Jessica McNamee Biography
Jessica McNamee is an Australian actress who was born on June 16, 1986. She became well-known in Australia after appearing in the Seven Network television shows Home and Away and Packed to the Rafters. In this article we are going to talk about biography, notable works and awards of Jessica McNamee so read the full article here.
She played patrol officer Theresa Kelly in the USA Network series Sirens from 2014 to 2015. The Vow (2012), Chips (2017), Battle of the Sexes (2017), The Meg (2018), and Mortal Kombat X (2018) are some of her film roles (2021).
Her account can be reached at @jessica_mcnamee on Instagram and has been followed by over 185k people. She is very active on the platform and says “Here for the dog videos” on Instagram bio.
Jessica McNamee short biography
Jessica McNamee was born in the Australian city of Sydney. She is Penny McNamee’s sister, and the two of them have two other sisters and a brother. Teagan Croft, an actress, is her niece. She married Patrick Caruso, a real estate developer, in April 2019.
The Fred Hollows Foundation, which focuses on curing and preventing blindness and other eye issues, named McNamee as an ambassador in February 2010.
McNamee is a member of The Foundation’s ‘Miracle Club,’ which encourages supporters to make monthly contributions to help people in countries where The Foundation works regain their sight.
Career
Now let’s talk about career biography of Jessica McNamee. She landed the character of Lisa Duffy in the Seven Network’s soap programme Home and Away. She went on to star in the television series Packed to the Rafters as Sammy Rafter. McNamee competed in the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars in 2009. She was paired with dancer Stefano Olivieri, however they were knocked out before the final.
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McNamee was determined to shed her “nice girl” reputation created by her performance as Sammy in Packed to the Rafters. She decided to switch roles during the series’ production pauses. In 2009, she starred in The Loved Ones, a horror thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. She made the short film 50-50 in mid-2010.
After that, McNamee landed a role in the 2012 film The Vow. Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum joined her in Toronto to film the project. Working on the picture was a “surreal experience,” she said. She appeared as a special guest star in the last season of Packed to the Rafters in 2013. McNamee starred in the USA Network TV series Sirens from 2014 to 2015. She was a key character in the show and played Theresa Kelly, a Chicago police woman. In the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes, she played tennis player Margaret Court.
In the drama film The Neighbor, McNamee co-starred with William Fichtner in the starring role of Jenna. In the hit The Meg, she played Lori, the ex-wife of megalodon hunter Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham). McNamee portrayed Izzy in the criminal thriller Locusts, which was released in 2019. McNamee was cast as Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat in August 2019, and the film was released in April 2021. McNamee starred in the horror thriller Black Water: Abyss in 2020.
She also contributed voice work for Rhys Wakefield’s From Now drama podcast series. McNamee was cast in the horror movie The Visitor in 2021.
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Jessica Mcnamee Mini Biography
Jessica McNamee is an Australian actress best known for her appearance in the television series Packed to the Rafters as Sammy Rafter.
Jessica also played Lisa Duffy in the television soap opera Home and Away.
She’s also appeared in the TV show Hammer Bay and will play Mia in the horror film The Loved Ones.
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