Jessie Ward, sometimes credited as Jessica Ward, is a classically trained ballerina, and an American film and television actress.
Early life She was born on February 18, 1982, in Manasquan, New Jersey. Ward began studying ballet seriously at the age of nine. She lived and studied at the School of American Ballet as a teenager and attended high school at the Professional Children's School in New York. She was chosen as the highest scoring dancer in the United States by Britain's Royal Academy of Dance, which earned her a ballet scholarship to study in England. She has performed numerous solo and principal roles with various professional ballet companies across the United States.
Career Ward left New York and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. She has appeared in numerous national television commercials as well as performing in a music video with Jennifer Lopez. In March 2006, she appeared in a guest role as Brianna on FX Network's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia alongside Eddie Mekka and Danny DeVito. Ward played the female lead opposite Tatum O’Neal in Wicked Wicked Games in 2006–2007, which was her second appearance on MyNetworkTV, her first being cast as Penelope in Desire in 2006.
Since then she has appeared as a guest star on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2007, and was cast as the female lead in a thriller called Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back in 2008. She has also appeared in other film and TV programs such as: Godspeed, One Tree Hill, Reed Between the Lines, What to Expect When You’re Expecting and The Game.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2006It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Brianna TV series Season 2, episode 5 2006Desire Penelope TV series, 9 episodes 2007Wicked Wicked Games Emma Crawford TV series, 49 episodes 2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Faith Maroney TV series - "The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix" 2008 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back Marilyn Movie 2009Godspeed Rebecca Shepherd Movie 2011Reed Between the LinesMs. Gallier TV series - Season 1, Ep.9 - "Let's Talk About Boys in Tights"2012One Tree HillIntern #1 TV series - Season 9, Ep. 3 - "Love the Way You Lie"2012What to Expect When You're ExpectingCute GirlMovie2013Drop Dead DivaEmmaTV series - Season 5, Ep. 8 - "50 Shades of Grayson"2014RecklessTaylor DunhamTV series - 3 episodes2014Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A TerroristRita's co-worker #1Short Film2015The GameFemale BarberTV series - Season 8, Ep. 6 - "Acting Class and Rebound Ass"
References
External links Jessie Ward's Official Website