Jessica Goldberg

Early life and education

Goldberg is from Provincetown, Massachusetts. She was raised Jewish and grew up in Woodstock, New York. Goldberg is a graduate of the dramatic writing program at New York University, and of the Juilliard School.

Career

She was a Tennessee Williams Fellow at the University of the South and a recipient of the Le Compte de Nouy stipend, the first annual Helen Merrill Award, and a 2000 Berrilla Kerr Foundation Award. She was also a resident at New River Dramatists, a member of the PEN American Center.

Her play What You Need was commissioned by the Atlantic Theater Company. Refuge premiered at Playwrights' Horizons and won the 1999 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

Goldberg's television and screen work includes "The Prince of Motor City" (2008) for ABC, starring Piper Perabo, Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell, Rutger Hauer, and Morris Chestnut. Goldberg created the television series The Path, which aired three seasons on Hulu before being cancelled in 2022. Goldberg served as the showrunner for the 2020 Netflix series Away. She received a Gracie Award in 2021 in the category, "Showrunner Fiction – Drama," for her work on Away.

Personal life

Goldberg married actor and playwright Hamish Linklater in 2002, but later divorced. They have one child, Lucinda Rose.

Works

Plays

• Babe (2022)
• Better (2014)
• Affair Play
• Katzman and the Mayor
• The Schaubuhne
• Body Politic
• Sex Parasite
• Premiered at Theatre Off-Park, New York City in 1999
• The Hunger Education
• What You Need
• Ward 57

Screenplays

• Cherry
• Absent Hearts
• The Amadou Ly Story for The Kennedy/Marshall Company
• Passing Strange for HBO
• Delerium for Mazur/Fox 2000
• Heart of a Soldier for Universal/Josh Schwartz

Filmography

Television

Film

References

References

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3. (January 1, 2001). "Berrilla Kerr Foundation awards". American Theatre.
4. (1999-03-04). "Jessica Goldberg Can Take Refuge in Blackburn Prize".
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6. Carlin, Shannon. (2016-03-10). "Jessica Goldberg On Her Cultish New Hulu Series, The Path".
7. Otterson, Joe. (2018-04-24). "'The Path' Canceled at Hulu After 3 Seasons".
8. Westenfeld, Adrienne. (2020-10-02). "Jessica Goldberg Is Ready to Take the Crew of Netflix's 'Away' to the Outer Limits of Mars".
9. Pavlica, Carissa. (2020-09-03). "Away Showrunner Jessica Goldberg on Bringing Netflix's Latest Drama to Life".
10. Highfill, Samantha. (2020-09-02). "'Away' boss says the Netflix series is the 'ultimate working-mom story'".
11. Hipes, Patrick. (2021-06-09). "Gracie Awards Set Winners; Honorees Include Kerry Washington, Taylor Swift, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, 'Mrs. America'".
12. Soloski, Alexis. (2015-07-22). "Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater: A Midsummer Night's Couple". The New York Times.
13. Pfefferman, Naomi. (2014-10-01). "Playwright Jessica Goldberg's 'Better': When misery begets art".
14. Rabinowitz, Chloe. (2022-08-02). "World Premiere of Jessica Goldberg's BABE to be Presented at Echo Theater in September".
15. Reuben. (2016-04-27). "Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Jessica Goldberg".
16. Simonson, Robert. (1998-12-23). "Rattlestick Gets Stuck with Jessica Goldberg Off-Broadway Jan. 21".
17. Zachary Stewart. (Mar 26, 2008). "For Ward Thinking". TheaterMania.
18. Evry, Max. (2021-03-10). "CS Interview: Screenwriter Jessica Goldberg Talks Adapting Russo Brothers' Cherry".
19. Littleton, Cynthia. (2018-02-08). "NBC Orders Drama Pilot 'Suspicion' From 'The Path' Creator Jessica Goldberg".
20. Otterson, Joe. (2015-09-17). "'Parenthood' Producer Jessica Goldberg Signs Overall Deal With Universal TV".
21. M, Adnan. (2014-04-23). "Tribeca 2014: Alex of Venice - Film Review - The Arts Guild".
22. Hipes, Patrick. (2021-01-14). "'Cherry' Trailer: Tom Holland And Ciara Bravo In Russo Brothers' Gritty True Tale That Puts Them Back In The Directors Chairs".