Born Jessica Schram
January 15, 1986 (1986-01-15) (age 23)
Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, United States

She is an American actress who currently stars in the TV series Life. Since the end of season 1 she has played Rachel Seybolt, the only survivor of a murder spree who now lives with the police officer wrongly convicted, and later exonerated, of the murders. She recently starred in the television film series Jane Doe. She also played Hannah Griffith in the television series Veronica Mars.

Born in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, she quickly developed a passion of acting. At the age of 10, she signed with a talent agency in Chicago for both acting and modeling. By age 14, she competed in various song competitions through the Chicago area. She graduated from Buffalo Grove High School with the class of 2004. Over the years, she has secured a number of acting roles, while continuing to model and pursue a music career. Her music is considered to be a cross between pop and R&B.

She also played Susan Davis on Hallmark Channel's Jane Doe series of television movies.

In 2006, she was seen in the film Keith, which stars Jesse McCartney and Elisabeth Harnois and as Tracy on American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile. In this role, Maxim recognized her for her sex appeal in appearances on their website in their "Today's Girl" feature.

She was cast as Lennie Priestley in the television pilot Split Decision, which was not picked up by The CW.

She frequently visits North Shore Chicago's Banner Day Camp