Jenna Mattison
Jenna Mattison, born Jenna Mattison Mirza is an American actress, screenwriter, producer, and director.
Jenna Mattison

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- Name
- Jenna Mattison
- Birthplace
- India
- Birth Name
- Jenna Mattison Mirza
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Born
- 1972 · India.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Jenna Mattison, born Jenna Mattison Mirza is an American actress, screenwriter, producer, and director.
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Jenna Mattison (born 1972) is an actor, actress and film actor, among other activities, of American nationality. The actor was born in India. Jenna Mattison lived in Los Angeles. Languages used include English.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jenna Mattison • Birthplace — India • Notable Works — Fish Without a Bicycle The Sound • Birth Name — Jenna Mattison Mirza • Years Active — 1995–present • Occupation — * Actress • screenwriter • producer
Early life
Early life
Mattison was born in India, with her family moving to Chicago when she was 7 years old. From an early age, she became self conscious about her ethnicity, growing up in a mostly white neighborhood. She cited her name as one of the reasons she struggled to land acting roles in her early career, and opted to change her stage name to Jenna Mattison.
Early career
Early career
Mattison moved to Hollywood in the late 90's, and would her dye her hair while avoiding any sort of natural tan in order to look white-passing. Some of Mattison's early roles included bit parts in Married... with Children, Party of Five and Melrose Place. While working at The Laugh Factory as a cocktail waitress, Mattison began working on a screenplay, which she viewed catharsis while dealing with an unhappy relationship at the time. After a chance encounter with a Hollywood producer, Mattison's script was greenlit, and the romantic comedy Fish Without a Bicycle was released and published as her first independent film, with Mattison as the lead writer, co-producer, and star of the film. Fish Without a Bicycle premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Mattison also wrote and produced the 2012 crime drama For the Love of Money, inspired by the real-life story of an Israeli gangster.
Career
Career
Mattison made her directorial debut with the psychological horror film, The Sound, released by MGM Orion and Samuel Goldwyn in 2017. Critics noted lead Rose McGowan's performance, as well as Mattison's focus on atmospheric direction. In 2021, Mattison was attached as a screenwriter for a film adaptation of Sophie Kinsella's novel Remember Me? In 2022, Mattison was hired to adapt a New York Times Bestselling novel by James Patterson. In 2024, she adapted Dying to Be Me, New York Times Bestselling memoir by Anita Moorjani, for the screen. In 2025, she adapted Decorum at the Deathbed, a novella by Bird Box author Josh Malerman.
Actress
Actress
• Year — Title — Role • 1995 — Married... with Children — Woman In Red • 1997 — The Single Guy — Superwoman • 2000 — Party of Five — Jennifer • 2001 — The Fighting Fitzgeralds — Winnie (pilot) • 2001 — Alex in Wonder — Summer • 2003 — Fish Without a Bicycle — Julianna Mercer • 2005 — The Third Wish — Maggie Malone • 2006 — Naked Run — Mrs. Liverton • 2007 — Death Walks the Streets — Annie • 2008 — 365 Days — Jane
Producer
Producer
• Year — Title — Role • 2003 — Fish Without a Bicycle — Co-Producer • 2005 — The Third Wish — Producer • 2008 — 365 Days — Executive Producer • 2011 — For The Love of Money — Producer • 2017 — The Sound — Producer
Director
Director
• Year — Title • 2017 — The Sound
Personal life
Personal life
Mattison married actor Richard Gunn in 2013. The two currently live in Los Angeles, California.
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- Los Angeles
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Writer
• Year — Title • 2003 — Fish Without a Bicycle • 2005 — The Third Wish • 2011 — For the Love of Money • 2017 — The Sound
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- 1.How I Faked My Race to Make It in Hollywood. Talkhouse.
- 2.New York Times Review by Anita Gate of Fish Without a Bicycle. The New York Times. October 22, 2004.
- 3.Genzlinger, Neil. Once a Criminal, Hard to Turn Back. The New York Times. 2012-06-07. 0362-4331.
- 4.Wyche, Elbert. Orion Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films board 'The Sound'. Screen. 2017-07-26.
- 5.Exclusive: Rose McGowan Teases the Most 'Intense' Scenes From Creepy New Thriller, 'The Sound'. Entertainment Tonight. 29 September 2017.
- 6.Rose McGowan investigates the paranormal in spooky 'The Sound' exclusive clip. EW.com.
- 7.Anderson, John. 'The Sound' Review: Audible Horror. Wall Street Journal. 28 September 2017.
- 8.Jenna Mattison Pictures and Photos - Getty Images. www.gettyimages.com.
- 9.Vlessing, Etan. 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Author Sophie Kinsella's Novel 'Remember Me?' Getting Movie Treatment (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. 2022-02-11.
- 10.Grobar, Matt. Jenna Mattison Adapting Josh Malerman's 'Decorum At The Deathbed' For 'Bird Box' Scribe's Spin A Black Yarn. Deadline. 2025-04-21.
- 11.Grobar, Matt. Jenna Mirza Mattison Adapting Anita Moorjani's Cancer Memoir 'Dying To Be Me' For Wonderstreet. Deadline. 2024-06-11.
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