Actor

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

June 19, 1974 · San Francisco, California, USA

Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom (born June 19, 1974) is an American documentary filmmaker and actress. She is the director, writer, and producer of the film Miss Representation, which premiered in the documentary competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film examines how the media has underrepresented women in positions of power. Her second film, which she wrote, produced, and directed, was The Mask You Live In, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Festival. It is an examination of American society's definition of masculinity.

Newsom is married to Governor Gavin Newsom of California, making her the First Lady of California. She was previously the state's Second Partner from 2011 to 2019 and First Lady of San Francisco from 2008 to 2011.

Notable work

6.6
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
as Younger Woman in Market
8.1
Mad Men (2007)
as Juanita Carson
6.8
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
as Jodie
6.8
Rent (2005)
as Receptionist
7
Numb3rs (2005)
as Diane Rausch

Often works with

Christina Hendricks
2 titles together
Mad Men, Life
Brent Sexton
2 titles together
In the Valley of Elah, Life
Darryl Chan
2 titles together
Rent, She Spies
Matthew Yang King
2 titles together
Numb3rs, Strong Medicine
Uriah Shelton
2 titles together
The Glades, The Nanny Express
Taylor Cole
2 titles together
The Glades, April Fool's Day

Full filmography · 26

Miss Representation: Rise Up
Director
2026
Fair Play
Writer and Director
2022
She's Out of His Mind
as Judy Claymore
2022
The Great American Lie
Director
2020
The Mask You Live In
Director and Writer
20157.6
Tales of an Ancient Empire
as Queen Ma'at
20102.9
Aliens on Crack
as Pooty
2009
The Nanny Express
as Pam
20095.9
The Butler's In Love
as Eleanor
2008
April Fool's Day
as Barbie
20084.2
In the Valley of Elah
as Jodie
20076.8
Bone Dry
as Wife (as Jennifer Siebel)
20075.3