Jessica Marais

Jessica Marais

Jessica Marais (born 29 January 1985) is a South-African-born Australian actress best known for her roles on Australian television in Packed to the Rafters and Love Child. She also co-starred on the American drama series Magic City. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Marais and her family lived in Canada and New Zealand before relocating to Perth, Western Australia, when she was nine. Six months after arriving in Australia, Marais' father Tony died from a heart attack while returning from a family picnic. Marais and her younger sister Clara were raised by her mother Karen. She attended a Catholic co-educational school John XXIII College in Claremont for a year and then went to St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls from 1995 until her graduation in 2002. Jessica attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art where she graduated in 2007. NIDA appearances included Ophelia in William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Charity in Sweet Charity. While still completing her final year she won the role in Packed to the Rafters, along with co-star and fellow NIDA graduate Hugh Sheridan. Marais was engaged to former Packed to the Rafters co-star James Stewart in 2009, then ended in 2015. They have a daughter together born in May 2012.

  • Populariteit : 7.358
  • Bekend om : Acting
  • Verjaardag : 1985-01-29
  • Geboorteplaats : Johannesburg, South Africa
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Jessica Marais Films

  • 2010
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    Needle

    Needle

    5.3 2010 HD

    Ben Rutherford (Michael Dorman) is een jonge student die een kleine mysterieuze machine, genaamd "La Vaudou Mort", van z'n vader erft. Hij laat het...

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  • 2014
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    That Sugar Film

    That Sugar Film

    6.9 2014 HD

    Maker Damon Gameau presenteert zichzelf als proefkonijn, omringd door de nodige artsen en wetenschappers. Doel van het project is de effecten van...

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  • 2014
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    Carlotta

    Carlotta

    5.1 2014 HD

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  • 2009
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    Two Fists, One Heart

    Two Fists, One Heart

    6.5 2009 HD

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  • 2021
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    Chasing Wonders

    Chasing Wonders

    4.4 2021 HD

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  • 2008
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    Packed to the Rafters

    Packed to the Rafters

    7.7 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    Legend of the Seeker

    Legend of the Seeker

    7.4 2008 HD

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  • 2012
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    Magic City

    Magic City

    6.9 2012 HD

    Ike Evans is een koning in Miami dankzij zijn hotel waar vele beroemdheden komen logeren. Het een en ander verandert echter als de Castro rebellen...

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  • 2014
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    Love Child

    Love Child

    5.3 2014 HD

    De levens van het personeel van het fictieve Kings Cross Hospital en de wilde straten van Darlinghurst in de jaren zestig. Joan Miller is een slimme...

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  • 2016
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    The Wrong Girl

    The Wrong Girl

    5.9 2016 HD

    Lily, producer van een populair kooksegment in een dagelijks ochtendprogramma op tv, en haar huisgenote Simone nemen een sabbatical van mannen. Maar...

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