Born March 3, 1982, in Ely, Minnesota, Jessica is a controversial sexy model and inspiring actress.
She is a gorgeous woman, and what makes Jessica stand out is that her maturity exceeds the age on
her driver's license. Jessica's on-screen career began in 1996, where she played Mary Camden, the
oldest daughter of a minister couple in the squeaky clean TV hit "7th Heaven". She also branched
out to the big screen with parts in "Ulee's Gold" in '97 and "I'll Be Home For Christmas" in 1998,
where she played opposite Home Improvement's Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
Raised in Boulder, Colorado, Jessica started doing plays at the age of nine with roles in "The
Sound of Music", "Annie", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Anything Goes". In 1994, while attending
Diane Hardin's Young Actor's Space in Los Angeles, Jessica was discovered by her current manager,
Jeff Morrone, from Innovative Artists.
Many people have been raving about Jessica's future possibilities for years and Jessica herself
felt that big things awaited her. Under the watchful eye of her father, she was featured in several
modeling covers including Sassy Magazine in '96, Teen and Moxie Girl in 1998, and the huge honor
from People Magazine in '99 when they named her one of the worlds 50 most beautiful people. Jessica
has the charisma and sex appeal needed to be a movie starlet or a pin-up girl.
The question now is what will be the future of Jessica's acting career be with the controversy
surrounding her nude photo shoot and frank interview in Gear magazine. Jessica admits that this
was an effort to upset Aaron Spelling and get him to tear up her contract to appear on "7th Heaven".
That led Spelling to sue Gear magazine. To further infuriate the situation, Jessica upset the crew
by cutting her own hair before the start of the '99 season, where she exclaimed, "The producers were
really pissed". In an interview with TV Guide, Jessica continued to anger the 7th Heaven producers
by saying she'd like to see her character "have sex with one of the bishops or something".
Jessica's attitude leads many to compare her to Shannen Doherty, the controversial former 90210
actress who also heated up the Spelling set with hissy fits and controversy. Insiders at 7th Heaven
have labeled Jessica as a "little bitch". Spelling's spokesperson has stated that Jessica is under
contract and they are looking forward to working with her until that ends. Just recently, Jessica
has said the entire Gear magazine deal was a stunt and regards the ordeal as a learning experience.
What Jessica did not say, is that she regretted her provocative decision.
Jessica is a high school honor student and enjoys dancing and singing. It comes as no surprise that
she has a life outside of acting by going to college at Tufts University, and toyed with the idea
of going to UCLA. Jessica also is an amateur photographer, enjoys rollerblading, collects vintage
glasses in her spare time.
(2005) Stealth
Coming 7/29
(2004) Blade: Trinity
Characters played: Abigail, Abigail Whistler
Coming 12/10
(2004) Cellular
Coming 8/20
(2003) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Character played: Erin Hardesty
(2002) The Rules of Attraction
Character played: Lara
(2001) Summer Catch
Character played: Tenley Parrish
(1998) I'll Be Home for Christmas
Character played: Allie
(1997) Ulee's Gold
Character played: Casey Jackson
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