Jessica Gower

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Jessica Gower
Born1977 (age 47–48)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Spouse Puven Pather

Jessica Gower (born 1977 in Melbourne, Victoria, also credited as Jess Gower) is an Australian actress.

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Gower graduated from the Australian National Theatre Drama School in 2000. Gower's first claim to fame was as a starstruck but confused fan in a 2001 television commercial for Telstra featuring John Farnham and Glenn Wheatley. However, she is best known to Australian and international audiences as the character Sam in the first season of the Network Ten drama The Secret Life of Us . [1] She also appeared in the Foxtel series Crash Palace , [1] the Seven Network's All Saints and the 2002 film Blurred . [1]

Gower played Chase, a villainous vampire on Blade: The Series , which debuted on Spike TV on 28 June 2006. [2] The show was cancelled after one season. In the 2010s Gower returned to Australia, making guest appearances on Wilfred , Mr & Mrs Murder , Winners & Losers , Nowhere Boys and the film The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
2001 The Secret Life of Us SamTV movie
2001Sparky D Comes to TownAmyTV movie
2002Guru WayneDebbieFeature film
2002 Blurred Jillian the Train GirlFeature film
2010Scottish BobLizzieShort film
2010SakuranikuGirl TouristShort film
2014 Isabelle Dances into the Spotlight Auditions DancerTV movie
2015A Night of Horror: Volume 1BethAnthology film, segment: "Scission"
2017No Appointment NecessaryClaire DaviesFeature film
2020 The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee .EveFeature film
2022 Blue's Big City Adventure DancerFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1998 / 2000 Blue Heelers Sasha McLeod / Sophie CamilleriTV series, 2 episodes
1999 Neighbours Jemma Acton TV series, 3 episodes
2001 The Secret Life of Us SamTV series, season 1, 15 episodes
2001-02 Crash Palace Miranda WattsTV series
2002 Ponderosa JudithTV series, 1 episode
2003 All Saints Harriet StapletonTV series, season 6, 4 episodes
2006 Blade: The Series ChaseTV series, 12 episodes
2010 Wilfred AnnikaTV series, season 5, episode 13: "The Ice Dog Cometh"
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Elena ScrlettaTV miniseries, 1 episode
2014 Winners & Losers Ava MurdochTV series, season 4, 1 episode
2018 The Next Step DancerTV series, 1 episode
2018 Nowhere Boys DianeTV series, 1 episode

Personal life

Jessica has been married to Puven Pather since 2004. They have a daughter named Sequoia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Sun-Herald (28 October 2002). "Secret life of Jess". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Reg Seeton. "Jessica Gower of Blade Interview". UGO. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2009.


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