Jordana Spiro

Jordana Spiro is married to Matthew Spitzer. Other details about her family life are not available to the media.

She is passionate about traveling, and taught English for three months in a village in Tanzania in 2005. "I'm in awe of the AIDS workers in Africa who teach there, year in and year out. That experience changed my life," Jordana said in an interview.

Jordana Spiro was born on November 12, 1977 to a Jewish family in New York City. Her father’s ancestors were from Russia, Belgium, and Germany, while her mother has French, Irish, and English ancestry.

She grew up with her brother and three sisters. She played chess when she was a kid and participated in national-level tournaments.

She studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theater School. She also studied acting at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London for a brief period. After completing her studies, she moved to Los Angeles and received training at the Odyssey Theater. Later on, she did the MFA Program in Filmmaking at Columbia University.

Jordana Spiro made her film debut by playing the role of Catherine Reece in the 1999 film, ‘From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter’, a direct-to-DVD prequel to the film ‘From Dusk till Dawn’. Prior to this she had appeared in guest roles in a few television productions.

In 1999, she also appeared in ‘Undressed’, an American anthology TV series, aired on MTV from July 1999 to September 2002. In 2003, she landed a role on the thriller film ‘Playas Ball’, written and directed by Jennifer Harper.

In 2005, she got prominence for her role of Sherry in the big-screen romantic comedy ‘Must Love Dogs’. In 2006, she starred in the TBS original comedy series ‘My Boys’, an American television sitcom, where she played a sports columnist in Chicago. Unfortunately, the show was canceled on September 14, 2010 after four seasons.

In 2009, she was featured in the comedy ‘The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard’, directed by Neal Brennan, and written by Andy Stock and Rick Stempson. Originally titled ‘The Goods: The Don Ready Story’, the film was released on August 14, 2009 in the US. A DVD version was also released. The film received negative reviews from critics.

In 2010, she was scheduled to appear in the television series ‘Love Bites’, but dropped out of the role due to other contractual obligations. She then starred in the thriller, ‘Trespass’, along with Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman and played Rachael Miller on the TV series ‘Harry's Law’ in 2011.

Jordana Spiro is best known for her performances in the popular series ‘My Boys’, the hit series ‘The Good Wife’, and the Fox series ‘The Mob Doctor.’Her directorial debut short film ‘Skin’ was not only highly appreciated by critics, but also earned her several awards and nominations. The film made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Critics applauded the film as “beautiful, emotionally charged yet delicate film”.