Jessie Mueller

Jessie Mueller was born to actors Jill (née Shellabarger) and Roger Mueller and was raised in Evanston, Illinois.{{cite web |first=Mary |last=Houlihan |title=Meet the Muellers! Jessie, Matthew, Abby and Andrew on Sibling Rivalry and Show Biz |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/meet-the-muellers-jessie-matthew-abby-and-andrew-on-sibling-rivalry-and-show-biz-com-347839 |work=Playbill|date= April 28, 2015}}

Her brothers, Andrew and Matt, and sister, Abby Mueller, are all actors and known for their work in Chicago, Off-Broadway, and Broadway productions.{{Cite news|date=2013-11-06|title=Andrew Mueller on the magic of Peter and the Starcatcher, his inner nerd, and what musical his talented family should take on together|work=Stage Door Dish|url=http://stagedoordish.com/andrew-mueller-on-the-magic-of-peter-and-the-starcatcher-his-inner-nerd-and-what-musical-his-talented-family-should-take-on-together/|access-date=2017-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813105345/http://stagedoordish.com/andrew-mueller-on-the-magic-of-peter-and-the-starcatcher-his-inner-nerd-and-what-musical-his-talented-family-should-take-on-together/|archive-date=August 13, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/person/abby-mueller-vault-0000124916|title=Abby Mueller |website=Playbill|access-date=2017-11-27}}{{cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=January 30, 2017|title=Abby Mueller Will Reprise Her Performance as Carole King in Beautiful on Broadway; Chilina Kennedy to Headline Toronto Engagement|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/187436/abby-mueller-will-reprise-her-performance-as-carole-king-in-beautiful-on-broadway-chilina-kennedy-to-headline-toronto-engagement/|access-date=2017-11-27|work=Broadway.com}} As of 2019, three of the four Mueller siblings had appeared in Broadway productions.{{cite web|last=Lefkowitz|first=Andy|date=September 10, 2019|title=Six Announces Casting for Broadway Premiere|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/196845/six-announces-casting-for-broadway-premiere/|work=Broadway.com}}{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Lindsey|date=September 27, 2019|title=Matt Mueller on Finding Out He Got His Harry Potter Role at a Truck Stop & Why Jessie Mueller Makes Him Feel Like a 'Proud Grandpa'|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/197060/matt-mueller-on-finding-out-he-got-his-harry-potter-role-at-a-truck-stop-why-jessie-mueller-makes-him-feel-like-a-proud-grandpa/|work=Broadway.com}}

Mueller is Lutheran.{{Cite news|last=Healy|first=Patrick|date=June 9, 2014|title=Taking Her Tony Home|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/theater/theaterspecial/jessie-mueller-as-herself-after-a-starry-night.html|issn=0362-4331}} She graduated from Evanston Township High School in 2001 and from Syracuse University in 2005.{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=January 20, 2012|title=DIVA TALK: Chatting With On a Clear Day Star Jessie Mueller|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/diva-talk-chatting-with-on-a-clear-day-star-jessie-mueller-com-186698|access-date=May 29, 2016|website=Playbill}}

After graduation, Mueller returned to Chicago and acted for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, traveling in 2006 to England to perform at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon as Lady Catrin Mortimer in Henry IV. She followed this with various roles in the Chicago area including Lizzie Fields in Baby, the Lady-In-Waiting in Once Upon a Mattress, and Esther Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis. At the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois, she performed in Shout! The Mod Musical, Shenandoah, Guys and Dolls as Miss Adelaide, and Fiddler on the Roof as Tzeitel. In 2009 Mueller performed in two musicals at the Goodman Theatre, Animal Crackers as Grace Carpenter/Mary Stewart and A Christmas Carol as Belle/Catherine.{{Cite web|title=Animal Crackers|url=https://www.goodmantheatre.org/Templates/Pages/PlayDetails.aspx?id=1429|access-date=May 29, 2016|website=Goodman Theatre}}{{Cite web|title=A Christmas Carol 09|url=https://www.goodmantheatre.org/season/0910/a-christmas-carol/|access-date=May 29, 2016|website=Goodman Theatre}}{{Cite web|date=January 2014|title=Jessie Mueller biography|url=https://www.writerstheatre.org/jessie-mueller-biography|access-date=May 29, 2016|website=Writers Theatre}}

