Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom (born June 19, 1974) is an American documentary filmmaker and actress. She is the director, writer, and producer of the film Miss Representation, which premiered in the documentary competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film examines how the media has underrepresented women in positions of power. Her second film, which she wrote, produced, and directed, was The Mask You Live In, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Festival. It is an examination of American society's definition of masculinity. Newsom is married to Governor Gavin Newsom of California, making her the First Lady of California. She was previously the state's Second Partner from 2011 to 2019 and First Lady of San Francisco from 2008 to 2011.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 19, 1974 (52)
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Actor, director, producer and writer
- 20 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Jennifer Siebel Newsom's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 6
Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Shadowas Queen Ma'at in Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous3
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jennifer Siebel Newsom's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Jennifer Siebel Newsom's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
31 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Miss Representation: Rise Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Fair Play(2022)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
She's Out of His Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Great American Lie(2020)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
On the Record(2020)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Hunting Ground(2015)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Mask You Live In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Invisible War(2012)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Miss Representation(2011)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Glades(2010)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Aliens on Crack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Nanny Express(2008)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Down for Life(2009)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Butler's In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
April Fool's Day(2008)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Life(2007)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
In the Valley of Elah(2007)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Mad Men(2007)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Bone Dry(2007)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all filmsFall Guy: The John Stewart Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
American Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Rent(2005)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Numb3rs(2005)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Zen Noir(2004)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Dinocroc(2004)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Cracking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Something's Gotta Give(2003)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Presidio Med (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
She Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Career shape
Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2008.
Biggest box office
The Hunting Ground (2015)
Highest rated
The Invisible War (2012)
Most popular right now
Life (2007)
Film career
Peak 2008 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2003Screen debut· Something's Gotta Give
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
Nominated for a Sundance award in 2011, Documentary.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Jennifer Siebel Newsom's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jennifer Siebel Newsom work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jennifer Siebel Newsom's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geralyn White Dreyfous shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Kirby DickShared titles: On the Record (2020), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Kirby Dick
Writers
- Amy ZieringShared titles: On the Record (2020), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Amy Ziering
- Jessica CongdonShared titles: Fair Play (2022), The Great American Lie (2020), Miss Representation (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Jessica Congdon
Cinematographers and editors
- Thaddeus WadleighShared titles: On the Record (2020), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Thaddeus Wadleigh
- Svetlana CvetkoShared titles: Fair Play (2022), Miss Representation (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Svetlana Cvetko
- John BehrensShared titles: The Great American Lie (2020), Miss Representation (2011)See all 2 shared titles with John Behrens
- Derek BoonstraShared titles: The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Derek Boonstra
Producers
- Geralyn White DreyfousShared titles: On the Record (2020), The Great American Lie (2020), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Geralyn White Dreyfous
- Regina K. ScullyShared titles: On the Record (2020), The Great American Lie (2020), The Hunting Ground (2015), The Invisible War (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Regina K. Scully
- Abigail DisneyShared titles: On the Record (2020), The Invisible War (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Abigail Disney
- Amy HerdyShared titles: On the Record (2020), The Hunting Ground (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Amy Herdy
