Actor, Singer, Comedian, Creator

New York-born, LA-based actor and singer Jessica Fishenfeld believes that there are few things in life that can't be laughed at. This includes her "bouncy and fun" Birdland solo show Sunny Side Up last spring, which apparently showcased her "impressive and delightful" vocal versatility and "expert timing" (Broadway World). But she would never say that about herself! She recently landed a role in Panhandle (Sony Pictures) opposite Luke Kirby and Tiana Okoye, as well as commercials for Little Caesars, AirAlo (with Ken Jeong), Tanqueray (with Joe Jonas), EnMarket, Cirkul, Motion, and Parker's, and was featured on America's Got Talent season 17 as a singing aerialist.

Just before the world shut down in 2020, she made a “stand out” (New York Times) Off-Broadway debut as Brünnhilde in Das Barbecü, “triumphed” (NY Observer) in the World Premiere of Stonewall at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater, and then turned to video producing to continue performing and creating throughout the pandemic. Notably, she produced and sang in Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino, 20th Anniversary Concert, “one of the slickest, best-produced virtual concerts to come out of the last ten months," earning her additional accolades as “a new favorite” and “a revelation” (Broadway World) alongside Stephen Schwartz, Leslie Odom Jr., Toni Tennille, Ann Hampton Callaway, among other Broadway, cabaret and screen luminaries. The show is now available on Broadway on Demand!

She is a new cast member of LA's revamped Mission IMPROVable at the Westside Comedy Theater, a founding member of Hit List: the Improvised Musical, a recurring stand up comic and teaching artist at Flappers Comedy Club / Flappers University, and is a current Writing Lab student at The Groundlings.

During her pandemic hiatus in Savannah, GA, she frequently guested with Front Porch Improv, The Savannah Theater, Tybee Post Theater, Cirque Divina and Savannah VOICE Festival, and wrote, produced and performed sketches with Mazel Tov Cocktail Comedy.

She holds Bachelor's and Master's performances degrees from NYU and Manhattan School of Music (respectively), and subsequently made NYC her home for the next decade, where she has been featured at favorite venues such as Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, Skirball Center, Circle in the Square, Joe's Pub, Minton's Playhouse and National Sawdust. Additional appearances as a national and international vocalist include Newport Music Festival, Palm Beach Opera, Helena Symphony, Xalapa Filarmonía (Mexico), Festival Internacional de Órgano de Morelia (Mexico), Palazzo Vecchio (Italy), St. Barts Music Festival and more.

Jessica and her multi-talened husband Scott Joiner make their home in Los Angeles, where they enjoy meditating together and collaborating on musical projects such as their latest album Emily, with poetry by Emily Dickinson and Emily Brontë. A Recording Academy Grammy-Voting Member, Jessica has several recordings available on streaming platforms, such as her first album The Nothing Lamp with Crossover Records and her single The Spy by Morris & Rivers.