In 2011, she was named Actor of the Year by the Chicago Tribune{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Chris|date=22 December 2011|title=Theater Chicagoan of the Year is Jessie Mueller: A glass slipper, a crystalline voice|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/12/22/theater-chicagoan-of-the-year-is-jessie-mueller-a-glass-slipper-a-crystalline-voice/|access-date=12 June 2012}}{{cite web|title=Performer Bios|url=https://www.chicagoshakes.com/donate/gala/performer-bios|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Chicago Shakespeare Theater}} and also was nominated for two Joseph Jefferson Awards, winning Best Lead Actress in a Musical for her performance as Amalia Balash in She Loves Me.{{cite web|last=Abarbanel|first=Jonathan|date=2010-10-01|title=Chicago's New Shining Stars|url=http://www.footlights.com/chicago/features-news/news/article/article/chicagos-new-shining-stars-1939.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128092000/http://www.footlights.com/chicago/features-news/news/article/article/chicagos-new-shining-stars-1939.html|archive-date=2012-01-28|access-date=2012-06-18|website=Footlights}}{{cite web|title=Artist Biography: Jessie Mueller|url=http://www.marriotttheatre.com/artist.aspx?aid=6|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124190800/http://www.marriotttheatre.com/artist.aspx?aid=6|archive-date=2013-01-24|access-date=2012-06-18|website=Marriott Theatre}}{{cite news| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/theaterloop/chi-jessie-muellers-recent-roles-20110804,0,2377209.photogallery | work=Chicago Tribune | title=Where you've seen Jessie Mueller | date=May 28, 2014}}

Mueller made her Broadway debut in a revised revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Melinda Wells, a role originated by Barbara Harris.{{cite web|date=2011-11-22|title=Jessie Mueller|url=http://heresheisboys.com/tag/jessie-mueller/|access-date=2012-06-18|website=Here She Is Boys}}{{cite web|last=Abarbanel|first=Jonathan|date=2011-12-13|title=Jessie Mueller scores in B'way debut; local troupes move north|url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/jessie-mueller-scores-in-bway-debut-local-troupes-move-north/c4ecc74e-5392-4cd3-89c9-8028d9f9e1af|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=WBEZ Chicago}} The production opened in December 2011. Mueller received critical praise for her performance, with one reviewer commenting, "Her voice contains notes of Garland, but she's no diva — this is a star of supreme self-possession".{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Scott|date=December 12, 2011|title=Theater Review: Unfogging On a Clear Day You Can See Forever|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/12/theater-review-on-a-clear-day.html|access-date=2012-06-18|website=Vulture}} For this role, Mueller was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the 66th Tony Awards.{{cite web|date=May 1, 2012|title=Nominee Reactions: ON A CLEAR DAY's Jessie Mueller – 'I Really Wasn't Expecting It...'|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Nominee-Reactions-ON-A-CLEAR-DAYs-Jessie-Mueller-I-Really-Wasnt-Expecting-It-20120501|access-date=2012-06-18|website=BroadwayWorld}}{{cite web|last=Morgan|first=Sally|date=2009-01-13|title=Jessie Mueller – Broadway's New Star|url=http://www.singlikeyouspeak.com/2011/12/jessie-mueller-broadways-new-star/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502033450/http://www.singlikeyouspeak.com/2011/12/jessie-mueller-broadways-new-star/|archive-date=May 2, 2014|access-date=2012-06-18|website=Sing Like You Speak}}

Mueller played Cinderella in The Public Theater's 2012 production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods at the Delacorte Theater.

File:Jessie Mueller13.jpg Gala in 2013.]]

Mueller next was cast in the role of Helena Landless / Miss Janet Conover in Roundabout Theatre Company's 2012 revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She then took over the role of Billie Bendix in Nice Work If You Can Get It, from March 29, 2013, until the show closed on June 15, 2013.{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=March 29, 2013|title=Jessie Mueller, John Treacy Egan and Conrad John Schuck Love a Gershwin Tune; They Join Nice Work March 29|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jessie-mueller-john-treacy-egan-and-conrad-john-schuck-love-a-gershwin-tune-they-join-nice-work-march-29-com-203886|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Playbill}} Also in 2013, she once again took on the role of Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel at Lincoln Center in a staged concert production backed by the New York Philharmonic. The show was filmed and aired on PBS' Live from Lincoln Center.

