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Jessica Lundy

Jessica Lundy (Jessica Ruth Lundy, born 1966, San Diego) is an American actress known for Gloria Utz on Hope & Gloria, Joan Stupid in The Stupids, and Emmy-winning Amanda Wainwright on The Inspectors; distinct from the Detroit TV-host speaker of the same name.

Jessica Marais

Jessica Marais (Jessica Dominique Marais), South African-born Australian actress born 1985 in Johannesburg, raised in Perth; NIDA 2007 graduate known for Rachel Rafter in Packed to the Rafters, Lily Diamond in Magic City, and Logie-winning Dr Joan Millar in Love Child.

Jessica Paré

Jessica Paré (born 1980) is a French-Canadian actress from Montreal known for Denys Arcand's Stardom (2000), Megan Calvet Draper on Mad Men and the "Zou Bisou Bisou" scene, and Mandy Ellis on SEAL Team.

Jessica Parker Kennedy

Jessica Parker Kennedy (born 1984, Calgary) is a Canadian actress known as Max in Black Sails, Nora West-Allen/XS in The Flash, Plastique in Smallville, and Medusa in Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Jessica Pimentel

Jessica Pimentel (born 1982, Brooklyn) is an American actress and metal musician, known as Maria Ruiz on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019), a three-time SAG Award winner, and vocalist for Brujeria and Alekhine's Gun.

Jessica Plummer

Jessica Plummer (Jessica Kate Plummer, born 1992, Wandsworth, London) is an English actress and singer, ex-Neon Jungle, known for Chantelle Atkins in EastEnders (2019-2020), BAFTA-nominated lead in The Girl Before (2021), and The Decameron (2024).

Jessica Raine

Jessica Raine, English actress born 1982 in Eardisley, Herefordshire; RADA graduate known as Jenny Lee in Call the Midwife, later Lady Rochford in Wolf Hall and Lucy Chambers in The Devil's Hour.

Jessica Ransom

Jessica Ransom (Jessica Audrey Ransom, born 1981 in Sheffield) is an English actor, writer and script editor. Known for Morwenna Newcross in Doc Martin (series 5, 2011 to 2022) and the Children's BAFTA-winning Mary, Queen of Scots in Horrible Histories.

Jessica Redmayne

Jessica Redmayne is an Australian actress known as Harper Matheson in Home and Away (2023-2026), not related to Eddie Redmayne. Trained at Federation University Arts Academy; credits include 800 Words, Fisk, Five Bedrooms, Paper Champions, and Steel Magnolias on stage.

Jessica Serfaty

Jessica Serfaty (Jessica Michél Serfaty), American actress, model, and producer born 1991 in Little Rock, Arkansas; ANTM cycle 14 fifth-place finisher, Sloan Petersen on Days of Our Lives 2022–2024, films Ryde and Under the Stars.

Jessica St. Clair

Jessica St. Clair (born 1976, Westfield, New Jersey) is an American actress, comedian, and podcast host, co-creator of Best Friends Forever and Playing House with Lennon Parham, voice of Deb on Royal Crackers, and host of The Deep Dive.

Jessica Steen

Jessica Steen (born 1965, Toronto) is a Canadian actress known as Lisa Stillman on Heartland, Paula Cassidy on NCIS, the original Dr. Elizabeth Weir in Stargate SG-1, and roles in Armageddon, Earth 2, and Homefront; Gemini Award winner for Small Gifts.

Jessica Stroup

Jessica Leigh Stroup, American actress born 1986 in Anderson, South Carolina, known as Erin Silver on 90210 (2008-13), Max Hardy on The Following, and Joy Meachum in Marvel's Iron Fist.

Jessica Sula

Jessica Sula (Jessica Bianca Sula, born 1994, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales) is a Welsh actress known for Grace Blood in Skins (2011-2012), Maddie Graham in Recovery Road, Marcia in Split, Liv Reynolds in Scream: The TV Series, Natalie Williams in Panic, and La Toya Jackson in Michael (2026).

