Jessica Karen Szohr was born March 31, 1985, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A natural beauty with mesmerizing blue eyes, she was discovered at the age of 16 while working at a Kohl’s department store. Her distinctive appearance made her a valuable commodity, and she soon began appearing in ads for a number of prominent national brands including Crate and Barrel, Mountain Dew, Sears, Quaker Oats, Jockey, Jansport, and Claire’s Boutique.
Why Is She Famous?
Jessica Szohr is best known for playing quirky Vanessa Abrams on Gossip Girl. Her character is from the wrong side of the tracks, if you count living in an amazing loft in Brooklyn as being poor. Prior to starring on the CW series, this beautiful brunette appeared on a number of hit shows, including My Wife and Kids, What About Brian and CSI: Miami.
Success
Get used to hearing Jessica Szohr’s melodic name. In addition to starring in Gossip Girl, this mouthwatering Milwaukee native has also appeared in nearly a dozen hit programs including My Wife and Kids, Drake & Josh, Joan of Arcadia, That’s So Raven, What About Brian, and CSI: Miami. She’s also graced the big screen in teen-geared flicks like House at the End of the Drive and Fired Up. Despite her impressive resume, Jessica Szohr is still getting used to being famous. “I forget that I’m on a show people watch,” she says. “If people do recognize me, I usually think they need directions to the subway!”
Quotes
“I remember getting off my plane in New York and going to my hotel -- every bus, every corner, everything had Gossip Girl advertisements. I was like, ‘Holy crap, I'm going to work on a show like this!’”
Sexiness
Why Is She Famous?
Jessica Szohr is best known for playing quirky Vanessa Abrams on Gossip Girl. Her character is from the wrong side of the tracks, if you count living in an amazing loft in Brooklyn as being poor. Prior to starring on the CW series, this beautiful brunette appeared on a number of hit shows, including My Wife and Kids, What About Brian and CSI: Miami.
Success
Get used to hearing Jessica Szohr’s melodic name. In addition to starring in Gossip Girl, this mouthwatering Milwaukee native has also appeared in nearly a dozen hit programs including My Wife and Kids, Drake & Josh, Joan of Arcadia, That’s So Raven, What About Brian, and CSI: Miami. She’s also graced the big screen in teen-geared flicks like House at the End of the Drive and Fired Up. Despite her impressive resume, Jessica Szohr is still getting used to being famous. “I forget that I’m on a show people watch,” she says. “If people do recognize me, I usually think they need directions to the subway!”
Quotes
“I remember getting off my plane in New York and going to my hotel -- every bus, every corner, everything had Gossip Girl advertisements. I was like, ‘Holy crap, I'm going to work on a show like this!’”
Sexiness
The daughter of Hungarian and African-American parents, Jessica Szohr’s unique appearance has enabled her to land a number of major advertising campaigns since her teens. Her blue eyes and sumptuous 32-25-32 physique have also allowed her to capture the hearts of Hollywood hunks like red hot Inkheart star Rafi Gavron and Sex and the City mainstay Jason Lewis. Jessica Szohr is rumored to be dating her Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick. The glamorous pair have supposedly been an item since 2008, after falling for one another on the set of their hit CW drama.