Mueller starred in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which opened on Broadway on January 12, 2014.{{Cite web|last=Ferri|first=Josh|date=August 12, 2013|title=Jessie Mueller Will Star as Carole King in the New Musical Beautiful; Broadway Dates Announced|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/171128/jessie-mueller-will-star-as-carole-king-in-the-new-musical-beautiful-broadway-dates-announced/|website=Broadway.com}} She originated the title role of Carole King.{{Cite web|last=Blank|first=Matthew|date=January 13, 2014|title=PHOTO CALL: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Starring Jessie Mueller, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/photo-call-beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-starring-jessie-mueller-opens-on-broadway-red-carpet-arrivals-curtain-call-and-cast-party-com-213670|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Playbill}} She had performed this role in the try-out in San Francisco in 2013. Her performance won her the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical at the 68th Tony Awards.{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=June 2, 2014|title=Winners of 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards Announced; Gentleman's Guide and All The Way Win Top Prizes|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/winners-of-59th-annual-drama-desk-awards-announced-gentlemans-guide-and-all-the-way-win-top-prizes-com-218972|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Playbill}}{{Cite web|date=June 9, 2014|title=Just the Winners, Please: Who Won the 68th Annual Tony Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/just-the-winners-please-who-won-the-68th-annual-tony-awards-com-322211|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Playbill}} She left the Broadway production on March 6, 2015. On February 8, 2015, Mueller won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (shared with Carole King (music and lyrics) and producers Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell, and Billy Jay Stein) at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.{{Cite news|last1=Yahr|first1=Emily|last2=Ramanathan|first2=Lavanya|date=February 8, 2015|title=Grammys 2015: Sam Smith is biggest winner, Beck scores major surprise, Kanye pulls a Kanye; Complete winners list|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/02/08/2015-grammy-awards-complete-coverage/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033130/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/02/08/2015-grammy-awards-complete-coverage/|archive-date=June 23, 2018|issn=0190-8286}}

On April 27, 2015, Mueller was the recipient of the Sarah Siddons Society Award at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois.{{Cite web|last=Weiss|first=Hedy|date=April 24, 2015|title=Sarah Siddons Society Honoring Jessie Mueller, Chicago's Broadway Diva|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2015/4/24/18451991/sarah-siddons-society-honoring-jessie-mueller-chicago-s-broadway-diva|website=Chicago Sun-Times}}

Mueller reprised her role as Jenna Hunterson in the musical adaptation of the film Waitress on Broadway, having previously played the role in a workshop of the musical in late 2014.{{Cite web|date=April 17, 2015|title=Jessie Mueller to star in Sara Bareilles's 'Waitress'|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/jessie-mueller-to-star-in-sara-bareilless-waitress-1.1493583|website=Gulf News}}{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=December 16, 2014|title=Jessie Mueller, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bryce Pinkham, Keala Settle and More Featured in Waitress Workshop|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jessie-mueller-christopher-fitzgerald-bryce-pinkham-keala-settle-and-more-featured-in-waitress-workshop-com-337526|website=Playbill}} With music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and direction by Diane Paulus, the musical began its out-of-town tryout at the American Repertory Theater in August 2015.{{Cite magazine|date=April 3, 2015|title=Sara Bareilles' 'Waitress' Musical To Debut In August|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6523952/sara-bareilles-waitress-musical|magazine=Billboard}} Waitress opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on April 24, 2016.{{Cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=October 30, 2015|title=Sara Bareilles' Waitress, Starring Jessie Mueller, Sets Broadway Opening Night|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/sara-bareilles-waitress-starring-jessie-mueller-sets-broadway-opening-night-com-369680|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Playbill}} Mueller was nominated for awards including a Tony Award at the 70th Tony Awards and a Drama Desk Award for her performance.{{Cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=June 12, 2016|title=Hamilton Tops Tony Awards With 11 Wins|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-time-its-broadways-biggest-night|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Playbill}}{{Cite web|last=Fierberg|first=Ruthie|date=June 5, 2016|title=Drama Desk Awards Name Shuffle Along Best Musical|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/live-update-2016-drama-desk-award-winners|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Playbill}} Mueller also received critical praise for her performance. Charles Isherwood for the New York Times noted, "But it is when Ms. Mueller tears into the musical's climactic number, 'She Used to Be Mine,' that her talents are most fully and movingly harnessed... Ms. Mueller's vibrant performance of this gentle but wrenching song, featuring a melody that soars and then recedes in waves, is the high point of the show — and for that matter a high point of the Broadway season."{{cite web|author-link=Charles Isherwood|author=Isherwood, Charles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/25/theater/review-jessie-mueller-serves-a-slice-of-life-with-pie-in-sara-bareilless-waitress.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|title=Review: Jessie Mueller Serves a Slice of Life (With Pie) in Sara Bareilles's 'Waitress'|date=April 24, 2016}} Mueller left the production on March 26, 2017.{{Cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=December 13, 2016|title=Tony Winner Jessie Mueller Announces Departure from Broadway's Waitress|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-nominee-jesse-mueller-announces-departure-from-broadway-waitress|access-date=2017-09-07|website=Playbill}}{{Cite news|date=March 26, 2017|title=VIDEO: Jessie Mueller Hangs Up Her Apron and Bids Farewell to WAITRESS|work=BroadwayWorld|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Jessie-Mueller-Hangs-Up-Her-Apron-and-Bids-Farewell-to-WAITRESS-20170326|access-date=2017-09-07}} Mueller's performance also earned her a 2016 Lilly Award for its message of female empowerment and safety.{{Citation|last=The Lilly Awards|title=The 7th Annual Lilly Awards – 5.23.16|date=2016-06-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOrc8OFFxuQ|access-date=2017-11-27}}{{Cite web|last=Clement|first=Olivia|date=May 16, 2016|title=Gloria Steinem, Jessie Mueller and Lupita Nyong'o Set for Lilly Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/gloria-steinem-jessie-mueller-and-lupita-nyong-39-o-set-for-lilly-awards|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Playbill}}

