Jessica Yu
Jessica Yu is known for Quiz Lady (2023), A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025), Ping Pong Playa (2008).
Biography
Jessica Yu (Chinese: 虞琳敏; pinyin: Yú Línmǐn) is an American film director, writer, producer, and editor. She has directed documentary films, dramatic films, and television shows.
Yu won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1996 for Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996). Yu's film Last Call at the Oasis (2012) is based on Alex Prud'homme's Ripple Effect. Her more recent films have been Misconception (2014), ForEveryone.Net (2016), a documentary film about the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and a Netflix comedy Maria Bamford: Old Baby (2017). In 2019, Yu was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Direction for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special" for the Fosse/Verdon episode "Glory".
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Questions about Jessica Yu
How many Jessica Yu films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 7 films with Jessica Yu, from 2004 to 2025.
What is the best rated Jessica Yu film?
The best rated Jessica Yu film in the catalogue is Quiz Lady (2023), rated 6.7.
What was the first Jessica Yu film?
The first Jessica Yu film in the catalogue is Ping Pong Playa, from 2008.
Who has Jessica Yu worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Jessica Yu shares the most credits with Will Ferrell (2 films).
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Known for
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6.1 Full filmography
7 films — 7 in the catalogue
Series and TV shows
27 titles
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56 Days
2026 · Director · 2 ep.
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Long Bright River
2025 · Director
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Citadel
2023 · Director · 2 ep.
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The Recruit
2022 · Director
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Only Murders in the Building
2021 · Director · 4 ep.
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Walker
2021 · Director
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Hollywood
2020 · Director
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Ratched
2020 · Director
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Fosse/Verdon
2019 · Director
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Stumptown
2019 · Director
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The Morning Show
2019 · Director
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The Rookie
2018 · Director
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13 Reasons Why
2017 · Director · 6 ep.
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13 Reasons Why
2017 · Consulting Producer · 2 ep.
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Ten Days in the Valley
2017 · Director
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This Is Us
2016 · Director · 3 ep.
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Billions
2016 · Director · 2 ep.
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Pure Genius
2016 · Director
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American Crime
2015 · Director · 3 ep.
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The Affair
2014 · Director
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American Horror Story
2011 · Director
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Castle
2009 · Director · 2 ep.
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In Treatment
2008 · Director · 4 ep.
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Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Director · 6 ep.
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The West Wing
1999 · Director · 3 ep.
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ER
1994 · Director
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The Oscars
1953 · Appearance
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