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Jen Ponton

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Jen Ponton
EducationRamapo College of New Jersey (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2009–present
WebsiteJenPonton.com

Jennifer Ponton is an American actress, screenwriter and producer, best known for portraying Rubi in the AMC series Dietland.

Early life

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Ponton is an only child raised in Bloomsbury, New Jersey; she was a 2002 graduate of Phillipsburg High School, where she was active in the New Jersey Speech and Debate Forensics League, as well as drama club and musical groups.[1][2][3] She is a 2006 graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey, where she earned her BA in Theatre.[4][3]

Career

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Ponton began her career in 2010 with a guest role on the episode "Reaganing"[5] on 30 Rock opposite Kelsey Grammer; then a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, she said that she was selected for the role very shortly after her audition.[2][3] She went on to make recurring appearances on Law & Order: SVU, The Heart, She Holler, and The Slap, as well as guest appearances on Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,[6][7] Blue Bloods, Deadbeat and The Blacklist. In 2018 she portrayed body positive activist Rubi on the AMC drama Dietland.[8][9] Ponton also starred in the 2016 film Love on the Run opposite Steve Howey and Frances Fisher, and she has narrated Jennifer Weiner's The Littlest Bigfoot audiobook series.[10] On stage, she originated the role of Dorrie in Halley Feiffer's How to Make Friends and then Kill Them at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre.[11] She is a member of the Television Academy.[citation needed]

She is a body positivity and fat acceptance activist,[12] having spoken at length about the importance of size inclusion in entertainment.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] She was also a featured activist and speaker at the 2018 TCF Style Expo and the 2018 CurvyCon.[21][22]

Ponton is also the co-creator and star of the puppet-led web series The Weirdos Next Door.[23]

Personal life

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Ponton and her husband have been residents of the Budd Lake section of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey.[24]

Filmography

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Film
Title Year Role Notes
King Kelly 2012 Angela Official selection of 2012 SXSW[25]
Jack & Diane 2012 Stacy Official selection of 2012 Tribeca Film Festival[26]
Free the Nipple 2014 Charlie Distributed by Sundance Selects and IFC[27]
Enchantments 2015 Nancy
Wiener-Dog 2016 Kristy Official selection of 2016 Sundance[28]
Love on the Run 2016 Franny
Split 2016 Maria
Occupy, Texas 2016 Harley
Chuck 2016 PA Official selection of 2016 Tribeca Film Festival[29]
Going in Style 2017 Newlywed Wife
Come on In 2018 Beverly Bitch Pack Best in Show, Bluestocking Film Festival 2018[30]
Beckys Through History 2019 Becky
Queens of Daytime 2019 Sara Jo 'Addy' Adderson TV movie
Pizza Party 2020 #1
She Came to Me 2023 Elodie
Love Magick 2023 Nancy
Television
Title Year Role Channel Notes
Primetime: What Would You Do? 2009 Bride ABC Episode: "Momzilla"
30 Rock 2010 Brenda NBC Episode: "Reaganing" Nominated for an Outstanding Writing Emmy[31]
Law & Order: SVU 2010 Mia NBC Episode: "Gray"
The Heart, She Holler 2011 Grinder Adult Swim 2 episodes
Boardwalk Empire 2012 Student HBO Episode: "You'd Be Surprised"
The Good Wife 2014 Emily Balsam CBS Episode: "We, the Juries"
Believe 2014 Hallway Nurse NBC Episode: Pilot
Blue Bloods 2014 Kasia Mazurski CBS Episode: "Exiles"
The Slap 2015 Janice NBC 3 episodes
Law & Order: SVU 2015 Layla NBC Episode: "Daydream Believer"
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 2016 Debbie Wells Netflix Episode: "Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!"
Deadbeat 2016 Duchess Beatrix Hulu Episode: "The Duchess of Stourbridge"
Orange Is the New Black 2016 Correcticon Check-In Girl Netflix Episode: "We'll Always Have Baltimore"
The Blacklist 2016 Maisy NBC Episode: "Mato"
Dietland 2018 Rubi AMC 3 episodes
Helpsters 2020 Cindy Circle Apple TV+ Episode: "Scatter/Sid Square"
Scratch This 2021 Angelica Episode: "Ommm My God"
Dickinson 2021 Body Healer Apple TV+ Episode: "Forever - Is Composed of Nows"
Three Women 2023 Barbara Starz 2 episodes