In April 2017, shortly after Mueller's departure from Waitress, it was announced that she would play the lead role of Julie Jordan in a Broadway revival of Carousel. The production began previews on February 28, 2018, at the Imperial Theatre and opened on April 12.{{Cite web|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=April 16, 2017|title=Breaking: Jessie Mueller, Joshua Henry, Renée Fleming to Star in CAROUSEL on Broadway|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Jesse-Mueller-Joshua-Henry-Rene-Fleming-to-Star-in-CAROUSEL-on-Broadway-20170416|access-date=April 16, 2017|website=BroadwayWorld}}{{cite news|last1=McPhee|first1=Ryan|date=4 September 2017|title=Betsy Wolfe, Alexander Gemignani, and More Join Broadway Revival of Carousel; Dates and Theatre Announced|work=Playbill|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/betsy-wolfe-alexander-gemignani-and-more-join-broadway-revival-of-carousel-dates-and-theatre-announced|access-date=5 September 2017}} The production closed on September 16, 2018.{{Cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=September 16, 2018|title=Broadway Revival of Carousel Closes September 16|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-revival-of-carousel-closes-september-16|access-date=2018-09-21|website=Playbill}}

Before beginning Carousel rehearsals, Mueller made her feature-film debut in Steven Spielberg's historical drama The Post. Mueller portrayed real life advice columnist Judith Martin (a.k.a. Miss Manners) alongside a cast including Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, and Carrie Coon. The film was released in select theaters on December 22, 2017, before its general release on January 12, 2018.{{Cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=August 30, 2017|title=Jessie Mueller Will Make Her Feature Film Debut in Steven Spielberg's The Post|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jessie-mueller-will-make-her-feature-film-debut-in-steven-spielbergs-the-post|access-date=2017-09-07|website=Playbill}}

Also in 2017, Mueller was nominated for a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for her performance in the Lyric Opera's Chicago Voices concert,{{Cite web|title=2017 Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Awards Nominee List|url=https://chicagoemmyonline.org/files/2017/11/2017-Emmy-Nominee-List.pdf|website=ChicagoEmmyOnline.org}}{{Cite web|title=Chicago Voices Concert|url=https://www.lyricopera.org/concertstickets/calendar/2016-2017/productions/lyricopera/chicagovoicesconcert|access-date=2017-11-25|website=Lyric Opera of Chicago}} which was filmed and aired on WTTW.{{Cite web|date=March 21, 2017|title=Chicago Voices Concert on WTTW Ch. 11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzwuY1-MSmA|access-date=November 25, 2017|via=YouTube}}

In 2018, Mueller received three major nominations for her role as Julie Jordan, including her fifth Drama Desk nomination (and second win){{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/legit/news/drama-desk-awards-nominations-2018-full-list-1202788443/|title='Carousel,' 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Lead 2018 Drama Desk Nominations (Full List)|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=2018-04-26|work=Variety|access-date=2018-05-04}}{{cite web|date=June 3, 2018|title=SpongeBob SquarePants Leads 2018 Drama Desk Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/spongebob-squarepants-leads-2018-drama-desk-awards|work=Playbill}} and her fourth Tony Award nomination at the 72nd Tony Awards.{{Cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=May 1, 2018|title=2018 Tony Award Nominations: The Complete List|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/broadway/8419054/2018-tony-award-nominations-complete-list|access-date=2018-05-04}} She is the first actress in any Broadway production of Carousel to receive such nominations for the role.

