Jessie Cannizzaro is an American actress, best known for her roles in the long-running off-Broadway comedy Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic and the Amazon Studios feature film Selah and the Spades. Life and career Cannizzaro was born in New York City, where she was student body president at the Bronx High School of Science. She went on to study Theater and Political Science at Swarthmore College. In 2015, Cannizzaro originated the role of Sally Perks/Others in the long-running off-Broadway play Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, which was filmed and screened in movie theaters nationwide via Fathom Events and later released on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, and BroadwayHD. She also originated the role of Thalia in two-time Olivier Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig's The Gods of Comedy, a co-production between McCarter Theatre and Old Globe Theatre. Cannizzaro is also known for her work in the 2019 Sundance Film Festival feature Selah and the Spades and the Nick Jr. children's television series Nella the Princess Knight. Filmography Film Television Theatre References External links Jessie Cannizzaro at BroadwayWorld Jessie Cannizzaro at Internet Off-Broadway Database Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York City American television actresses American film actresses American stage actresses Swarthmore College alumni Year of birth missing (living people) The Bronx High School of Science alumni