Jessica trained at Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts, London. She has also be found coaching young actors and coaching Accents/Dialect and on the occasional film set as a Payroll Accountant.
She is also a company member of the following Theatre Production Companies: West End Productions, Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill and The Dolls. Theatre roles include: Lotte in Lettice and Lovage (West End), Frankie in Frankie and Johnny (Aux Dog), Claudia in Blown Sideways Through Life (Aux Dog), Rita in Educating Rita| Angela in Abigail’s Party (West End), Shirley in Shirley Valentine (West End), Diva/Shirley in Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical (The Dolls @ NHCC), Beth in The Way We Get By, Sister Amnesia in Nunsense, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Gretchen in Boeing Boeing (Aux Dog); Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream (SF Shakespeare Society).
TV/ Film roles include: The Amateur (Feature Film), The Man-App (WebSeries/TV Pilot), Better Call Saul (ep110 AMC), The Messengers (CW- ep 109) and Manhattan (WGN- ep 204 & 206).
As a stand-up comedian, she has been seen at The Comedy Store (LA), Camden Head (London), Santa Ana Casino (NM), Duke City Comedy League (TV series), the ABQ Social Club, Dirty Bourbon and more.
She has also performed and narrated numerous audiobooks. Previously, as a resident artist at Siren Audio Studios (Audience Favorite & Audie Finalist)- Jessica was also requested to perform a piece live from her latest Siren Audio Studios’ project, a Victorian mystery, Symptoms of Death by Paula Paul, at the Audio Vaudeville Show at the Hear Now Festival in Kansas City, MO in June 2014. She is currently recording three more audiobooks in the studio. Audiobook directing credits include: The Templar’s Treasure by Linda Lea Castle, The Holiday Bride by Lorrhaine Eckhart and The Neighbor by Lorrhaine Eckhart.
Also a talented director, her Theatre directing credits include: Thief of Tears (Aux Dog), Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical (The Dolls @ NHCC), Cinderella -a British Pantomime (NHCC -The Dolls), Mothers and Sons (Aux Dog), Hedda Gabler (Aux Dog), Love Loss and What I Wore (Aux Dog Theatre), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Vortex), Larry’s Blacked Out Christmas (The Box- Sketch comedy), The Sisterhood of the Travelling Panties (The Box- Sketch comedy), and most recently with Rumble Productions three Musical Comedy and Improv shows at various locations and at the Aux Dog “Laughing Dog” Short Comedy Festival : Asking for it, Coming to Town and The Home for Retired Canadian Girlfiends.
Film/TV Directing includes: British Andy (TV Sitcom Pilot), Abigail’s Party (Trailer), Educating Rita (Trailer), Shirley Valentine (Trailer), Policy (TV Pilot), Trekking for God (Short Film), Hedda Gabler (Commercial & Featurette), Little Shop of Horrors (Trailer), Rapture Blister Burn (Trailer), ‘night Mother (Trailer), Mr. Burns (Featurette), Mothers and Sons (Trailer), Shirley Valentine (Trailer) and booked to direct the upcoming feature film, According to Plan (pending film funding).
Jessica can also be found behind the scenes on Film projects in the Accounting Department.