Jen Tullock is an American actress.
Early life
Tullock was raised in the
Louisville, Kentucky
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, area. She was raised in the evangelical church, where she first performed. She studied acting at
Millikin University
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and graduated with a BFA in Acting.
Career
Tullock moved to
Brooklyn
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in 2007 where she worked as a theatre actor and writer. She also practiced improv, performed one-woman shows, did voice-over work, and commercials. Tullock relocated to
Hollywood
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in 2015 and had roles on ''
Curb Your Enthusiasm
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'', ''
Casual
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'', and ''
SMILF
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.''
Tullock co-wrote and starred in her film ''
Before You Know It,'' co-starring
Judith Light
Judith Ellen Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of ''A Doll's House''. Her breakthrough role was in the ABC daytime soap oper ...
,
Mandy Patinkin
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, and
Alec Baldwin
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. Tullock plays the role of Devon in the television series
''Severance''.
Television
Film
References
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21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Louisville, Kentucky
American film actresses
American filmmakers
American queer actresses
American television actresses
LGBT people from Kentucky
Living people
Writers from Louisville, Kentucky
Year of birth missing (living people)