From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian actress and singer
Jessica Jacobs
|
---|
|
Born
| Jessica Madison Jacobs
(
1990-11-14
)
14 November 1990
|
---|
Died
| 10 May 2008
(2008-05-10)
(aged 17)
|
---|
Resting place
| St. Kilda Cemetery, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|
---|
Education
| Sandringham College
|
---|
Occupation(s)
| Actress, singer
|
---|
Known for
| Melanie Atwood on
The Saddle Club
|
---|
Musical career
|
Genres
| Dance/electronic
|
---|
Instruments
| Vocals, guitar, violin
|
---|
Years active
| 1999?2008
|
---|
Musical artist
|
Jessica Madison Jacobs
(14 November 1990 ? 10 May 2008) was an Australian actress and singer. She was best known for her role as Melanie Atwood in the second series of
The Saddle Club
.
[1]
Biography
Born in
Canberra, Australia
, Jessica Jacobs was the middle child of Joanna and Brendan Jacobs and the sister of Adam, Seth and Charlie Jacobs.
Jacobs began acting at the age of nine. Jacobs appeared as
Marta von Trapp
in the Melbourne production of the 1999?2000 Australian stage revival tour of
The Sound of Music
, taking over from
Rachel Marley
who had played the role in the opening Sydney production. In addition to
The Saddle Club
, Jacobs was featured in the television series
Fergus McPhail
,
Worst Best Friends
, and
Holly's Heroes
.
[2]
Jacobs replaced
Marisa Siketa
on
The Saddle Club
after she left the show to star on
Neighbours
. Jessica studied ballet and classical violin when she was six years old.
[3]
Jacobs eventually learned how to play bass guitar. Until her death she was a member of The Volten Sins.
[4]
Jacobs and Janelle Corlass-Brown released a CD Single for their song "Trouble" in 2003.
[5]
Jacobs was in Year 12 at the time of her death. She was six months away from leaving
Sandringham College
and getting her
Victorian Certificate of Education
.
[6]
Jacobs had planned to move in with older brother Adam and attend
Victorian College of the Arts
to study bass guitar and establish herself as a musician.
[7]
Jacobs was a Christian (Anglican Church of Australia).
[8]
In the months before her death Jacobs took a break from acting to focus on school and music.
[9]
Jacobs had been working at a local bakery until the day she died.
[6]
Prior to her death, Jacobs was working on music for series three of
The Saddle Club
.
[10]
A year after Jacobs' death, her mother, Joanna Jacobs. founded the Jessica Jacobs School of Drama.
[11]
Death
On 10 May 2008, Jacobs was walking along the platform at
Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne
, when she tripped and fell onto the tracks and was fatally hit by a train arriving at the platform.
[12]
The police took several hours to identify her because Jacobs, who was returning from an overnight stay with a friend, was carrying a
fake ID
.
[13]
Jacobs was buried in
St Kilda Cemetery
in
St Kilda, Victoria
.
[14]
Discography
The Saddle Club discography
- Albums
- Fun For Everyone
(2002) ? #45 Australia
- On Top of the World
(2003) ? #20 Australia
- Friends Forever
(2003) ? #38 Australia
- Secrets & Dreams
(2004) ? #49 Australia
- Hello World ? The Best Of The Saddle Club
(2004)
- Summer With The Saddle Club
(2008)
- The Saddle Club ? Greatest Hits
(2009)
- Grand Gallop ? Hello World
(2009) ? Released in France only.
Singles
- Trouble
(2003)
- Princess Veronica Tour EP
(2004)
Filmography
See also
- Juanita Coco
, an Australian child singer who was killed in an accident whilst still a teenager
- Charlotte Long
, an English child actress who was killed in an accident whilst still a teenager
References
External links