photo by Leah James

Half Long Island princess, half pillowtalk philosopher— Jael Scott is an actress and director with a penchant for shapeshifting. She has shown her work at Sundance, South by Southwest, Amazon Prime, Chez Bushwick, Judson Church, Saint Bimbo Film Festival, Lincoln Center, and across the nation.

Jael is passionate about developing transformative works about transgender people that offer visions of expansion & escape. Her performance and directing practices explore hypnotic women, alchemy, stunt, and identity.

Outside of her work, Jael is an avid cook and delights in feeding her friends, all while preparing three nutritious meals daily for her imaginary children, Mathew and Benjamin. Jael holds a BFA from Pace University. She is incredibly rich.