Australian actress Jessica Mare

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Jessica Marais is a talented young girl who skillfully combines model looks and acting talent. At the age of 32, she has reached the point of becoming one of the most sought-after actresses in Australia, starring in famous American TV series, and has also worked with many well-known brands of clothing and cosmetics. It was the difficult fate that the girl got that made it possible to temper her character, which helped to achieve popularity and recognition.

Jessica Mare: biography

Few people know that the popular actress was born in South Africa, but Jessica lived there too little to remember anything. Her family moved frequently, changing countries and continents, but in the end, Mare decided to settle in Australia. But after the shelter was found, Jessica's father died suddenly, and all the worries about the family fell on the shoulders of her mother. At first it was difficult, but then the family was able to adapt to such realities of life.

Jessica Mare, like all ordinary girls, went to school, but it was especially difficult for her. From adolescence, Mare had a bipolar mental disorder, and this was a big obstacle to successful studies. Mare was very shy about this and carefully concealed it. But despite the illness, Jessica Mare was able to finish school and then successfully enter the Institute of Dramatic Art.

Career start

While still studying at the institute, the girl received one of the main roles in the TV series “Visiting the Rafters”. The role in this show brought Jessica success and fame, we can even say that the girl woke up famous and became one of the most famous actresses in Australia. After that, proposals began to arrive one by one. And Jessica chose to simultaneously star in the TV series Legend of the Seeker, based on a fantasy series of books by an American writer. Mare appeared in the first and second seasons.

Mare caught the attention of US casting agents and they offered Jessica a contract. After that, the actress moved to Los Angeles, and then to Miami, where the Magic City project was filmed. When the first season of this series was released, its ratings allowed the project to be extended for another season, where Jessica Mare also took part. The character of the actress was well received by the audience, which allowed the girl to act in the series until its closure.

Back in Australia, the actress starred for local TV channels in various series and films. ButI decided to try myself on the stage of the theater. The offer came quickly, and the actress played several performances in the popular Australian theater. In parallel, Jessica periodically starred in campaigns for various Australian clothing and cosmetics brands. She also took part in the filming of a documentary about the dangers of sugar.

Jessica Mare Movies

Jessica can be seen not only in Australian films, but also in American films. She starred in dramas such as Two Fists, One Heart, the thriller The Needle, and the TV movie Carlotta. All the roles of the actress are diverse and unusual. Before agreeing to shoot, Jessica reads the script herself and only then makes a decision. Mare also voiced a character in the feature-length cartoon Airplanes.

Private life

During the filming of her first project "Meet the Rafters", the aspiring actress met actor James Stewart, who also starred in this series. They met for several years, and then announced that they were expecting a child. A few months later, Jessica gave birth to a girl, but three years later, the lovers separated. The couple never legalized their relationship, so there was no long drawn-out trial.