In early 2019, Mueller starred as Marian Paroo, opposite Norm Lewis, in the Kennedy Center's semi-staged concert production of The Music Man. The production ran from February 6 through February 11.{{Cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=December 10, 2018|title=Jessie Mueller to Star Opposite Norm Lewis in The Music Man in Washington, D.C.|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jessie-mueller-to-star-opposite-norm-lewis-in-the-music-man-in-washington-dc|access-date=2018-12-11|website=Playbill}} Later that year, Mueller portrayed country music legend Loretta Lynn in the Lifetime original movie Patsy & Loretta, alongside Megan Hilty as Patsy Cline. The film began production on location in Nashville in March and premiered on October 19, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/03/11/megan-hilty-jessie-mueller-patsy-and-loretta-lifetime-movie/|title=Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller to Star as Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn in Lifetime Movie Patsy & Loretta|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|date=2019-03-11|website=TVLine|access-date=2019-03-11}}{{cite web|last=Franklin|first=Marc J.|date=October 19, 2019|title=Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller Are Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn in Patsy & Loretta October 19|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/megan-hilty-and-jessie-mueller-are-patsy-cline-and-loretta-lynn-in-patsy-loretta-october-19|publisher=Playbill}}{{cite web|title=About Patsy & Loretta|url=https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/patsy-and-loretta/about|access-date=October 20, 2019|website=Lifetime}} For this role, Mueller was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/critics-choice-nominations-film-tv-nominees-list-1202803785/|title='The Irishman', 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Lead Critics' Choice Nominations; Netflix Dominates With 61 Noms In Movies And TV|last=Hammond|first=Pete|date=2019-12-08|website=Deadline|access-date=2019-12-08}}

Mueller starred alongside Tracy Letts in the play The Minutes on Broadway.{{cite web|last=Clement|first=Olivia|date=November 7, 2019|title=Jessie Mueller, Tracy Letts, Armie Hammer, and More to Star in Letts' The Minutes on Broadway|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jessie-mueller-tracy-letts-armie-hammer-and-more-to-star-in-letts-the-minutes-on-broadway|access-date=November 9, 2019|website=Playbill}} Previews began on February 25, 2020, at the Cort Theatre with the show originally scheduled to open on March 15.{{cite web|date=February 25, 2020|title=Meet the Cast of THE MINUTES - Now in Previews on Broadway!|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Meet-the-Cast-of-THE-MINUTES-Now-in-Previews-on-Broadway-20200225|access-date=2020-04-08|website=BroadwayWorld}} However, the production, following a public mandate that closed all Broadway theaters, was halted due to the COVID-19 crisis. The show resumed previews in April 2022 at Studio 54 and officially opened on April 17.{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=2021-06-22|title=Tracy Letts Play 'The Minutes' Sets Broadway Return For March, Cast To Be Announced|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/the-minutes-broadway-tracy-letts-play-reopening-march-1234779350/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}

On July 15, 2021, Mueller joined the cast of a new movie set to be released from Paramount Pictures in 2022 titled Secret Headquarters.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/secret-headquarters-charles-melton-jessie-mueller-1234982344/ | title='Secret Headquarters' Adds Charles Melton, Jessie Mueller (Exclusive) | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=15 July 2021 }} Mueller also voiced the character Rider in the Netflix children's animated series Centaurworld, which premiered July 30, 2021.{{cite web|title=Also! If you want to know the name of this colorful bunch, @KimikoGlenn is HORSE, @meganhilty is WAMMAWINK, Jessie Mueller is RIDER, @JoshRadnor is DURPLETON, @Parvesh is ZULIUS, Chris Diamantopoulos is CHED, and I play GLENDALE.|url=https://twitter.com/sketchshark/status/1404149509072986113|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Twitter|language=en}}{{cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=2021-06-14|title='Centaurworld': Netflix Drops First Trailer For Kids Series, Sets Release Date – Annecy|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/centaurworld-trailer-netflix-annecy-1234774624/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}

