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Jessica Barker

Jessica Barker (born October 12, 1977) is a Canadian actress. [1] [2] [3] She got interested in acting at the age of 7 and won her first role 3 years later. The biggest turning point in Barker's career came in 1993, when she won a main role in the new TV-series for children The Intrepids , where, with her co-star Lorànt Deutsch, she ran a radio station and played investigator. The show was a big success and ran for three years. During this period, Barker did a couple of other projects but stopped everything in 1999 to attend university; she returned in 2004 in the movie Le Golem de Montréal .

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References

  1. http://www.envedette.ca/stars/jessica-barker-a-accouche-1.2299178
  2. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/12/28/jessica-barker--sa-deuxieme-fille-est-nee
  3. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/12/15/une-photo-de-guillaume-lemay-thivierge-jessica-barker-et-vincent-bolduc-provoque-lhilarite