- Jessica began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994).
- Jessica rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002).
- Jessica later appeared in various films including Honey (2003), Sin City (2005), Fantastic Four (2005), Into the Blue (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck both in 2007.
- Jessica is considered a sex symbol and often generates media attention for her looks.
- Jessica appears frequently on the "Hot 100" section of Maxim and was voted number one on AskMen.com's list of "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006, as well as "Sexiest Woman in the World" by FHM in 2007.
- The use of her image on the cover of the March 2006 Playboy sparked a lawsuit by her, which was later dropped.
- Jessica has also won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress (TV), and a Golden Globe nomination for her lead role in the television series Dark Angel.
- During childhood she suffered from collapsed lungs twice, she had pneumonia 4-5 times a year, a ruptured appendix, and had a tonsillar cyst. Due to her illnesses Jessica became isolated from other children at school because she was in the hospital so often due to her illnesses that no one knew her well enough to befriend her.
- />Jessica graduated from high school at age 16, and she then subsequently attended the Atlantic Theater Company.
- In 1992, the 11-year-old Jessica persuaded her mother to take her to an acting competition in Beverly Hills, California whose grand prize was free acting lasses. Jessica won the grand prize, and took her first acting lessons. An agent signed Jessica nine months later.
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