Jessica Sherr

Jessica Sherr is an award-winning actress/writer/producer known for Claws (TNT), Cloak and Dagger (ABC) and Blue Bloods (CBS). Sherr produced and stars in the award-winning series, Scratch This, WINNER Best Web-Series Garden State Film Festival, Best Ensemble Cast Bilbao Seriesland & Miami Web-fest, and winner of the prestigious Theresa Labreglio award honoring Woman in Film.  Jessica’s dark comedy short, Wicked Image, screened at Lighthouse Film Festival, Beaufort International, Block Island Film Festival, and WINNER Best Short Short Comedy at Cutting Room International Film Festival and Best Screenplay Hang Onto Your Shorts. She acts and co-produced, We are the Prototypes, World Premiere at Dances with Films, Dragon-Con (Audience Choice Award), and Garden State Film Festival.  Returned to Dances with Films with another short Dance Till Dawn.  

Jessica is the actress/writer of the acclaimed one-woman show, Bette Davis Ain't For Sissies directed by Drama Desk Award Winning Karen Carpenter. She had her international debut at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was offered a run at St. James Theater in London. She had two successful 4-week runs in Chicago and has performed over 400 times in 25 states and 3 countries. The Bette Davis Estate gifted Jessica a pair of Miss Davis’ scarf, gloves and earrings to wear in the show. 

Jessica feature film script, BETTE, based off her solo show, was a finalist for ScreenCraft, Top 10% Nicholls Fellowship, Finalist for Scriptapalooza 2020.