- Her theatrical credits include Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Grease, The Mousetrap, Music Medley, and Cinderella.
- Since 2007, Jessica has been dating African-American author Brandon Collier. She also once dated The Bold and the Beautiful actor Brandon Beemer.
- Jessica is terrified of flying. She got really scared when they shot the helicopter scene for Cloverfield.
- Jessica’s favorite horror flick is Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs (1991).
- Her dream project would be to perform in a Broadway musical or appear in a film adaptation of a musical. She would love to play the role of Mimi in Rent.
- When she was auditioning for an “Untitled JJ Abrams Project”, Jessica thought she was trying out for the movie Star Trek. It was only two weeks before shooting the film that she found out it was Cloverfield, a monster movie.
- She played the character of Heather Faustino in the 2006 TV Movie Split Decision.
- Along with two other future TV stars, Kristin Kreuk of Smallville and Grace Park of Battlestar Galactica, she was a series regular on the popular Canadian teen show Edgemont.
- Her hobbies include baseball, singing, dancing, softball, and athletics.
- Jessica is biracial. Her mother is Pakistani while her father is Haitian.
- For her guest appearance in the episode, “Losing It”, on The L Word, Jessica had to kiss actress Shannon Munro.
- Although she’s an actress, Jessica says that she’s very shy.
- Jessica was a professional actress by age 13.
- Jessica is 5’4″ (1.63m) tall. She has almond-shaped eyes and caramel skin.
