Jenn Colella

Biography

Jennifer Lin Colella is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work in musical theatre.

She received a Tony Award nomination and won the Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and three regional theater awards for her portrayal of Annette/Beverley Bass in Come from Away. She reprised her roles in the 2021 filmed recording of the musical.

Colella identifies as “mostly gay”. Colella became engaged to Mo Mullen in June 2022 and they married October 4, 2022. On October 30, 2023, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child together. Their daughter, Morrison Caroline Colella, was born on February 14, 2024.

Coming to New York, she was told by people she respected to stay in the closet, as it might cause casting problems.After playing a lesbian in The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, she began getting more attention and felt it was time to come out.