Jessy Melowicz Barbour
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Jessy Melowicz Barbour was born on 3 September 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is an assistant director and producer, known for Mousehunt (1997), Prey (1998) and Baywatch (1989). She has been married to Scot Barbour since July 2002. They have one child.
Second Unit or Assistant Director
- 2018–2019
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015–2016
- 2009
- Bones7.8TV Series
- second assistant director: dayplayer
- second second assistant director: dayplayer (uncredited)
- 2006–2009
- 2007
- 2006–2007
- 2006
- 2006
- 2004–2006
- 2003–2004
Producer
Additional Crew
- Alternative names
- Jessy Barbour
- Born
- Spouse
- Scot BarbourJuly 2002 - present (filed for divorce, 1 child)
- Other worksProduced the 2008 version of Patrick Marber's play, Closer, directed by Vince Duque. The play was performed February and March 2008 at the El Centro Theatre, Hollywood, CA.
- TriviaJoined the Directors Guild of America in 1998. From production to development she has since worked with many multi-award winning producers, directors, writers and actors on original dramatic episodic television series on nearly every network and studio. Most recently Viola Davis, John Singleton, LL Cool J and Thomas Schlamme.
Personally credits Adam Sandler and college friends Geoff Johns, Geoff Murillo and Matt Gren for for having inspired her interests in working in Hollywood, persuading her to leave her law enforcement and military career trajectory while at Michigan State University. She's since been able to combine the love of the two worlds with her work on episodic dramas including 'John Singleton's Snowfall (2017), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), NYPD Blue (1993), How to Get Away with Murder (2014), Bones (2005), Justice (2006), Buddy Faro (1998), Boston Legal (2004), having collaborated with with award winning actor/activist Esai Morales on such crime and legal series as "NCIS: Los Angeles" (2018) (CBS), "How to Get Away with Murder" (2016) (ABC), "Criminal Minds" (2013) (CBS), "Fairly Legal" (2011) (USA), "Vanished" (2006) (Fox) and "NYPD Blue" (1993) (ABC), and very early in her career working as one of the only female crew members on one of the last episodes of Columbo (1971) written and directed by the late great Patrick McGoohan.
- Quotes[on working one of Peter Falk's last episodes of Columbo] It was surreal like stepping back into a time machine, as my Grandpa and I would watch the series when I was little having always loved those 70's TV shows with a cast of cameos. I was one of the only women on the crew and definitely the youngest. I loved every minute of it. I learned so much about old Hollywood (and cigars) especially from Patrick McGoohan who took me under his wing. He loved complex detective and spy characters who showed their brains before their gun, where there's a blurred line between good and evil. Not only did he write and direct that episode but he also played the villain with such fervency, a true legend.
- TrademarkWorks primarily on projects and tv series that have plots and core storylines involving social and criminal justice themes and that spotlight real civil rights issues women and people of color continue to face in America.
- Nicknames
- J Mel
- Jess
- Ms. Jess
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