
Biography
Filmmaker Jess Varley was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Her upcoming film The Astronaut, produced by Brad Fuller, stars Laurence Fishburne and Kate Mara. The New York Times highlighted Varley's previous writing and directing work on the horror anthology Phobias as standout, including her ability to transform Macy Gray into "the horror movie queen you didn't know you wanted." Moviefone also included Jess on their list of top 20 female genre directors.
Acted in 10
2020s
- 2023
- 2022
Offseason
Young Woman
2010s
- 2017
Kat
Andrea
- 2016
- 2013
Storefront
Customer
Wrote 2
2020s
- 2025
- 2021
Phobias
Writer
Directed 2
2020s
- 2025
- 2021
Phobias
Director
Produced 1
2020s
- 2021