Jessie Hannah Ennis (born June 15, 1991) is an American actor, director, and writer. Ennis was born in Boston but moved to Los Angeles at the age of 2. She is the daughter of American actor and comedian John Ennis. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College. Ennis began her acting career in the early 2010s with roles in sitcoms like Veep and Married. During this time she also had roles in comedy films such as G.B.F. (2013) with Natasha Lyonne and Megan Mullally, and Hits with Meredith Hagner and Matt Walsh. In 2012 she released a short film entitled The Arm, which she co-wrote and co-directed with friends Brie Larson and Sarah Ramos. Ennis continued her work in film and television with her role as Debbie in Life of the Party starring Melissa McCarthy and Maya Rudolph. She also played the role of Rachel in The House starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler. She also played Erin Brill in Better Call Saul starring Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn. She gained wider recognition starring as Jo, a power-hungry and ruthless assistant, in the comedy series Mythic Quest on Apple TV+. She had a recurring role as Jenny in season 2 of The Flight Attendant, a thriller series on HBO Max with Kaley Cuoco and Rosie Perez. In 2021 Ennis co-hosted a podcast with Brie Larson titled Learning Lots. The podcast explored topics such as regret, reflection, and flow.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 15, 1991 (35)
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Actor
- 18 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Jessie Ennis' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Stacey in Valley Girl (2020)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
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 Jessie Ennis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
Subscription and free streaming for Jessie Ennis' 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
22 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Ghosts(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Superintelligence(2020)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Flight Attendant(2020)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Valley Girl(2020)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Mythic Quest(2020)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Family(2018)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Life of the Party(2018)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Irreplaceable You(2018)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Fun Mom Dinner(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The House(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Disaster Artist(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Slash(2016)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Love(2016)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Helicopter Mom(2014)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Better Call Saul(2015)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Hits(2014)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
G.B.F.(2013)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all filmsThe Way I Loved You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Veep(2012)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Arm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Best Friends Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 2012 to 2021; peak year 2017.
Film career
Peak 2017 · 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.
- 2012Screen debut· Veep
- 2014First film· G.B.F.
- 2018Career best· Irreplaceable You
- 2020Career best· Mythic Quest
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
Won a Sundance award in 2012.
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 Jessie Ennis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. 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.
Is Jessie Ennis' work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Jessie Ennis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jessie Ennis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Huebel shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Rob HuebelShared titles: Valley Girl (2020), The House (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Huebel
- Allison TolmanShared titles: Family (2018), The House (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Allison Tolman
- Kate McKinnonShared titles: Family (2018), Irreplaceable You (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Kate McKinnon
- Matt WalshShared titles: Family (2018), Life of the Party (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Walsh
