Actress
Born and raised in Melbourne, Jessa is a 2019 Victorian College of the Arts Graduate and her credits include Luibov in ‘The Cherry Orchard’, Fefu in ‘Fefu and her Friends’ (both dir. Sapidah Kian), Luciana/ Luce in ‘A Comedy of Errors’ (dir. Tony Smith), Hunter/ Freshly Freed Prisoner in ‘Fucking A’ (dir. Candy Bowers) and Translator/ Grandmother Vladu in ‘Mad Forest’ (dir. Sean Mee). She played the co lead in The Great Australia Play at VCA which was
also produced at Theatreworks in 2020. Jessa appeared in Melbourne Universities
Hackathonas Decius Brutus, Lucilius and Carpenter in ‘It Was Greek To Me’ (dir. Budi Miller). On screen Jessa has featured in the short film ‘Coming of Age’ (dir. Colin Budds) and ‘The Undergarment Odyessy’ webseries (Dir. Harrison Lane).
In 2020 Jessa was cast as “Bluey” in a staged puppetry workshop of the immensely popular children’s show Bluey (dir Rose Myers) and has been touring ever since. Touring nationally in Australia in 2021/22, Jessa then criss-crossed the US in 2023 and 2024 before returning for another Australian outing in early 2025
Prior to VCA, Jessa trained with The Victorian Youth Theatre and is an accomplished vocalist with a wide range of styles.
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