Acting
Place of Birth: Florida, USA
Jessica was born in Florida. She graduated from The University of Florida with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, and Dual Minors in Economics. Her credits are in both features and television, including appearances on: Torchwood, Las Vegas, Method and Red, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Wild On E!, Art Mann Presents, and Street Stars, along with the features BorderLords II, Change Your Life, and Triangle. Jessica has had the pleasure of working alongside actors such as Lisa Ann Walter, Gary Busey, Gene Simmons, Mike Genovese and John Cothran. For a decade, Jessica has produced television shows, pilots, feature films, feature trailers, commercials, music videos, web series and live theatre. Television credits include: Intervention (A&E), Toddlers and Tiaras (TLC), Second Chance Retreat (HBO Max), Stung (GSN), Intervention: The Heroin Triangle (A&E), Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (Food Network), Atomic Mom (Lifetime), Uncomfortable Conversations with Celebrities (A&E), Undiagnosed (A&E), Test Dummies (MTV), Walk of Shame Shuttle (VH1), and Gonzalez Twins (Freeform). Commercials include Toyota and the LA Lakers. Jessica loves indie films and her projects have an extensive award list. They include the Award Winning features Marfa Girl (Marcus Aurelius Award for Best Film, Rome Film Festival/Dir: Larry Clark), Triangle (Two Africa Movie Academy Awards/Dir: Theodros Teshome), and Holding Back (Best Feature, Angeleno Film Festival). Additional features include the Dances with Films-Nominee The Last Treasure Hunt (Multiple Official Selections/Dir: Patrick Biesemans) and Vanished (Official Selection LA Indie Film Fest/Dir: Adrian Donaldson). In addition, she has produced nine more Award Winning shorts: Notes on Lying, Guitar Party Nightmare, In Silence, Man vs. Survival, The Proposition, I Am Neda, Pull Down the Moon, The Big Meet, and Warehouse. Her awards list on the indie film circuit includes: Best Film at Poppy Jasper, Spirit of Moondance Award at the Moondance Int'l Film Festival, People's Choice Award at London Shorts, Award of Merit at AOF Film Festival, Best Narrative Short at the Virginia Film Festival, Best Comedy at the Angeleno Film Festival, Special Jury Award at the Scary or Die Film Festival, 4th Place at the Atom Tournament Film Festival, Best Comedy at the Dam Short Film Festival, Audience Choice Award at the Virginia Film Festival, Honorable Mention Los Angeles Movie Awards, Best Feature Film at the Angeleno Film Festival, Winner Platinum Remi Special Jury Award WorldFest Houston Int'l Film Festival, Finalist American Pavilion at Cannes, Winner Best Int'l Short at Burbank Int'l Film Festival, Winner Best Drama Short at AOF Film Fest, Winner Best Short Film Under 30 Minutes at the World Music and Independent Film Festival, Winner Honorable Mention at the Hollywood & Vine Film Festival, Nominated Best Short Film at the Moondance Int'l Film Festival, Top 25 in the 24-Hour LA Film Fest, LA Reels Film Festival Honorable Mention Award, The Earth Award at Cinerockom Film Festival, Best Short Film at Frogtown Film Festival and Best Music Video at the Garden State Film Festival.
