Jessica Parker Kennedy Biography

Jessica Parker Kennedy is a Canadian actress, best known for playing the character of Plastique in TV series ‘Smallville’ and that of Melissa Glaser in TV series ‘The Secret Circle’. Jessica Parker Kennedy started acting at the age of seven, in theater productions. She is also a classically trained singer and used to perform as a choir singer. But it was acting that became her first love sometime during her junior high school. After completing her high school, she went to study theater arts. Her professional life as an actor started with the TV movie ‘Santa Baby’. This was followed by several appearances in side roles in films and TV. Many of them were one off guest appearances or second lead roles. However, believing that good work will lead to more good work, she worked to slowly build up her acting portfolio. Soon substantial roles started coming in and she was made series regular in big production such as ‘Black Sails’ and ‘Flash’. Jessica Parker Kennedy is a person of mixed race descent with unique looks and features. Though she says her looks have never come in the way of her career at the same time she hopes that in future there will be more diverse stories and characters in film and television.