Jessica Parker Kennedy

Jessica Parker Kennedy
Kennedy at the 2013 SDCC
Born (1984-10-03) October 3, 1984
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present

Jessica Parker Kennedy (born October 3, 1984) is a Canadian actress.[1] She played Melissa on the CW series The Secret Circle and Max on the Starz original series Black Sails, and has also appeared on the television series Smallville, Undercovers, and Kaya. She currently portrays Nora West-Allen / XS on The Flash.

Life and career

Kennedy was born in Calgary, Alberta. She is of African, Russian, and Italian descent.[2]

Kennedy portrayed supervillain Plastique in the television 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.[3]

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,[4] but was later replaced by Mekia Cox.[5] Kennedy played Melissa in the CW series The Secret Circle,[6] until the show was cancelled after one season in May 2012. In 2017, Kennedy joined the CW's Arrowverse, first appearing on Supergirl, before joining The Flash, where her character was eventually revealed as Nora West-Allen,[7] using the superhero name XS.[8] She was promoted to series regular for the show's fifth season.[9]

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 Tammy 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
2012–2013 90210 Megan Rose Recurring role
2014–2017 Black Sails Max Main Cast
2014 Nearlyweds Casey Television film
2015 The Perfect Guy Rachel
2016 Lethal Weapon DJ Episode "Homebodies"
2017 Colony Maya Recurring role, 5 episodes
2017 Ransom Charlotte Walker Episode "The Enemy Within"
2017 Gemini Sierra
2017 Tales Unique Episodes "F*ck the Police" and "Trap Queen"
2017 Supergirl Nora West-Allen / XS Episode "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1"
2018-present The Flash Recurring role (season 4)
Series regular (season 5-present)

References

  1. ↑ "Jessica Parker Kennedy (as Natalee) - Kaya". MTV. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  2. ↑ Kennedy, Jessica P. (April 8, 2012). "Twitter: JParkerK : @Nikylyaaaa I haven't been to Russia". Twitter.com. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jessica Parker Kennedy - Filmography". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "J.J. Abrams pilot gains a Kennedy". The Celebrity Cafe. January 16, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  5. ↑ Hibberd, James (June 14, 2010). "Mekia Cox cast in NBC's 'Undercovers'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  6. ↑ Bricker, Tierney (March 17, 2011). "Smallville' alum Jessica Parker Kennedy joins 'The Secret Circle'". Zap2It. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ Abrams, Natalie (May 22, 2018). "The Flash boss on that Mystery Girl reveal, new season 5 threat". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ Cardona, Ian (July 21, 2018). "The Flash: Barry & Iris' Daughter Is Exactly Who We Thought (Sort Of)". CBR. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 18, 2018). "The Flash: Jessica Parker Kennedy Will Be a Series Regular for Season 5". TVLine.


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