References

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  1. ↑ "Phillipsburg High School grad calls latest role a 'game-changer' for film industry". Dustin Schoof. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Schoof, Dustin. "Bloomsbury native Jen Ponton to appear on NBC's '30 Rock'". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Schoof, Dustin. "Ponton goes from N.J. to 30 Rock", The Express-Times, October 24, 2010. Accessed August 13, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Ponton, who lives in Teaneck, N.J., said she auditioned for the role in September and got the job within a few days.... Ponton's father, Mel Ponton, of Bloomsbury, said Friday the 2002 Phillipsburg High School graduate also has an upcoming role in the crime show Law and Order."
  4. ↑ "Jen Ponton". Success Stories. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ 30 Rock episode
  6. ↑ Jusino. "Jen Ponton Talks Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt". www.themarysue.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Actress Jen Ponton is Tragically Hysterical in 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'". TV.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ Loeb, Ashley Nguyen, Aviva. "Lily Lines: Nicole Maines to play a transgender superhero on the CW's 'Supergirl'". Retrieved December 28, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 29, 2018). "'Dietland': Campbell Scott, Alanna Ubach, Kelly Hu, 3 More Join Recurring cast Of AMC Series". Deadline. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jen Ponton". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Bloomsbury native and Bergen resident Jen Ponton makes her off-Broadway debut". NJ.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ "'Dietland' actress Jen Ponton shares why fat women are more than just 'the funny sidekick'". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ ""Dietland" Star Jen Ponton on Her New Show, Sizeism, and Why She Wants to Play a Superhero". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The Sugar Plum Interview: 3 Questions for Jen Ponton". Sarai Walker. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  15. ↑ Schumer, Celey (October 7, 2016). "Breakout Star Jen Ponton Is Out to Change the Narrative". Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  16. ↑ Mazza, Melissa (February 10, 2017). "Talking Body Love, Media Sizism and Weirdos With Jen Ponton!". Fattitude. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  17. ↑ "What It's Like To Shoot Sex Scenes At A Size 22". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  18. ↑ Tonic, Gina. "'Love On The Run' Is A Plus Size Triumph In Film". Bustle. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  19. ↑ "TV star's first sex scene at a size 22 is relatable IRL". Revelist.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Budd Lake actress ready to break out in". Daily Record. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  21. ↑ Italie, Leanne (September 10, 2018). ""Women Celebrate Size Inclusivity at Alternative Fashion Week"". US News.
  22. ↑ "Jen Ponton – TCFSTYLE expo". Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Puppet web series starring Bloomsbury native to begin its third season". NJ.com. May 5, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  24. ↑ Izzo, Michael. "Budd Lake actress ready to break out in Free the Nipple", Courier News, November 17, 2014. Accessed September 4, 2019. "Mount Olive – Budd Lake's Jen Ponton has had a great few years, but she says the best is yet to come."
  25. ↑ "Meet the 2012 SXSW Filmmakers #22: Andrew Neel, 'King Kelly'". IndieWire. March 7, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  26. ↑ "Jack and Diane: Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  27. ↑ "'Free The Nipple' Picked Up By Sundance Selects for North American Release". The Hollywood Reporter. September 29, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  28. ↑ Lodge, Guy (January 23, 2016). "Sundance Film Review: 'Wiener-Dog'". Variety. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  29. ↑ "Chuck | Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  30. ↑ "2018 Official Selections". Bluestocking Film Series. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  31. ↑ "30 Rock". Television Academy. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
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