Jessie Cannizzaro

Jessie Cannizzaro is an American actress. She was an original cast member of the hit Off-Broadway comedy Puffs (New World Stages), which was filmed and screened in movie theaters nationwide via Fathom Events and is now available on Amazon, iTunes, and BroadwayHD. She was last seen starring in the world premiere of Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy (McCarter Theatre Center and The Old Globe) opposite two-time Tony-nominee Brad Oscar. Jessie’s face can be seen in multiple national commercials and her voice can be heard everywhere from Audible audiobooks to commercial jingles to Nickelodeon cartoons.

As a writer, Jessie’s work has been seen in comedy festivals nationwide, and her comedic pilot is currently being developed as part of the inaugural Story Institute at Catalyst Content Festival. She writes and performs with her team Infinite Sketch at The Peoples Improv Theater. Her original songs can be heard in commercials, on the stage, and on the screen (most recently in the feature film Selah and The Spades, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival and was released by Amazon Studios).

Jessie was a member of The Flea’s resident acting company "The Bats" and an acting apprentice at Williamstown Theatre Festival. She trained at NYC’s Upright Citizens Brigade and London’s British American Drama Academy. Jessie graduated from Swarthmore College with high honors in Theater and Political Science, and from Space Camp with high honors in model rocketry. She is represented by Marla Haut at Innovative Artists. www.JessieCannizzaro.com