Jessie Ward (actress)

Jessie Ward, sometimes credited as Jessica Ward, is a classically trained ballerina, and an American film and television actress.

Jessie Ward
Born (1982-02-18) February 18, 1982
Manasquan, New Jersey, U.S.
Other namesJessica Ward
Websitehttp://www.jessieward.com

Early life

She was born on February 18, 1982 in Manasquan, New Jersey. Ward began studying ballet seriously at the age of nine. She lived and studied at the School of American Ballet as a teenager and attended high school at the Professional Children's School in New York. She was chosen as the highest scoring dancer in the United States by Britain’s Royal Academy of Dance, which earned her a ballet scholarship to study in England. She has performed numerous solo and principal roles with various professional ballet companies across the United States.[1]

Career

Ward left New York and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. She has appeared in numerous national television commercials as well as performing in a music video with Jennifer Lopez. In March 2006, she appeared in a guest role as Brianna on FX Network’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia alongside Eddie Mekka and Danny DeVito. Ward played the female lead opposite Tatum O’Neal in Wicked Wicked Games in 2006-2007, which was her second appearance on MyNetworkTV, her first being cast as Penelope in Desire in 2006.

Since then she has appeared as a guest star on CSI:Crime Scene Investigation in 2007, and was cast as the female lead in a thriller called Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back in 2008. She has also appeared in other film and TV programs such as: Godspeed, One Tree Hill, Reed Between the Lines, What to Expect When You’re Expecting and The Game.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2006 It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Brianna TV Series Season 2, Episode 5
2006 Desire Penelope TV Series, 9 episodes
2007 Wicked Wicked Games Emma Crawford TV Series, 49 Episodes
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Faith Maroney TV Series - "The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix"
2008 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back Marilyn Movie
2009 Godspeed Rebecca Shepherd Movie
2011 Reed Between the Lines Ms. Gallier TV Series - Season 1, Ep.9 - "Let's Talk About Boys in Tights"
2012 One Tree Hill Intern #1 TV Series - Season 9, Ep. 3 - "Love the Way You Lie"
2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting Cute Girl Movie
2013 Drop Dead Diva Emma TV Series - Season 5, Ep. 8 - "50 Shades of Grayson"
2014 Reckless Taylor Dunham TV Series - 3 Episodes
2014 Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A Terrorist Rita's co-worker #1 Short Film
2015 The Game Female Barber TV Series - Season 8, Ep. 6 - "Acting Class and Rebound Ass"

References
  1. "About Jessie Ward". jessieward.com. Jessie Ward. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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