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Jessica Parker Kennedy
Kennedy in 2013
Born (1984-10-03) October 3, 1984 (age 40)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

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

Early life

Kennedy was born in Calgary, Alberta.[citation needed]

Career

Kennedy portrayed supervillain Plastique in the television series Smallville, 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.[2]

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)[3] but was later replaced by Mekia Cox.[4] Kennedy played Melissa Glaser in the CW series The Secret Circle,[5] until the show was cancelled after one season in May 2012. In 2017, Kennedy joined the CW's Arrowverse, appearing primarily on the live-action series The Flash. Her character appeared throughout the fourth season and was eventually revealed as Nora West-Allen,[6] and was promoted to series regular for the fifth season using the superhero name XS.[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Karma Inc. Candy Short
2010 In Time Edouarda
2011 Bad Meat Estelle
2013 50/50 Jackie
2017 Gemini Sierra
2015 The Perfect Guy Rachel
2018 Cam Katie
2018 Deep Murder Phyllis "Babysitter" Gorman
2019 Business Ethics Dr. Helen
2020 See for Me Kelly Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Santa Baby Lucy the Elf TV movie
2007 Decoys 2: Alien Seduction Beautiful Girl Video
2007 Kaya Natalee 10 episodes
2008 Another Cinderella Story Tammy Television film
2008 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
2009 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"
Undercovers Lizzy "Pilot" episode
Brothers & Sisters Angie Episode "The Rhapsody of Flesh"
Lie to Me Alison Roberts Episode "Beyond Belief"
2011 Fairly Legal Jessica Nord "Pilot" Episode
2011 Collision Earth Brooke Adamson TV movie
2011 Behemoth Zoe TV movie
2011–2012 The Secret Circle Melissa Glaser Main Cast
2012–2013 90210 Megan Rose Recurring role, 6 episodes
2013 Nearlyweds Casey Television film
2014–2017 Black Sails Max Main Cast
2017 Lethal Weapon DJ Episode "Homebodies"
I Love Bekka & Lucy Bekka Main Cast
Colony Maya Recurring role, 5 episodes
Ransom Charlotte Walker Episode "The Enemy Within"
Tales Unique Episodes "F*ck the Police" and "Trap Queen"
Supergirl Nora West-Allen / XS Episode "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1"
2018–2019 The Flash Recurring role (season 4)
Series regular (season 5)
25 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Jessica Parker Kennedy (as Natalee) - Kaya". MTV. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "Jessica Parker Kennedy - Filmography". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Hibberd, James (June 14, 2010). "Mekia Cox cast in NBC's 'Undercovers'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Abrams, Natalie (May 22, 2018). "The Flash boss on that Mystery Girl reveal, new season 5 threat". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 18, 2018). "The Flash: Jessica Parker Kennedy Will Be a Series Regular for Season 5". TVLine.
  8. ^ Cardona, Ian (July 21, 2018). "The Flash: Barry & Iris' Daughter Is Exactly Who We Thought (Sort Of)". CBR. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
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