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Jessie

American  
[jes-ee] / ˈdʒɛs i /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Jessica.


jessie British  
/ ˈdʒɛsɪ /

noun

  1. slang an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man

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Hosted by Kristen Bell, the Actor Awards — formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards — streamed live Sunday on Netflix, with “Hamnet” star Jessie Buckley, Michael B. Jordan and the rest of the “Sinners” cast emerging as the night’s biggest winners on the film side.

From Los Angeles Times

Set in a dreamscape 1930s — imagine a steampunk-meets-art-deco version of “Bonnie and Clyde” — the film features a title performance by Jessie Buckley in three roles, sometimes in conversation with each other.

From Los Angeles Times

“With Jessie, I just spoke to her like I speak to myself,” Gyllenhaal said.

From Los Angeles Times

On the women's side, all bets are on Jessie Buckley, the grief-stricken wife of William Shakespeare mourning their son in "Hamnet" who has swept this awards season.

From Barron's

Jessie Homer French has been painting folk-inflected scenes of environmental catastrophe for decades, but her consistent message and style remain bracingly fresh in the presentation by Various Small Fires.

From The Wall Street Journal