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Born in Pomona, CA on April 28, 1981, Jessica and her family moved to
Biloxi, Mississippi when she was an infant. Three years later, her Air
Force father brought the family back to CA, then to Del Rio, Texas, before
finally settling in southern CA when Jessica was nine.
In love with the idea of becoming an actress from the age of five, Jessica
was 12 before she took her first acting class. Nine months later, she
was signed by an agent. A gifted young actress, Jessica has already played
a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning
her career 3 and a half years ago. Jessica made her feature film debut
in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures comedy "Camp Nowhere". Originally hired
for two weeks, she got her break when an actress in a principal role suddenly
dropped out. Jessica cheerfully admits it wasn't her prodigious talent
or charm that inspired the director to tap her to take over the part.
It was her hair, which matched the original performer's. The two week
job stretched to two months, and Jessica ended the film with an impressive
first credit.
Two National TV commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penny quickly followed
before Jessica was featured in several independent films. She branched
out into TV in 1994 with recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy
series "The Secret World of Alex Mack". She played an insufferable young
snob, devoted to making life miserable for the the title character, played
by Larisa Oleynick.
That same year, she won the role of Maya in "Flipper" and filmed the pilot
for the series. Jessica spent 1995 shooting the first season's episodes
in Australia. An avid swimmer and PADI-certified scuba diver, Jessica
was delighted to be doing a show which allows her to play with dolphins.
The success of the first season of "Flipper" lead to the filming of the
second season, which Jessica also starred in. Jessica involvement in "Flipper"
lasted from 1995-1997. Since "Flipper" Jessica has appeared in a number
of television shows and movies.
In 1996, Jessica appeared in "Venus Rising" as Young Eve. In 1997, Jessica
appeared on the "Dini Petty Show", a Canadian talk show, and talked about
her role in "Flipper" and her general acting career. She began working
on "P.U.N.K.S.," Featuring Randy Quaid, in 1998. "P.U.N.K.S." was just
recently released on video in early January, 1999. In 1998, Jessica appeared
in several TV shows for an episode or two. In early 1998, she appeared
in "Brooklyn South", as Melissa. A few months later, she appeared in two
episodes of "Beverly Hills 90210", as Leanne. And finally, she appeared
in two episodes of "Love Boat: The Next Wave." She appeared in "Teen Magazine"
in 1995 and various European magazines in the past several years. More
importantly, she was just featured in the February, 1999, issue of "Vanity
Fair". In 1999, she was featured in two movies, . "Never Been Kissed"
released on April 9 and "Idle Hands" on April 23. Now, she is turning
heads as the star of Fox's new series "Dark Angel."
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