Jessica Hecht

Jessica Hecht

Acting • Born 1965-06-28

Acting2Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Jessica Hecht is an American stage and screen actress and singer, best known for her recurring roles as Susan Bunch on the television show "Friends" and Gretchen Schwartz on "Breaking Bad". She holds an BA in Drama from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

Filmography

95 credits
The Forgotten

The Forgotten

Movie • 2004

Eliot

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Movie • 2009

Stephanie Morton

Stay

Stay

Movie • 2005

Boy's Mother

Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life

Movie • 2007

Amy

Sideways

Sideways

Movie • 2004

Victoria

Fair Game

Fair Game

Movie • 2010

Sue

Helena from the Wedding

Helena from the Wedding

Movie • 2010

Lynn

My Soul to Take

My Soul to Take

Movie • 2010

May

Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo

Movie • 2008

Edie

The Heidi Chronicles

The Heidi Chronicles

Movie • 1995

Chloe

Harvey

Harvey

Movie • 2012

Veta Louise Simmons

Whatever Works

Whatever Works

Movie • 2009

Helena

The Sitter

The Sitter

Movie • 2011

Sandy Griffith

J. Edgar

J. Edgar

Movie • 2011

Emma Goldman

Joe's Rotten World

Joe's Rotten World

Movie • 1995

Annie

Kicking and Screaming

Kicking and Screaming

Movie • 1995

Ticket Woman

Intimate Betrayal

Intimate Betrayal

Movie • 1996

Katie

Harvey

Harvey

Movie • 1996

Miss Ruth Kelly

The English Teacher

The English Teacher

Movie • 2013

Principal Trudie Slocum

Reunion

Reunion

Movie • 2009

Beth

The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

Movie • 2001

Man's wife

Saving Face

Saving Face

Movie • 2004

Hospital Co-Worker

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

Movie • 2016

Jill

Jump

Jump

Movie • 1999

Carol

Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

Movie • 2025

Lisa

Anarchy TV

Anarchy TV

Movie • 1998

Natalie

The Sisterhood of Night

The Sisterhood of Night

Movie • 2015

Sue Parris

Gunfighter Paradise

Gunfighter Paradise

Movie • 2024

The Mother

The Arm

The Arm

Movie • 2012

Mrs. Bearmush

The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree

Movie • 1996

Sister Mary

Banana Split

Banana Split

Movie • 2018

Susan

Write When You Get Work

Write When You Get Work

Movie • 2018

Ellen Hazard

Northern Borders

Northern Borders

Movie • 2015

Liz Kittredge James

The Sunlit Night

The Sunlit Night

Movie • 2020

Mirela

Seven Girlfriends

Seven Girlfriends

Movie • 2000

Architect's Receptionist

The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

Movie • 2012

Jessica Hecht

Starting Out in the Evening

Starting Out in the Evening

Movie • 2007

Sandra Bennett

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Movie • 2019

Lila Vogel

The Atlantic City Story

The Atlantic City Story

Movie • 2020

Jane

The Winning Season

The Winning Season

Movie • 2009

Stacey

Harvey

Harvey

Movie • 2021

Veta Louise Simmons

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

Movie • 2011

Self

Calling It Quits

Calling It Quits

Movie • 2009

Cynthia

The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

Movie • 2001

Man's Wife

Dead Serious

Dead Serious

Movie • 2025

Debbie

The Home

The Home

Movie • 2025

Sylvia

Floating Carousel

Floating Carousel

Movie • 2025

Marlena

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

TV • 2008

Gretchen Schwartz

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

TV • 1989

Lindsay

Friends

Friends

TV • 1994

Susan Bunch

The Single Guy

The Single Guy

TV • 1995

Janeane Percy-Parker

Early Edition

Early Edition

TV • 1996

Abby

The Wayans Bros.

The Wayans Bros.

TV • 1995

Agent Johnson

3 lbs

3 lbs

TV • 2006

Rebecca Ellis

Party of Five

Party of Five

TV • 1994

Amanda

Medium

Medium

TV • 2005

Judy Bennette

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV • 1993

Sister Mary Catherine

Century City

Century City

TV • 2004

ER

ER

TV • 1994

Stephanie Lowenstein

Eleventh Hour

Eleventh Hour

TV • 2008

Beatrice Brown

The Jury

The Jury

TV • 2004

What About Joan?

What About Joan?

TV • 2001

Betsy Morgan

Law & Order

Law & Order

TV • 1990

Miriam Johnson

Younger

Younger

TV • 2015

Susan Abbott

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Attorney Kreutzer

Elementary

Elementary

TV • 2012

Patricia Ennis

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

TV • 2011

Beth Bridges

High Fidelity

High Fidelity

TV • 2020

Rob's Mom

Manhattan

Manhattan

TV • 2014

Miriam Rubins

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Jillian Webster

Quantico

Quantico

TV • 2015

Professor Elizabeth Nutting

Red Oaks

Red Oaks

TV • 2014

Rebecca Horowitz

Marvel's Jessica Jones

Marvel's Jessica Jones

TV • 2015

Audrey Eastman

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

TV • 2009

Carla Browning

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV • 2000

Carly Beck

Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice

TV • 2022

Jake's Mother (voice)

Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice

TV • 2022

Jake's Mother

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

TV • 2022

Amy Gurley

Blindspot

Blindspot

TV • 2015

Dr. Margaret Palmer

Special

Special

TV • 2019

Karen Hayes

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV • 2001

Meredith Breen

Succession

Succession

TV • 2018

Michelle Pantsil

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV • 1993

Female Staffer

The Sinner

The Sinner

TV • 2017

Sonya Barzel

The Boys

The Boys

TV • 2019

Carol

Little America

Little America

TV • 2020

Professor

The Loudest Voice

The Loudest Voice

TV • 2019

Nancy Erika Smith

Dickinson

Dickinson

TV • 2019

Aunt Lavinia

Harvey

Harvey

TV • 1999

Miss Ruth Kelly

Bored to Death

Bored to Death

TV • 2009

Donna Kenwood

Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice

TV • 2022

Willa Adelstein

American Classic

American Classic

TV • 2026

Polly

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

TV • 2014

Julia MacDonald

The Agency

The Agency

TV • 2001

Amalia Lutz

The Affair

The Affair

TV • 2014

Carolina