jessika d williams

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• THINK ZOE KRAVITZ, ZAZIE BEETZ and SAMIRA WILEY IN EVERYTHING. QUICK SHOUT OUT to HALLE BERRY for OPENING THE DOOR!!! THANK YOU SISTER…
  JESSIKA D. WILLIAMS IS… DOWN TO EARTH; PERSONABLE; WARM AND LOYAL; FEM DOMINANT AND PASSIONATE; TIPPING TOWARDS TOUGH AND GRITTY AND ANDROGYNOUS WHEN NECESSARY. WICKED SMART AND THE KIND OF HUMOR THAT HURTS, SHAKESPEARE THEATER MASTER, JESSIKA has dedicated over 10,000 hours to her theatre practice and the Bard. She was featured on the front page of the NEW YORK TIMES ARTS section for her captivating portrayal of OTHELLO during the pandemic and has been performing across the United States continuously for the last 8 years completing over 40 ROLES in OVER HALF OF SHAKESPEARES BARD. Jessika has had various training in the dramatic arts since the age of 9. Starting in musical theater as a child she later attended the acting program at the famous INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY where she was a 3 year academy student, then graduated with honors from the ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND (Ranked 5th best drama school in the world). She worked immediately upon graduating for BBC TV, STV, LONDON’S WEST END THEATER DISTRICT and toured with the NATIONAL THEATRE of SCOTLAND. She has worked with TONY AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR JOHN TIFFANY and OLIVIER AWARD WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER STEVEN HOGGETT. She has shared the stage with ALAN CUMMING, RON CEPHAS JONES, DOUGLAS HENSHALL and shared the screen with, O-T FAGBENLE, CATHERINE CURTIN, CATHERINE TATE and ALEX KINGSTON. In her free time Jessika loves chopping it up in the kitchen as a PRIVATE CHEF for clients and loved ones. She also may or may not be training for an IRON MAN SPRINT one day whilst maintaining a vigorous YOGA practice as well as teaching. She’s followed her heart in the theater scene for a while now looking to expand her presence and bring her craft to the lens. AEA MEMBER FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND SAG-ELIGIBLE. LOS ANGELES NATIVE AND LOCAL HIRE.