Jessie Ward (actress)

Jessie Ward ( born February 18, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey ) is an American actress.

Life and career

Jessie Ward is a classically trained dancer and studied at the age of nine years, ballet. During her time as a teenager, she lived and studied at the School of American Ballet and attended high school at the Professional Children's School in New York. The British Royal Academy of Dancing evaluated their dancing skills as the best in the U.S. and thus she received a ballet scholarship to study in England. She has performed numerous solo and principal roles in several professional ballet company. Her inspiration for art started dancing and developed into a love for acting.

For her acting career Ward left New York and moved to Los Angeles. She has appeared in numerous commercials. In 2006 she had a guest role alongside Danny DeVito in the television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In 2012 she was one among others in addition to Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez to the ensemble comedy What Happens When You're Expecting by Kirk Jones.

Filmography (selection)

• 2000: Center Stage
• 2006: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV series, one episode)
• 2006: Desire (TV series, nine episodes )
• 2006-2007: Wicked Wicked Games (TV series, 50 episodes )
• 2007: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, TV series, one episode)
• 2009: Godspeed
• 2011: Reed Between the Lines (TV series, one episode)
• 2012: One Tree Hill (TV series, two episodes )
• 2012: What Happens When You're Expecting ( What to Expect When You're Expecting )