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

Jessica Gower
Born1977
SpousePuven Pather

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

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
2001 The Secret Life of Us Sam TV movie
2001 Sparky D Comes to Town Amy TV movie
2002 Guru Wayne Debbie Feature film
2002 Blurred Jillian the Train Girl Feature film
2010 Scottish Bob Lizzie Short film
2010 Sakuraniku Girl Tourist Short film
2014 Isabelle Dances into the Spotlight Auditions Dancer TV movie
2015 A Night of Horror: Volume 1 Beth Anthology film, segment: "Scission"
2017 No Appointment Necessary Claire Davies Feature film
2020 The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee. Eve Feature film
2022 Blue's Big City Adventure Dancer Festure film

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1998 / 2000 Blue Heelers Sasha McLeod / Sophie Camilleri TV series, 2 episodes
1999 Neighbours Jemma Acton TV series, 3 episodes
2001 The Secret Life of Us Sam TV series, season 1, 15 episodes
2001-02 Crash Palace Miranda Watts TV series
2002 Ponderosa Judith TV series, 1 episode
2003 All Saints Harriet Stapleton TV series, season 6, 4 episodes
2006 Blade: The Series Chase TV series, 12 episodes
2010 Wilfred Annika TV series, season 5, episode 13: "The Ice Dog Cometh"
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Elena Scrletta TV miniseries, 1 episode
2014 Winners & Losers Ava Murdoch TV series, season 4, 1 episode
2018 The Next Step Dancer TV series, 1 episode
2018 Nowhere Boys Diane TV series, 1 episode

Personal life

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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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