Jenny Lumet

Jenny Lumet: Biography in Details

Who is Jenny Lumet?

Jenny Lumet is an American screenwriter and actress. She is best known as the original screenplay writer of the 2008 movie Rachel Getting Married.

Jenny Lumet: Age, Parents, Education, Ethnicity

This actress was born on 2 January 1967, in New York, United States. Her father‘s name is Sidney Lumet, who was a legendary director, and her mother‘s name is Gail Buckley.

She is the granddaughter of Baruch Lumet (paternal), and Lena Horne (maternal). She has an elder sister named Amy, who is a sound editor.

Jenny graduated from The Dalton School in 1984.

She is of Polish-Jewish descent from her paternal side and African America, Native American, and European from her maternal side.

Jenny Lumet: Career, Professional Life

Earlier, Jenny Lumet made her professional debut as an actress. She appeared small roles in her father’s movie Deathtrap and Running on Empty.

Afterward, in 1990, Jenny played Nancy Bosch in the movie Q&A, from where she gained huge popularity.

She also made appearances in movies like Assassination and Dodgeball. Lumet made her debut as a writer in the 2008 film Rachel Getting Married.

This movie garnered three awards for best screenplay and outstanding writing. She worked as a screenplay writer in the 2017 action-adventure film The Mummy.

Jenny also worked as a drama teacher at the Manhattan Country School. Later in 2018, she worked as a co-executive producer in Star Trek: Discovery. She also co-wrote Star Treks mini-episode ‘Runaway’.

Earlier, in 1975, Lumet worked as a voice artist in an animated film Everybody Rides the Carousel.

Awards

• Best Screenplay for Rachel Getting Married (Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, and Film Independent Spirit Awards)
• Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (NAACP Image Awards)

Jenny Lumet: Salary, Net Worth 2024

The salary of this actress is under review.

Meanwhile, according to some sources, she has an estimated net worth of $1.2 million.

Jenny Lumet: Rumor, Controversy

In 2017, Jenny accused entrepreneur Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct and forcing her into sex and locking her in his car in 1991.

After this allegation, Russell quits his business empire.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jenny Lumet stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 56 kg.

Likely, she has blonde hair and brown eyes. Her body measurement is 32-26-32 inches.

Social Media Profile

She is not active on social networking sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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