Personal details
- Birth Date: 1967-02-02
- Birth Location: New York City, New York, USA
- Children: (1 child) Jake Cannavale
- Children: (divorced, 1 child) Jake Cannavale
- Parents: Gail Lumet Buckley
- Professions: Writer, Producer, Actress
Jenny Lumet? She’s pure New York, born and raised—February 2nd, 1967, if you’re keeping track. She’s basically Hollywood royalty, but not in the super show-offy way. Her writing? Sharp as hell. You probably caught her name in the credits for “Rachel Getting Married” (2008)—that movie doesn’t pull punches, it’s raw and real, and honestly, you can feel her fingerprints all over it. She’s not just a one-hit wonder either. “The Mummy” (2017), yeah, the one with Tom Cruise running from undead mayhem? She helped cook up that story too. It’s wild how she bounces from heavy indie drama to summer popcorn blockbusters like it’s nothing. She’s been making waves on TV as well. “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (2022) is out there, in the best way. Sci-fi, weirdness, big questions about what it even means to be human—she’s in the mix, steering the ship. You can tell she’s got range, not just sticking to one lane. Behind the scenes, Jenny’s got her own story. She married Alexander Weinstein in 2007, they’ve got a kid together. Before that, she was with Bobby Cannavale (yep, that Bobby Cannavale). But honestly, she doesn’t live in other people’s shadows—she’s built her own legacy, cranking out scripts that actually stick with you. So if you see her name pop up in the credits, yeah, maybe pay attention. She’s the real deal.
Some writers act like they don’t care if folks get what they’re saying or not—they just do their thing and shrug it off. That’s never really been my style, honestly. For me, it’s all about reaching out, trying to make something click with somebody out there. I put stuff out into the world because I want people to hear it, really hear it, you know? It’s not just scribbling in a notebook for myself. There’s this deep urge to connect, to throw a line out and hope somebody grabs on. Maybe that makes me a little needy, whatever, but I’d rather have that than just shouting into the void. So when I write, I’m always thinking about who’s on the other side, hoping they see themselves in it, or at least feel something real. That’s what keeps me coming back.
February 2, 1967
Konidela Ram Charan
New York City, New York, USA
Yes, Jake Cannavale
Gail Lumet Buckley and Surekha
58 years old