In 2009, Mueller met and began a relationship with Andy Truschinski, an actor, film producer, and playwright, while performing opposite him in a Goodman Theatre production of A Christmas Carol.{{cite news|last=McLean|first=Bill|date=September 16, 2017|title=Sunday Breakfast with Jessie Mueller|work=Daily North Shore|url=https://jwcdaily.com/2017/09/16/sunday-breakfast-with-jessie-mueller/|access-date=2017-11-27|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043850/https://jwcdaily.com/2017/09/16/sunday-breakfast-with-jessie-mueller/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/16/how-tony-nominee-jessie-mueller-conquered-broadway|title=How Tony Nominee Jessie Mueller Conquered Broadway|last=Teeman|first=Tim|date=2016-05-16|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=2017-11-27}}{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/jessie-mueller-tony-nominee-waitress-q-and-a-1201749241/|title=Tony Nominee Jessie Mueller On 'Waitress', Empowerment, Pies & (Whew!) Pee Breaks: Deadline Q&A|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=2016-05-04|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-11-27}} The couple reside together in New York City.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Luaine|date=October 10, 2019|title=Broadway star was terrified to play a 'musical icon' in 'Patsy & Loretta'|url=http://www.startribune.com/broadway-star-was-terrified-to-play-a-musical-icon-in-patsy-amp-loretta/562755012/|access-date=2019-11-27|website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web|date=May 15, 2014|title=Show People With Paul Wontorek Interview: Jessie Mueller on 'Beautiful' & More|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29_heFOxSI4|access-date=November 27, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{Cite web|date=May 8, 2012|title=Show People with Paul Wontorek Interview: Jessie Mueller of 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DMtdzb7yxU|access-date=November 27, 2017|via=YouTube}}

Mueller has worked frequently with the Broadway community to raise awareness and funds for various causes including LGBT+ rights, anti-gun violence, women's rights, and adoption. She supports Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS{{Cite news|date=July 26, 2017|title=Jessie Mueller Joins Star-Powered Lineup for Broadway @ Town Hall Series in Provincetown|work=BroadwayWorld|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jessie-Mueller-Joins-Star-Powered-Lineup-for-Broadway-Town-Hall-Series-in-Provincetown-20170726|access-date=2017-11-27}}{{Cite web|date=May 5, 2014|title=Carole King Surprises Cast of Broadway Musical 'Beautiful'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgYiS1BPlTw|access-date=November 17, 2017|via=YouTube}} and has appeared on multiple volumes of their annual Carols for a Cure albums.{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=September 30, 2014|title=Jessie Mueller, Rema Webb, Ryan Shaw, Jason Tam, Tamika Lawrence, Jenn Colella Will Be Heard on Annual 'Carols for a Cure' CD|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jessie-mueller-rema-webb-ryan-shaw-jason-tam-tamika-lawrence-jenn-colella-will-be-heard-on-annual-carols-for-a-cure-cd-com-331781|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Playbill}}{{Cite news|last=Keddy|first=Genevieve Rafter|date=December 26, 2016|title=Exclusive Photo Coverage: Jessie Mueller & the Cast of WAITRESS Feel the Love for Carols For A Cure|work=BroadwayWorld|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Exclusive-Photo-Coverage-Jessie-Mueller-the-Cast-of-WAITRESS-Feel-the-Love-for-Carols-For-A-Cure-20161226|access-date=2017-11-27}} In 2016, she was among numerous performers who teamed with Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky to record a cover of "What The World Needs Now Is Love" to support the LGBT community of Central Florida after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando;{{Cite web|date=June 19, 2016|title='Broadway for Orlando' Playbill's Exclusive Music Video Debuts|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-for-orlando-playbills-exclusive-music-video-debuts|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Playbill}} the movement included a benefit concert in Orlando{{Cite web|url=http://www.frombroadwaywithlove.org/|title=From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Orlando|website=www.frombroadwaywithlove.org|access-date=2017-11-27}} as well as an appearance on Maya & Marty.{{Cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=June 22, 2016|title=Watch Broadway Stars Recreate 'Broadway for Orlando' on Maya & Marty|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-stars-recreate-broadway-for-orlando-on-maya-amp-marty-show|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Playbill}} Later that year, Mueller would again work with Rudetsky and his husband, James Wesley, to formulate the idea for Concert for America, a series of concerts supporting various social justice organizations.{{Cite web|url=http://concertsforamerica.com/|title=Concert For America : Stand Up, Sing Out!|website=concertsforamerica.com|access-date=2017-11-27}}{{Cite web|last=Rudetsky|first=Seth|date=January 9, 2017|title=How Donna McKechnie's Left Arm Saved the Day|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/how-donna-mckechnies-left-arm-saved-the-day|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Playbill}}{{Cite web|last=Rudetsky|first=Seth|date=January 23, 2017|title=Behind the Scenes at the Sold-Out Concert for America|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/behind-the-scenes-at-the-sold-out-concert-for-america|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Playbill}}

