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Who is Jessica Pare?

Jessica Pare was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the 5th December 1982. She is an actress. She grew up in the Montreal suburb Notre-Dame-de-Grace and has three brothers. Jessica speaks both French and English. Her father was a drama teacher, her mother acted in amateur productions. As a child, she would watch her father at rehearsals; when helping him learn his lines for The Tempest she became interested in acting herself. Her first role was as Jesus in a production of Godspell. As a teenager she appeared in over half a dozen amateur theatre productions, including a role as Maid Marion in Robin Hood. In 2004, Jessica made her Hollywood film debut in the feature Wicker Park, directed by Paul McGuigan. She also starred in the TV miniseries Lives of Saints in 2004, with Sophia Loren and Kris Kristofferson. Also in 2004 was the mockumentary See This Movie and a role on Jack & Bobby, a teen drama about two brothers, one who grows up to be President of the United States, her character grows up to be first lady.