Jessica Napier
Jessica Napier (born April 4, 1979 in Wellington , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand actress . Her father Marshall Napier is also an actor. The family moved to Australia when Jessica was nine years old.
Life
Jessica Napier was born to actor Marshall Napier and her great-grandfather was British actor Alan Napier . She got into acting at the age of twelve when her father asked her to play a small role in an episode of the Police Rescue series because the actress who was actually intended refused to take on the role of a bog corpse. In 2000 she starred alongside Molly Ringwald in the Australian horror film Cut . The New Zealander celebrated her breakthrough in 2001 in the Australian series McLeod's Daughters , in which she played the role of Rebecca (Becky) Howard until 2003 . Her father is also one of the regular cast of the series.
Jessica Napier and her father won the 2002 Australian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? also US $ 64,000 for the South Australian Animal Rights Group .
Since leaving McLeod's daughters, the actress has appeared in a number of Australian television films and series.
Jessica Napier is the cousin of James Napier , who plays Jay in the New Zealand hit series The Tribe from season 4 .
Filmography
- 1991–1996: Police Rescue - Dangerous Operations ( Police Rescue , television series, three episodes)
- 1995: Echo Point (TV series)
- 1996: Twisted Tales (TV series, episode)
- 1996: Love Serenade
- 1997: Blackrock
- 1997: Water Rats - Die Hafencops ( Water Rats , TV series, an episode)
- 1997: Murder ( Murder Call , TV series, an episode)
- 1997–1999: Wildside (TV series, 60 episodes)
- 1998: War Story (short film)
- 1998: Stingers (TV series, five episodes)
- 2000: Cut
- 2000: City Loop
- 2000: Twitch (short film)
- 2000: fear
- 2000: The Lost World ( The Lost World , TV series, one episode)
- 2001: Jet Set
- 2001: Head Start (TV series, an episode)
- 2001: The Life of Shirley Temple ( Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story , Movie made for TV)
- 2001–2003: McLeod's Daughters ( McLeod's Daughters , TV series, 70 episodes)
- 2002: New Skin
- 2002: Stuffed Bunny (short film)
- 2002: Sweet Dreams
- 2004: Post (short film)
- 2004: The Alice (TV movie)
- 2005: The Illustrated Family Doctor
- 2005–2006: The Alice (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2006: Safety in Numbers
- 2007: Ghost Rider
- 2007: Chandon Pictures (TV series, episode)
- 2007: Don't Panic (short film)
- 2007, 2009: All Saints (TV series, two episodes)
- 2009: Sea Patrol (TV series, five episodes)
- 2009: Rescue Special Ops (TV series, four episodes)
- 2010: Cops LAC (TV series, one episode)
- 2011: Underbelly Files: Infiltration (TV movie)
- 2011: Savages Crossing
- 2012: The Letter (short film)
- 2014: Janet King (TV series, three episodes)
Web links
- Jessica Napier in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Jessica Napier in the German dubbing file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Napier, Jessica |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4th 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wellington , New Zealand |