JESSICA STROUP
Date of Birth: October 26, 1986
Jessica Stroup left her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina at age 17 and headed to Los Angeles, where she immediately began to find work as a model and actress. Her first acting job was a 2005 guest shot on the Nickelodeon teen series
Unfabulous, starring
Emma Roberts. Next, Stroup landed a small role in the CBS TV movie
Vampire Bats (2005), starring
Lucy Lawless. For Fox network, she played a supporting role in the TV movie
Southern Comfort (2006), starring
Eric Roberts (Emma's dad).
Her first feature film to open in theaters was
School for Scoundrels (2006) starring
Billy Bob Thornton and
Jon Heder, in which she played a small role as Eli's wife.
Other television credits include
Grey's Anatomy,
Zoey 101 and
Girlfriends. Her first leading role in a major motion picture was in the horror sequel
The Hills Have Eyes II (2007), featuring a cast of unknowns. Upcoming films include Sony Pictures'
This Christmas (2007).
Stroup lives in Los Angeles.
Filmography:
Prom Night (2008)
This Christmas (2007)
The Hills Have Eyes II (2007)
School for Scoundrels (2006)