Jessica Barth
{{short description|American stage and film actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
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| education = West Chester University (BA)
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2003-2018; 2025-Present
| known_for = Ted
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Jessica Barth is an American actress, known for portraying Tami-Lynn McCafferty in the film Ted and its sequel.{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Northeast |date=2011-12-15 |title=High hopes |url=https://northeasttimes.com/2011/12/14/high-hopes/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Northeast Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Ted 2 |url=https://www.filmreviewdaily.com/all-reviews/ted-2 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=FILM REVIEW |language=en-GB}}
Education
After high school, she took classes at the Wilma Theater, and later attended La Salle University, where she studied communications for two years; she later earned a Bachelor of Arts at West Chester University, where she studied theatre and creative writing.{{Cite web |url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-06-29/news/32458101_1_jessica-barth-mark-wahlberg-dream |title=Jessica Barth dates a stuffed bear, finds her dream in 'Ted' |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |first=Jonathan |last=Lai |date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609195829/http://articles.philly.com/2012-06-29/news/32458101_1_jessica-barth-mark-wahlberg-dream |archive-date=June 9, 2013}}
Career
Barth built up her résumé while also working at three different restaurants in Los Angeles. She began her acting career with theater plays, with her first television role on The District in 2004 and her first film role in Neo Ned in 2005. Barth earned worldwide recognition with her appearance in Seth MacFarlane's 2012 film Ted as Tami-Lynn, the title character's love interest.{{Cite web |url=http://www.playboy.com/playground/view/femme-on-fire-jessica-barth |title=Femme on Fire: Jessica Barth |work=Playboy |first=Michael J. |last=Lockhart |date=December 12, 2012}} She reprised the role in Ted 2 (2015).
In 2012, Barth accused her manager David Guillod of drugging and sexually assaulting her. She re-stated the accusation in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/jessica-barth-ted-david-guillod-atomic-blonde-producer-drugged-assaulted-exclusive/|title = Actress Jessica Barth: 'Atomic Blonde' Producer David Guillod Drugged and Assaulted Me (Exclusive)|date = November 2, 2017}} In June 2020, Guillod was charged with 11 felony counts of sex-related crimes, including kidnapping and rape, stemming from accusations made by other women.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/06/22/extraction-producer-david-guillod-charged-11-sex-crime-counts/3237255001/|title='Extraction' producer David Guillod charged with 11 sex-crime counts in Santa Barbara County|website=USA Today }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/movies/david-guillod-hollywood-executive-sexual-assault.html|title = David Guillod, Hollywood Executive, Charged with Sexually Assaulting 4 Women (Published 2020)| newspaper=The New York Times | date=June 22, 2020 | last1=Jacobs | first1=Julia }}
In 2017, Barth revealed that she was a victim of sexual harassment from Harvey Weinstein. She met with Weinstein in his hotel suite for a presumed business meeting where he "alternated between offering to cast her in a film and demanding a naked massage in bed." Seth MacFarlane stated his support for her allegations in a statement on Twitter.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/seth-macfarlane-clarifies-harvey-weinstein-joke-w508406|title=Seth MacFarlane Clarifies Joke He Made About Weinstein in 2013|date=October 11, 2017|publisher=|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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| rowspan=2|2005
|Production Assistant | |
| Deserted
| |Short film |
| rowspan=2|2007
|Next |Pretty Blonde | |
| Mr. Blue Sky
|Sherry | |
| 2008
|Flight Attendant | |
| rowspan=2|2009
|Portal |Kim |Direct-to-video |
| The Waterhole
|Sarah | |
| 2012
|Ted |rowspan=2|Tami-Lynn McCafferty | |
| 2015
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| 2018
|Tanya Winbourne | |
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2004
|Laurel Bettis |Episode: "Breath of Life" |
| rowspan=2|2005
|The Catch |Rachel |Television film |
| One on One
|Attractive Woman |Episode: "Money's Tight and So Are My Abs" |
| 2006
|Nicole |Episode: "Rules of Engagement" |
| rowspan=2|2007
|Church Girl |Episode: "Moving Day" |
| Days of Our Lives
|Lindy Elroy |1 episode |
| rowspan="3" |2007, 2008, 2012 | rowspan="3" |Family Guy |Kate Hudson (voice) |Episode: "Padre de Familia" |
| Brandee (voice)
|Episode: "Play It Again, Brian" |
| Sookie Stackhouse (voice)
|Episode: "The Blind Side" |
| 2008
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Justine Stefani |Episode: "Leave Out All the Rest" |
| 2010
|Sandy / Brandy |Episode: "All the Wrong Reasons" |
| 2012
|Katherine |Episode: "Pawnee Commons" |
| 2018
|A Stolen Life |Tamara Thompson |Television film |
| TBA
|Ted: Animated Series |Tami-Lynn McCafferty (voice) |
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|_jessicabarth_}}
- {{IMDb name|1274797}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:West Chester University alumni
Category:La Salle University alumni
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American stage actresses