Jessie Holder Tourtellotte
Acting
Biography
Jessie Holder Tourtellotte is a film and theatre actress, writer, and producer. Best known for her work in independent film and on theatre stages in Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, DC and more. Recent credits include Another Happy Day (Red Squirrel Films) and Flinch (Inherent Films). She has been a winner of the Los Angeles International Screenplay Competition and the SYS Six Figure Screenplay Competition, as well as a semifinalist for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Nicholl Fellowship, among others. She is the Founder and CEO of Inherent Films.
Known For
In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy witnesses the murder of her parents by a blood-thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit. Twenty years later, the Christmas-hating monster begins to terrorize the town once more. Cindy finds new purpose in stopping the creature and saving the holiday.
The Mean One
This new mom feels truly terrible at taking care of her newborn, as she stumbles through her days. On her desperate search for a friend, she tumbles into an unlikely bond with an estranged aunt-in-law she never knew.
Another Happy Day
After transforming herself, through years of plastic surgery a woman returns to confront the past that scarred her – only to discover that perfection carries a cost she can no longer escape. As Catherine prepares for what she believes will be the most important night of her life, her inner turmoil surfaces, revealing the destructive cycle of perfectionism, body dysmorphia, and addiction to external validation. As tensions rise between her and Abby, a young, fiery assistant who sees through the illusion, Catherine is forced to confront a haunting past and the mask she's spent years perfecting.