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Biography
Jessica Parker Kennedy (born October 3, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She played Melissa on the CW series The Secret Circle, and has also appeared on the TV series Smallville, Undercovers, and Kaya. She stars in the Starz original series Black Sails.
Life and career
Kennedy was born in Calgary, Alberta. She is of Italian, Russian and African descent.
Kennedy portrayed fictional supervillain Plastique in the TV series Smallville.
Kennedy played the role of Tami in the 2008 comedy film Another Cinderella Story and the recurring character of Natalee on the 2007 television series Kaya on MTV.
Kennedy was originally cast in the J. J. Abrams-produced 2010 spy drama series Undercovers as the younger sister of the female lead, played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, but was later replaced by Mekia Cox. Kennedy played Melissa in the CW series The Secret Circle, until the show was cancelled after its first season in May 2012.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Santa Baby | Lucy the Elf | TV movie |
| 2007 | Decoys 2: Alien Seduction | Beautiful Girl | Video |
| Kaya | Natalee | 10 episodes | |
| 2008 | Another Cinderella Story | Tami | main cast |
| Desperate Hours: An Amber Alert | Sandy | TV movie | |
| 2008-2010 | Smallville | Bette Sans Souci/Plastique | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Exes and Ohs | Amy | Episode "You Don't Know Jack" |
| Fear Itself | Becca | Episode "The Spirit Box" | |
| Soul | Alicia | 5 episodes | |
| Valemont | Beatrice | 33 episodes | |
| Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe | Lucy the Elf | Television film | |
| 2009-2010 | The Troop | Laurel | Episodes "Forest Grump" and "Next Stop: Lakewood" |
| 2010 | V | Grace | Episode "John May" |
| Karma Inc. | Candy | Short | |
| Undercovers | Lizzy | "Pilot" episode | |
| Brothers & Sisters | Angie | Episode "The Rhapsody of Flesh" | |
| Lie to Me | Alison Roberts | Episode "Beyond Belief" | |
| 2011 | Collision Earth | Brooke | TV movie |
| Behemoth | Zoe | TV movie | |
| Fairly Legal | Jessica Nord | "Pilot" episode | |
| 50/50 | Jackie | ||
| In Time | Edouarda | ||
| Bad Meat | Estelle | ||
| 2011-2012 | The Secret Circle | Melissa Glaser | Main cast |
| 2012 | 90210 | Megan Rose | Recurring Role |
| 2014- | Black Sails | Max | Cast |
| 2014 | Nearlyweds | Casey | Television film |
| 2015 | The Perfect Guy | Rachel | |
| 2017 | Colony | Maya | Recurring Role |