Mare, Jessica

Born January 29, 1985 in South Africa . In childhood, Jessica's family often moved. Jessica lived in Canada , New Zealand , until at age 9 she moved to Australia for permanent residence . Six months after arriving in Australia, Mare's father (Tony Mare) died of a heart attack. All responsibility for Mare and her sister Klara fell on the shoulders of her mother - Karen ^[1] . She studied at John XXIII College for about a year, later since 1995 she studied at the English school for girls at St Hilda's Anglican School , which she graduated in 2002 . In 2007 she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney ^[2] . In May 2014, she admitted that from the age of 12 she suffers from bipolar mental disorder ^{[3] [4]} .

While studying at NIDA , Mare got her first serious role as Rachel Reifter in the Packed to the Rafters television show ^[5] . The role brought unexpected success and instant recognition ^[6] . Mare's first film was the Australian drama Two Fists, One Heart, 2008 . In the film, she played Kate, a meeting with which is a turning point in the fate of the protagonist - the famous boxer Anthony Argo. Mare’s next work was the series The Legend of the Seeker , based on the series of books Sword of Truth by the American writer Terry Goodkind . Jessica played the role of Denna - the female Mord Sith warrior. Mare’s first appearance was in the eighth episode of the first season , after which she starred in several more episodes of the first and second seasons of the series ^[2] . In 2010, Mare takes part in the filming of the thriller Needle.

After filming for Packed to the Rafters (the last episode with Jessica in a cameo role was released on March 20, 2012 ), Mare moves to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Hollywood. Then she goes to Miami to star in eight episodes of the first season of the US- made drama “The Magic City ” as Lily Diamond ^[7] . The premiere took place on April 6, 2012. On March 20, 2012, Starz extended the series for the second season ^[8] , in which Jessica began shooting shortly after the birth of her daughter ^[9] . The premiere took place on June 14, 2013 ^[10] . On July 2, 2013, the final episode of the series Packed to the Rafters was aired , where Mare returned to her role.

In May 2013, the shooting of the television series Love Child began , where Jessica played the role of an intern-obstetrician named Joan Miller ^{[11] [12]} . The series premiered on February 17, 2014 on Australian Channel 9 . Also in May, Jessica began filming the television movie “ Carlotta ”, where she played the role of shemale Carol “Carlotta” Spencer and performed the final cover version of Shirley Bassey ’s song This is my life ^{[13] [14]} . The premiere of the television movie took place on June 19, 2014 ^[15] . In July 2013, it became known that the voice of Mare for Australian viewers will speak Rochelle plane in the animated film " Aircraft ", produced by Walt Disney Pictures ^[16] . On August 5, 2013, Starz announced a decision to abandon the further production of the series “ Magic City ” ^[17] . In 2014, Jessica also appears on the stage in the production of Cosi ^[18] . In early March 2014, the series Love Child was extended for the second season ^[19] .

In 2014, she starred in the Australian documentary "This is a film about sugar," which talks about the dangers of sugar . In 2016, he began filming in the television series “The Wrong Girl”, where he plays the main role - the producer of the morning television show Lily Woodward ^{[20] [21]} . The series premiered on September 28, 2016, and in November the project was extended for the second season ^[22] .

Jessica was engaged to fellow Packed to the Rafters James Stuart ^{[23] [24] [25]} . On November 15, 2011, the couple announced that they were expecting a baby ^[26] . On May 9, 2012, Mare gave birth to a daughter, whom she named Scout (full name is Scout Edie Stuart) ^{[9] [23]} . In May 2015, the actors broke up without formalizing their relationship officially ^[27] .

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