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 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, known for her role as Susan on Friends, revealed she initially auditioned for Monica Geller. A connection with casting director Ellie Kanner, from her hometown, led to the audition.

Jessica Hecht revealed the role she was originally supposed to play in Friends before we landed to perform Susan.. The Three-Tony award winner starred in hit 90s sitcom for a dozens of episode as ...

Post-Friends, Hecht has worked in films directed by Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen, ... Mike Coppola/Getty; Amy Sussman/Getty Jessica Hecht in 2025 and Courteney Cox in 2022.

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Hecht says the “responsibility” of playing a lead on the beloved series is “more than most people could manage” Jessica Hecht is grateful for her time on Friends — but she’s also glad her role wasn’t ...

Jessica Hecht, like the rest of us, ... I think Breaking Bad, and then Friends, and then a show that I loved doing, which was The Sinner, and for a while that was running a lot during COVID.

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. "I'm grateful that I ...

Jessica Hecht opens up to PEOPLE in a new interview about her time on Friends, and why she’s “grateful” she wasn’t a lead character The Tony nominee played Susan, the wife of Ross’s ex-wife Carol, on ...