Jessica Hecht remains fond of her time as Susan Bunch on the beloved '90s series Friends, but she's also very "grateful" that her role never amounted to that of a lead character.

Jessica Hecht could've had a very different experience on Friends. The three-time Tony nominee revealed that she auditioned for the part of Monica on Friends before landing the role of Susan, the ...

Jessica Hecht Explains How She Was Nearly Cast As Monica in 'Friends' (Exclusive) first appeared on Parade on Jun 11, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 11, 2025, where it ...

Jessica Hecht reveals her unexpected audition for Monica on ‘Friends’ and discusses the journey of her character Susan, shedding light on early portrayals of same-sex marriage in television.

Jessica Hecht remembers her late “Friends” co-star Matthew Perry fondly. “He was so silly when he was young, and he was so easy to love,” the actress told Page Six exclusively at Manhattan ...

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In 2017, Tony-nominated actress Jessica Hecht and producer Jenny Gertsen, founded the campfire project, an program that travels to refugee spaces to impart arts-based wellness to displaced ...

David Auburn's Broadway play “Summer, 1976,” which opened Tuesday night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, allows us to spend an afternoon on a sun-bathed, screened-in porch with two fabulous ...

Jessica Hecht, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Chekhov himself too often get overwhelmed by this ambitious Arlekin Players Theater adaptation. By Laura Collins-Hughes Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Jessica Hecht, the "Special" actress, inherited at least a couple of things from her mother: "I'm lucky to be sample size. My mother gave me many gifts and this was a very specific one." ...

Hecht appeared in "Harvey" before, but in the smaller role of Nurse Kelly (Holley Fain in the current version) in a 1998 televised production. Even then, she thought that Veta, played by Swoosie ...