Jodie Markell

Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Jodie Markell attended Northwestern University where she was mentored by writer/director Frank Galati (Ragtime, The Grapes of Wrath) in the field of adaptation of literature to the stage and screen. After moving to New York, Markell studied as an actress at Circle-in- the-Square Professional Theater School. She helped rediscover the Tennessee Williams' play Confessional and starred in the New York premiere. Her success grew as an actress as she worked with accomplished theater directors such as John Patrick Shanley, John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Simon Curtis, and Michael Greif and playwrights including David Lindsay-Abaire, Will Scheffer, David Marshall Grant, Theresa Rebeck, and Lanford Wilson. She starred at Lincoln Center, Manhattan Theater Club, Circle Rep, The Public, Steppenwolf, Naked Angels (company member), Williamstown, and Mark Taper in LA. Markell has been featured in films by directors including Woody Allen, Jim Jarmusch, Todd Haynes,