Krysten Ritter

Krysten Alyce Ritter (born December 16, 1981) is an American actress. After an early modeling stint, she appeared on the UPN noir mystery series ''Veronica Mars'' (2005–2006) and the CW comedy drama series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2006–2007). Her breakthrough role was Jane Margolis on the AMC drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2010), a character she reprised in its spinoff film ''El Camino'' (2019). She headlined the ABC sitcom ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' (2012–2013) before playing the character Jessica Jones on the superhero series ''Jessica Jones'' (2015–2019) and ''The Defenders'' (2017), both set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She also appeared in the Max miniseries ''Love & Death'' (2023).

Ritter's early film roles include the romantic comedies ''27 Dresses'' (2007), ''What Happens in Vegas'' (2008), ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (2009), and ''She's Out of My League'' (2010). She wrote, co-produced, and starred in the comedy ''Life Happens'' (2011). This was followed by roles in the horror comedy ''Vamps'' (2012), the comedy drama ''Listen Up Philip'' (2014), the ''Veronica Mars'' continuation (2014), the biographical drama ''Big Eyes'' (2014), the comedy drama ''The Hero'' (2017), and the dark fantasy ''Nightbooks'' (2021).

Outside of acting, Ritter serves as a singer and guitarist for the indie rock duo Ex Vivian, and released the psychological thriller novel ''Bonfire'' in 2017. Provided by Wikipedia