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Jessica Marais‌

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Female

Birthday

calendar1985-01-29

Popularity

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Jessica Marais

Johannesburg, South Africa

Jessica Marais

Johannesburg, South Africa

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1985-01-29

Popularity

star3.3

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Needle

Needle‌
star5.3
calendar 2010

That Sugar Film

That Sugar Film‌
star6.9
calendar 2014

Carlotta

Carlotta‌
star5.1
calendar 2014

Two Fists, One Heart

Two Fists, One Heart‌
star6.5
calendar 2009

Chasing Wonders

Chasing Wonders‌
star4.4
calendar 2021

Tv Credits

Packed to the Rafters

Packed to the Rafters‌
star7.7
calendar 2008

Legend of the Seeker

Legend of the Seeker‌
star7.4
calendar 2008

Magic City

Magic City‌
star6.9
calendar 2012

Love Child

Love Child‌
star5.3
calendar 2014

The Wrong Girl

The Wrong Girl‌
star5.9
calendar 2016