Short Biography

Jessica Karen Szohr (born March 31, 1985 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin) is an American model of Hungarian and African-American descent. She is best known for playing "Vanessa Abrams" on Gossip Girl.

Szohr (pronounced "Zee-oh-ar") was discovered at age 17, when she began working as a Kohl`s Department Store model. She graduated from Menomonee Falls High School, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Szohr has also modeled for Crate and Barrel, Mountain Dew, Sears, Quaker Oats, Jockey, JanSport and Seventeen magazine, where she received a full-page ad for Claire`s Boutique. Aside from her notable character, "Vanessa Abrams," her second most notable performance is acting in the video, "Over You," by Daughtry. Szohr has had appearances in many TV shows including: Somebody Help Me, CSI: Miami, Gossip Girl, What About Brian, House at the End of the Drive, The Reading Room, That`s So Raven, Joan of Arcadia, Drake & Josh, What I Like About You, Uncle Nino and My Wife And Kids.

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