Jessie Nelson
Production · Screenplay · Producer · Director
Los Angeles, California, USA
Active 1987–present
Jessie Nelson wrote, directed and produced Corrina Corrina and I Am Sam, starring Sean Penn. She co-created and executive produced Sara Bareilles' Little Voice for Bad Robot and Apple TV.
Filmography
Oh, Hi! (2025) — The Voice of Sandra JamesI Am Sam (2001) — Screenplay · Director · ProducerCurb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — DirectorER (1994) — Bite Victim's MotherStepmom (1998) — ScreenplayDanny Collins (2015) — ProducerCorrina, Corrina (1994) — Screenplay · Producer · DirectorLove the Coopers (2015) — Director · ProducerFred Claus (2007) — Producer · StoryBecause I Said So (2007) — Screenplay · ProducerSo I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) — RalphThe Story of Us (1999) — Realtor · Producer · WriterLittle Voice (2020) — Executive Producer · Director · Teleplay · Story · Original Music Composer · Writer · CreatorWaitress: The Musical (2023) — Producer · Musical · WriterHoggs' Heaven (1994) — PoetThe Switch (1993) — Elizabeth GarlandTo the Moon, Alice (1991) — Writer · DirectorDaniel and the Towers (1987) — WriterAlice by Heart (2019) — Director · Writer