Jessie Cannizzaro is an American actress, best known for her roles in the long-running off-Broadway comedy Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic and the Amazon Studios feature film Selah and the Spades.
Life and career Cannizzaro was born in New York City, where she was student body president at the Bronx High School of Science. She went on to study Theater and Political Science at Swarthmore College.
In 2015, Cannizzaro originated the role of Sally Perks/Others in the long-running off-Broadway play Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, which was filmed and screened in movie theaters nationwide via Fathom Events and later released on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, and BroadwayHD. She also originated the role of Thalia in two-time Olivier Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig's The Gods of Comedy, a co-production between McCarter Theatre and Old Globe Theatre. Cannizzaro is also known for her work in the 2019 Sundance Film Festival feature Selah and the Spades and the Nick Jr. Channel children's television series Nella the Princess Knight.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2012A Girl and Her GuardianSarahShort Film2012Honey and Trombones SicaShort Film2014Broadway Classics: Two Pairs and a PodLauraShort Film2014A Run in the ParkWomanShort Film2015My Little Red/Green CoatJessieShort Film2018Puffs: Filmed Live Off BroadwaySally Perks/OthersFeature Film2019Selah and the SpadesNarratorFeature Film
Television Year Title Role Notes2013Losing It with John StamosDenise's SisterEpisode: "Denise Richards"2016Urban Teach NowBeccaEpisode: "Pilot"2017Quiet Tiny AsianJessicaEpisode: "Tiny Problems"2019Nella the Princess KnightButtercupEpisode: "Trinket's Bad Hair Day"2019KUSI-TVSelf – GuestEpisode: "The Gods of Comedy"
Theatre Year Title Role Notes2017 Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic Sally Perks / OthersNew World Stages2019 The Gods of Comedy ThaliaMcCarter Theatre2019 The Gods of Comedy ThaliaOld Globe Theatre
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External links
Jessie Cannizzaro at BroadwayWorld Jessie Cannizzaro at Internet Off-Broadway Database