Jessica Parker Kennedy
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Born October 3, 1984 (age 34)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present
Jessica Parker Kennedy (born October 3, 1984) is a Canadian actress.[1] She played Melissa on the CW series The Secret Circle and Max on the Starz original series Black Sails, and has also appeared on the television series Smallville, Undercovers, and Kaya. She portrays Nora West-Allen / XS on The Flash.
Early life
Kennedy was born in Calgary, Alberta. She is of African and Irish descent.[2]
Career
Kennedy portrayed supervillain Plastique in the television series Smallville.
Kennedy played the role of Tami in the 2008 comedy film Another Cinderella Story and the recurring character of Natalee on the 2007 television series Kaya on MTV.[3]
Kennedy was originally cast in the J. J. Abrams-produced 2010 spy drama series Undercovers as the younger sister of the female lead, played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw,[4] but was later replaced by Mekia Cox.[5] Kennedy played Melissa in the CW series The Secret Circle,[6] until the show was cancelled after one season in May 2012. In 2017, Kennedy joined the CW's Arrowverse, first appearing on Supergirl, before joining The Flash, where her character was eventually revealed as Nora West-Allen,[7] using the superhero name XS.[8] She was promoted to series regular for the show's fifth season.[9]
Overview (2)
Born October 3, 1984 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5' 0½" (1.54 m)
Mini Bio (1)
Jessica Parker Kennedy is a Canadian actress of film and television. Born in Calgary, Alberta her first string of screen work began with the television film, Santa Baby (2006), as Lucy the Elf, a role she reprises in the television film sequel, Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009). With a repertoire of television credits, Jessica's continuing work ties with series such as V (2009), Undercovers (2010) and Smallville (2001). She made several supporting role appearances in television-made features, including Behemoth (2011) and Collision Earth (2011). Jessica has also appeared in high-profile movies, such as the biographical comedy 50/50 (2011), starring rising stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick. She also had a role in the action film, In Time (2011), starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. Jessica is best known for her roles on Smallville and, more recently, on the supernatural drama, The Secret Circle (2011), as "Melissa". Jessica can be seen in the hit STARZ show, Black Sails (2014), and will be appearing in The Perfect Guy (2015) with Michael Ealy (2015). Jessica Parker Kennedy is also a trained singer and splits her time between Vancouver and Los Angeles.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: The 7th Scribe
Trivia (5)
Was originally cast in the 2010 spy drama series Undercovers (2010) as the younger sister of female lead Gugu Mbatha-Raw, but was later replaced by Mekia Cox.
Ranked #94 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.
She is of Italian, Russian and African descent.
She is a trained singer.
She is biracial.
Personal Quotes (2)
I used to think being a pirate was a really, cool, sexy thing. It's not. It's terrifying. It's a really horrifying, filthy, scary world where people died from simple things. When a cannon goes off, the splinter from the wood gets in their eyes and they get an infection. Or they don't have enough to eat. Or they get scurvy. It's a terrifying way to survive.
[on her role in Black Sails (2014)] I'm not technically on the pirate ships. I do a lot of wheeling and dealing from the brothel. But I'm not in the brothel all the time, either. I'm around and about. But I have this fantasy that I'm going to turn into this really badass pirate, living on the ship and killing really smarmy men.
Born October 3, 1984 (age 34)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present
Jessica Parker Kennedy (born October 3, 1984) is a Canadian actress.[1] She played Melissa on the CW series The Secret Circle and Max on the Starz original series Black Sails, and has also appeared on the television series Smallville, Undercovers, and Kaya. She portrays Nora West-Allen / XS on The Flash.
Early life
Kennedy was born in Calgary, Alberta. She is of African and Irish descent.[2]
Career
Kennedy portrayed supervillain Plastique in the television series Smallville.
Kennedy played the role of Tami in the 2008 comedy film Another Cinderella Story and the recurring character of Natalee on the 2007 television series Kaya on MTV.[3]
Kennedy was originally cast in the J. J. Abrams-produced 2010 spy drama series Undercovers as the younger sister of the female lead, played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw,[4] but was later replaced by Mekia Cox.[5] Kennedy played Melissa in the CW series The Secret Circle,[6] until the show was cancelled after one season in May 2012. In 2017, Kennedy joined the CW's Arrowverse, first appearing on Supergirl, before joining The Flash, where her character was eventually revealed as Nora West-Allen,[7] using the superhero name XS.[8] She was promoted to series regular for the show's fifth season.[9]
Overview (2)
Born October 3, 1984 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5' 0½" (1.54 m)
Mini Bio (1)
Jessica Parker Kennedy is a Canadian actress of film and television. Born in Calgary, Alberta her first string of screen work began with the television film, Santa Baby (2006), as Lucy the Elf, a role she reprises in the television film sequel, Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009). With a repertoire of television credits, Jessica's continuing work ties with series such as V (2009), Undercovers (2010) and Smallville (2001). She made several supporting role appearances in television-made features, including Behemoth (2011) and Collision Earth (2011). Jessica has also appeared in high-profile movies, such as the biographical comedy 50/50 (2011), starring rising stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick. She also had a role in the action film, In Time (2011), starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. Jessica is best known for her roles on Smallville and, more recently, on the supernatural drama, The Secret Circle (2011), as "Melissa". Jessica can be seen in the hit STARZ show, Black Sails (2014), and will be appearing in The Perfect Guy (2015) with Michael Ealy (2015). Jessica Parker Kennedy is also a trained singer and splits her time between Vancouver and Los Angeles.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: The 7th Scribe
Trivia (5)
Was originally cast in the 2010 spy drama series Undercovers (2010) as the younger sister of female lead Gugu Mbatha-Raw, but was later replaced by Mekia Cox.
Ranked #94 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.
She is of Italian, Russian and African descent.
She is a trained singer.
She is biracial.
Personal Quotes (2)
I used to think being a pirate was a really, cool, sexy thing. It's not. It's terrifying. It's a really horrifying, filthy, scary world where people died from simple things. When a cannon goes off, the splinter from the wood gets in their eyes and they get an infection. Or they don't have enough to eat. Or they get scurvy. It's a terrifying way to survive.
[on her role in Black Sails (2014)] I'm not technically on the pirate ships. I do a lot of wheeling and dealing from the brothel. But I'm not in the brothel all the time, either. I'm around and about. But I have this fantasy that I'm going to turn into this really badass pirate, living on the ship and killing really smarmy men.
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I've liked JPK since I first saw her as Plastique on Smallville. I don't know what's gonna happen in the rest of this current season of The Flash, but I hope they keep her around on the show next season.
Theopolis Q. Hossenffer
I am in America, not of it.
Is that worth watching? I became aware of it recently but haven't seen it yet
I would say it is, I'm currently on season 3 of the show and there's four seasons all together.
The funny trivia is that she plays Candice Patton's daughter on The Flash while she nearly is 5 years older.
Theopolis Q. Hossenffer
I am in America, not of it.
Reminds me how Sally Field played Tom Hank's Girlfriend in one movie and later played his Mother in another. The magic of Hollywood