Jessica Szohr

Jessica Karen Szohr (born 1985), American actress; known as Vanessa Abrams on Gossip Girl (2007-2012) and Lt. Cmdr. Talla Keyali on The Orville; hosts the XOXO Gossip Girl podcast.

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy (born Jessie Alice Tandy, 1909–1994) was a British-born American stage and film actress, original Broadway Blanche DuBois (1947, Tony) and, at 80, Oscar-winning star of Driving Miss Daisy.

Jessica Walter

Jessica Walter (1941–2021), American actress, Emmy winner for Amy Prentiss, star of Play Misty for Me, voice of Malory Archer in Archer, and Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development.

Jessica Williams (actress)

Jessica Renee Williams (born 1989) is an American actress and comedian, youngest-ever and first Black female Daily Show correspondent, co-host of 2 Dope Queens, and Emmy-nominated Gaby on Apple TV+'s Shrinking.

Jessica-Jane Clement

Jessica-Jane Clement, known since her 2013 marriage as Jessica-Jane Stafford, is an English glamour model, actress, and television presenter born in Sheffield in 1985, best known for the BBC Three series The Real Hustle.

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley, Irish actress and singer from Killarney, County Kerry; I'd Do Anything runner-up (2008), RADA graduate, Oscar Best Actress winner (2026) for Hamnet, first Irish woman in that category.

Jessie Cave

Jessie Cave (Jessica Cave), English actor, comedian, illustrator and writer born in London in 1987; played Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter films, created confessional Edinburgh shows (Bookworm, I Loved Her, Sunrise), wrote Love Sick and Sunset, and in 2025 joined OnlyFans with non-explicit hair content that out-earned her acting career.

Jessie Graff

Jessie Graff (Jessica Lauren Graff), American stuntwoman and American Ninja Warrior competitor from New York City; first woman to complete ANW Las Vegas Stage 1 (2016), clear Stage 2 in USA vs. The World and Sasuke, and double for Supergirl and Wonder Woman.

Jessie Mei Li

Jessie Mei Li, also credited as Jessica Mei Li, is a British actress born 1995 in Brighton, lead of Netflix's Shadow and Bone as Alina Starkov, with roles in Last Night in Soho, Havoc, The Agency, and The Season.

Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis (Jesse Royce-Landis, born Jessie Medbury) was an American character actress (c. 1896/1904-1972) who played society matrons and star mothers, notably Grace Kelly's mother in To Catch a Thief and The Swan and Cary Grant's mother in Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

Jessie T. Usher

Jessie T. Usher (born 1992, Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American actor known as A-Train in The Boys (2019-2026), Cam Calloway in Survivor's Remorse, and Dylan Hiller in Independence Day: Resurgence.

Jessie Wallace

Jessie Wallace (Karen Jane Wallace, born 1971) is an English actress known for Kat Slater in EastEnders, Bafta-nominated for The Road to Coronation Street, and Mama Morton in Chicago's UK tour.

Jessy Mendiola

Jessy Mendiola (Jessica Mendiola Tawile), Filipino-Lebanese actress born in Dubai, star of Sabel (2010) and Maria Mercedes (2013), wife of Luis Manzano, vlogger, and 2025 comeback actress in Sins of the Father.

Jessy Schram

Jessy Schram (Jessica Schram) is an American actress and singer born 1986 in Skokie, Illinois, known for Jane Doe TV movies, Falling Skies, Once Upon a Time's Cinderella, Hallmark romances, and Dr. Hannah Asher on NBC's Chicago Med since 2020.

Jet Li

Jet Li (李连杰, Li Lianjie, born 1963 in Beijing) is a Chinese wushu champion turned international martial-arts film star of Shaolin Temple, Once Upon a Time in China, and Hero, and founder of the One Foundation charity.

Jewel Staite

Jewel Belair Staite (born 1982, White Rock, BC) is a Canadian actress known as Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, Dr. Jennifer Keller in Stargate Atlantis, and lead Abigail Bianchi in Family Law.