---
name: "Jenny Lumet"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jenny-lumet"
fi1m_id: "jenny-lumet"
imdb_id: "nm0525886"
tmdb_id: 938831
wikidata_id: "Q3807913"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "2 February 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-22T20:58:21.105028+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jenny Lumet

## Identity

Jenny Lumet

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jenny-lumet
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jenny-lumet
- **IMDb ID:** nm0525886
- **TMDB ID:** 938831
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3807913
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lumet, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3807913, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525886/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/938831

Writer and producer. Born 2 February 1967 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 2 February 1967, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 writing, 2 producing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2020s 63 (3)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lumet, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3807913, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525886/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/938831

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Rachel Getting Married*](https://film.one/film/rachel-getting-married.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek: Strange New Worlds*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jenny Lumet is an American screenwriter and producer. Born on 2 February 1967 in New York City, she is the daughter of director Sidney Lumet and the granddaughter of singer Lena Horne. She began her career as an actress, appearing in several films directed by her father, including *Deathtrap* (1982), *Running on Empty* (1988) and *Q&A* (1990).

Lumet wrote the screenplay for the 2008 film *Rachel Getting Married*, directed by Jonathan Demme. She has contributed to several *Star Trek* series, including as writer and executive producer on *Star Trek: Discovery* and creator of *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds*. She also worked on *Clarice* (2021), *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (2022) and as a script doctor on *The Mummy* (2017). She previously taught drama and has received awards and nominations for her screenwriting, including for *Rachel Getting Married*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these

- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022), Fi1m 77, Story, Executive Producer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md)
- *Rachel Getting Married* (2008), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/rachel-getting-married.md)

### Produced (2)

- *Star Trek: Starfleet Academy* (2026), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-starfleet-academy.md)
- *Star Trek: Section 31* (2025), Fi1m 35, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-section-31.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Star Trek: Starfleet Academy* (2026), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-starfleet-academy.md)
- *Star Trek: Section 31* (2025), Consulting Producer — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-section-31.md)
- *Mother Mother* (2024), Producer
- *Rob Peace* (2024), Producer
- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Story, Creator — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md)
- *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (2022), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Creator
- *Clarice* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Star Trek: Short Treks* (2018), series, Writer
- *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017), series, Writer
- *The Mummy* (2017), Screenstory
- *Rachel Getting Married* (2008), Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/rachel-getting-married.md)
- *Assassination* (1994), as Stephanie Merrin
- *Q & A* (1990), as Nancy Bosch
- *Tougher Than Leather* (1988), as Pam
- *Running on Empty* (1988), as Music Girl
- *Deathtrap* (1982), as Stage Newsboy
- *Everybody Rides the Carousel* (1976), as Stage 4 (voice)
- *Dodgeball*, as Claudette Mitty

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Independent Spirit Awards 2009: Best First Screenplay (nominated), for *Rachel Getting Married*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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