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American actress
Jessie Ward
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Born
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1982-02-18
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February 18, 1982
(age 42)
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Other names
| Jessica Ward
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Years active
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Website
| http://www.jessieward.com
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Jessie Ward
, sometimes credited as Jessica Ward, is a classically trained ballerina, and an American film and television actress.
Early life
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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.
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Career
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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
.
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Filmography
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Year
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Title
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Role
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2006
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It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
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Brianna
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TV series Season 2, episode 5
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2006
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Desire
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Penelope
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TV series, 9 episodes
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2007
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Wicked Wicked Games
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Emma Crawford
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TV series, 49 episodes
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2007
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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Faith Maroney
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TV series - "The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix"
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2008
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Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
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Marilyn
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Movie
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2009
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Godspeed
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Rebecca Shepherd
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Movie
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2011
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Reed Between the Lines
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Ms. Gallier
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TV series - Season 1, Ep.9 - "Let's Talk About Boys in Tights"
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2012
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One Tree Hill
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Intern #1
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TV series - Season 9, Ep. 3 - "Love the Way You Lie"
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2012
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What to Expect When You're Expecting
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Cute Girl
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Movie
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2013
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Drop Dead Diva
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Emma
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TV series - Season 5, Ep. 8 - "50 Shades of Grayson"
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2014
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Reckless
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Taylor Dunham
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TV series - 3 episodes
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2014
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Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A Terrorist
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Rita's co-worker #1
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Short Film
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2015
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The Game
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Female Barber
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TV series - Season 8, Ep. 6 - "Acting Class and Rebound Ass"
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