Jessica Szohr

Jessica Szohr is the kind of actor I quietly root for. Vanessa on Gossip Girl could have been a thankless role, but she gave it a grounded, unfussy honesty that anchored a flashy show. What strikes me is the trajectory: a small Wisconsin town to a Chicago arts college to the glossy machine of New York television. That distance takes nerve. She rarely chases awards or headlines, yet she keeps working, and reliable, no-drama professionals like her are the connective tissue of the industry. I find her career more interesting precisely because it has been steady rather than explosive. There is craft in that.

Name (English)

Jessica Szohr

Name (Japanese)

ジェシカ・ゾア

Reading

じぇしか・ぞあ

Born

March 31, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Origin

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States

Occupation

actor / model / film actor / television actor

High school

Menomonee Falls High School

University

Columbia College Chicago

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica%20Szohr
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BE%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229036

Tags

• Wisconsin
• actor
• model
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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