Jessica Lemon Wilkinson grew up in the southeast and began acting at an
early age. She studied theatre at Hinds Community College and
Mississippi College and began working professionally in theatre in
2001. Jessica's excellent comic timing and ability to deliver honest
dramatic portrayals led to many critically-acclaimed roles in regional
theatre.
Jessica's film career began with industrial training films and
commercials. In 2012, she got her big screen break when she was cast in
James Franco's adaptation of "As I Lay Dying." Jessica works in film,
theatre, and as an acting teacher.
Jessica was raised in the Deep South and is the mother of two children.
Jessica sings with a bluegrass band called Angel Bandits. Angel Bandits members met while doing The Grapes of Wrath in a professional regional theatre.
Jessica has a master's degree in English.
Jessica can yodel.
While filming the horror thriller "Starve," Jessica was simultaneously playing Velma Von Tussle in a professional regional theatre production of "Hairspray.".