Jenny Donheiser
Biography
Jenny Donheiser is a Brooklyn-based writer, actor, and director. Her work has been featured as Vimeo Staff Picks, on Film Shortage, Vulture, Booooooom.tv, and Adult Swim as well as played at Fantastic Fest (2020), Palm Springs International Shortsfest (2020), Cinequest (2020), Indie Grits (2020), RiverRun Film Festival (2020), Nitehawk Shorts Festival (2018 & 2019), Florida Film Festival (2018 & 2019), Sidewalk Film Festival (2018), Nashville Film Festival (2018), and Portland Film Festival (2018). She is a proud graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and the Sketch and Improv programs at the Upright Citizens Brigade.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Caller #1
Bette, a customer service representative in a corporate call center, strives to do her best. "Bette," a super short film, is a surrealist comedy about what it feels like to be expected to perform without any feelings at all.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Monty's Mom
After the death of her best friend Izzy, Anna focuses all her attention on Booger, the stray cat which she and Izzy took in. When Booger bites her, she begins to undergo a strange transformation.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Esthetician
A surreal tale that will make you think twice about scheduling your next pedicure.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Woman getting pedicure
A surreal tale that will make you think twice about scheduling your next pedicure.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Janet McDennis
A male stripper has an unusual experience on the job.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Jenny
When you’re on the way but you’re a liar! Told as a series of texts between two friends dreading their plan to hang out, “On My Way” directed by Mary Dauterman is a 90 second comedy about not wanting to leave the house. We watch in split screen as the two young women — one snacking and watching TV; the other, lounging comfortably in bed — prep for their supposed night out, “what should I wear?” “idk something cute.” Perfectly capturing the low-key lies and excuses we employ to avoid our friends, the social maneuvering and indecisiveness on display is a telling time capsule of millennial relationships and a hilarious bit of self-deprecation.