Actress: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Duration: 41 sec..Nudity: yesCreator: DeepAtSea
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File Format: AOMedia Video 1 (WebM/AV1)Resolution: 624x352Added: 2012-04-10

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Preview Image Jessica Marais
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Birth Name: Jessica Marais

Birth Date: 1985-01-29

Birth Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa

Details

Alternate Names: Nickname: Jess

Physical Characteristics: N/A

Career

First Appearances:

  • Two Fists, One Heart (2009) as Kate

Most Important Roles:

  • Needle (2010) as Kandi
  • That Sugar Film (2014) as Sugar Emotion Sketch
  • Carlotta (2014) as Carlotta
  • Two Fists, One Heart (2009) as Kate
  • Chasing Wonders (2021) as

Career Highlights:

  • Needle (2010)
  • That Sugar Film (2014)
  • Carlotta (2014)
  • Two Fists, One Heart (2009)
  • Chasing Wonders (2021)

Awards

Awards:

  • Won Silver Logie - Most Popular Actress (2018)
  • Nominated for 1 Gold Logie (2018)
  • Nominated for 1 Gold Logie (2017)
  • Won Silver Logie - Best Actress (2017)
  • Nominated for 1 Silver Logie - Most Outstanding Actress (2017)
  • Won Jury Prize - Best Supporting Actress (2010)
  • Nominated for 1 The Equity Award - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series (2012)
  • Nominated for 1 The Equity Award - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series (2011)

Full Biography

Jessica Marais (born 29 January 1985) is a South-African-born Australian actress best known for her roles on Australian television in Packed to the Rafters and Love Child. She also co-starred on the American drama series Magic City.

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Marais and her family lived in Canada and New Zealand before relocating to Perth, Western Australia, when she was nine.

Six months after arriving in Australia, Marais' father Tony died from a heart attack while returning from a family picnic. Marais and her younger sister Clara were raised by her mother Karen. She attended a Catholic co-educational school John XXIII College in Claremont for a year and then went to St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls from 1995 until her graduation in 2002.

Jessica attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art where she graduated in 2007. NIDA appearances included Ophelia in William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Charity in Sweet Charity. While still completing her final year she won the role in Packed to the Rafters, along with co-star and fellow NIDA graduate Hugh Sheridan.

Marais was engaged to former Packed to the Rafters co-star James Stewart in 2009, then ended in 2015. They have a daughter together born in May 2012.


Episode: Season 1, Episode 1: The Year of the Fin

Poster for Magic City (series) (2012)
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Release Year: 2012

Nation: United States

Alternative Title: Волшебный город, Город чудес

Director: Mitch Glazer

Writer: Mitch Glazer

Production & Genre

Producer(s): Executive Producer: Mitch Glazer

Companies: South Beach Productions, Media Talent Group

Genre: Drama

Awards & Similar

Awards:

  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 7 nominations total

Similar:

  • Mad Men (2007)
  • Scent of New Dawn (2025)
  • Apocalypse Hotel (2025)
  • Cain's Hundred (1961)
  • Island at War (2004)

Keywords

Story

Set in 1959 Miami, Florida shortly after the Cuban Revolution, Magic City tells the story of Ike Evans, the owner of Miami's most glamorous hotel, the Miramar Playa. Evans is forced to make an ill-fated deal with Miami mob boss Ben Diamond to ensure the success of his glitzy establishment.