Mueller is also known for her work supporting the arts and arts education. In 2014, Mueller performed at the launch of the FWD Theatre Project, a grassroots effort to support the creation of new musicals in the Chicago theatre community.{{Cite news|last=Jones|first=Chris|date=September 23, 2014|title=With Mueller lending her voice, FWD Theatre Project debuts|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-mueller-fwd-theatre-project-column.html|access-date=2017-11-27}} In 2015, she performed with fellow Beautiful alum Jarrod Spector in a series of concerts benefitting various arts organizations.{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=John|date=October 15, 2014|title=Broadway stars Jessie Mueller and Jarrod Spector to headline 2015 Saturday Night Alive|url=https://www.denvercenter.org/news-center/broadway-stars-jessie-mueller-and-jarrod-spector-to-headline-2015-saturday-night-alive/|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Denver Center for the Performing Arts}} In 2016, she and partner Andy Truschinski were honored by the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York with the Abe L. Blinder Award for Public Service and Arts Education.{{Cite news|date=March 29, 2016|title=Waitress Star Jessie Mueller and Andy Truschinski to Be Honored by A.R.T./New York|work=TheaterMania|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/jessie-mueller-andy-truschinski-honored_76514.html|access-date=2017-11-27}} Mueller also recorded a song for the Museum of Modern Art's Pop! Goes the Easel album, a collection of children's songs inspired by works featured in the museum.{{Cite web|title=Pop! Goes the Easel|url=https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/1956|access-date=2017-11-27|website=The Museum of Modern Art}} In 2017, Mueller served as a mentor for students in Rosie's Theatre Kids, an organization started by actress and public personality Rosie O'Donnell to train and support youth in the performing arts.{{Cite web|last=Franklin|first=Marc J.|date=April 27, 2017|title=Jessie Mueller, Christopher Jackson, and More Celebrate Rosie's Theater Kids Passing It On|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jessie-mueller-christopher-jackson-and-more-celebrate-rosies-theater-kids-passing-it-on|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Playbill}} Mueller continues to support her own alma maters, performing at a benefit showcase for Evanston Township High School's YAMO theatre program in 2017{{Cite news|last=Lockett|first=K|date=October 3, 2017|title=Tony Award-Winner Jessie Mueller to Perform at Benefit Show for Evanston Township High School|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/community/chi-ugc-article-tony-award-winner-jessie-mueller-to-perform-a-2017-10-03-story.html|access-date=2017-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116124609/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/community/chi-ugc-article-tony-award-winner-jessie-mueller-to-perform-a-2017-10-03-story.html|archive-date=November 16, 2017}} and providing opportunities for meetings and talkbacks with Syracuse University drama students.{{Cite web|title=Waitress Theater Event|url=http://nyc.syr.edu/events/events/waitress-theater-event-.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042133/http://nyc.syr.edu/events/events/waitress-theater-event-.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Syracuse University New York City}} In her spare time, Mueller teaches master classes to young aspiring performers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-WAITRESS-Star-Jessie-Mueller-Mentors-Kids-at-Broadway-Artists-Alliance-20160823|title=Photo Flash: WAITRESS Star Jessie Mueller Mentors Kids at Broadway Artists Alliance|date= August 23, 2016|work=BroadwayWorld|access-date=2017-11-27}}{{Cite web|title=Workshops: Broadway Artists Alliance, One Day Master Classes|url=https://www.backstage.com/casting/broadway-artists-alliance-one-day-master-classes-70216/|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Backstage}}{{Cite web|title=Half-Day Master Class with Jessie Mueller|url=https://www.broadwayartistsalliance.org/programs/one-day-master-classes-2/half-day-master-class-with-jessie-mueller/|access-date=2017-11-27|website=Broadway Artists Alliance}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.broadwayworkshop.com/program/musical-theatre-master-class-with-jessie-mueller/|title=Musical Theatre Master Class with Jessie Mueller (Ages 12–19) – SOLD OUT|date=2015-10-20|work=Broadway Workshop|access-date=2017-11-27}}

