly neighborhood mom.
Blaze
Cinnamon
Re-imagining the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting Texas legend.
Lemon
Helen
Seconds after the wedding, a bride is stunned to learn that her new husband fudged nearly everything about his past, but his revelations force her to come clean about a few shocking secrets of her own.
Joke Writer
June
Joke Writer is about a struggling female comedian trying to make it in the industry. Will she call it quits?
Phil Spector
Focus Group Woman #3
A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.