Mueller is a strong and consistent advocate for The Actors Fund.{{Cite web|title=Stars In The House {{!}} Daily live-streamed series to support The Actors Fund|url=https://www.starsinthehouse.com/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.starsinthehouse.com}}{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=Brave Hearts for Broadway to Stream 'Let Us Entertain You' – Benefitting The Actors Fund|url=https://www.omdkc.com/brave-hearts-for-broadway-to-stream-let-us-entertain-you-benefitting-the-actors-fund/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=DKC/O&M}}

• The Mystery of Edwin Drood – The 2013 New Broadway Cast Recording (2013){{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/drg-will-record-broadway-revival-of-the-mystery-of-edwin-drood-on-two-discs-com-200227|title=DRG Will Record Broadway Revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood on Two Discs|date=November 29, 2011|access-date=April 9, 2021|website=Playbill|last=Hetrick|first=Adam}}
• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording (2014){{cite web |first1= Michael |last1= Gioia |first2=Adam |last2= Hetrick |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/ghostlight-records-will-record-broadways-beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-com-214873 |title=Ghostlight Records Will Record Broadway's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |work=Playbill |date=February 13, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2021}}{{cite web |first=Adam |last= Hetrick |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/cast-album-of-beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-hits-stores-may-13-com-218253 |title=Cast Album of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Hits Stores May 13 |work=Playbill |date=May 13, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2021}}
• Waitress – Original Broadway Cast Recording (2016){{cite magazine |last=Strecker |first=Erin |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7333143/waitress-broadway-cast-album |title='Waitress' Broadway Musical Cast Album Announced |magazine=Billboard |date=14 April 2016}}
• Carousel – 2018 Broadway Cast Recording (2018){{cite web |first=Ryan |last=McPhee |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/carousel-revival-cast-recording-available-digitally-june-8 |title=Carousel Revival Cast Recording Available Digitally June 8 |work=Playbill |date=June 8, 2018}}
• Patsy & Loretta - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2019){{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YXH15R5?pf_rd_p=183f5289-9dc0-416f-942e-e8f213ef368b&pf_rd_r=5885521ASW46711RKJVA|title=Patsy & Loretta (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)website=Amazon|website = Amazon|access-date=2019-10-19}}

• Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 16 (2014){{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadways-Carols-for-a-Cure-Vol-16-Now-on-iTunes-20141210 | title=Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vol. 16 Now on iTunes |work=BroadwayWorld |date=December 10, 2014}}
• Pop! Goes the Easel (2016){{Cite web|title=POP! GOES THE EASEL|url=http://museummusic.com/popgoestheeasel.aspx|access-date=2020-08-03|website=Museum Music Website}}
• From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Orlando (2016){{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Gans |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/star-studded-from-broadway-with-love-concert-now-available-on-cd-and-dvd | title=Star-Studded From Broadway With Love Concert Now Available on CD and DVD |work=Playbill |date=December 22, 2016}}
• Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 18 (2016){{cite web |first=Adam |last=Hetrick |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-carols-for-a-cure-album-features-casts-of-cats-hamilton-and-waitress | title=Broadway's Carols for a Cure Album Features Casts of Cats, Hamilton, and Waitress |work=Playbill |date=November 10, 2016}}

• Sing You to Sleep by Anika Larsen (2014){{cite web |first=Curtis M. |last= Wong |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/22/anika-larsen-jessie-mueller-duet-_n_6919020.html | title='Beautiful' Stars Anika Larsen And Jessie Mueller Team Up For 'You Can Close Your Eyes' | work=Huffington Post| date=March 22, 2015}}

• Chicago Tribune's Actor of the Year Award – 2011
• Sarah Siddons Society Actress of the Year Award – April 27, 2015
• A.R.T./New York: Abe L. Blinder Award for Public Service and Arts Education – April 11, 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/art-new-york-honors-jessie-mueller-at-tonight-39-s-spring-gala|title=A.R.T./New York Honors Jessie Mueller at Tonight's Spring Gala|website=Playbill|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=April 11, 2016}}
• Lilly Award for Acting – May 23, 2016{{cite web |last=Gordon |first=David |title=Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Gloria Steinem, and More at 2016 Lilly Awards |url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/2016-lilly-awards-photos_77176.html |website=TheaterMania |date=May 24, 2016}}
• Studio Tenn Theatre Company Legacy Award – April 5, 2024{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Carole Robinson • Senior Staff |date=2025-04-10 |title=One Night Only Gala held for Studio Tenn |url=https://www.williamsonherald.com/features/w_life/one-night-only-gala-held-for-studio-tenn/article_c799b9a6-4335-4d4b-babb-529bc0d81b20.html |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Williamson Herald |language=en}}

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