Jessica Cameron
{{Short description|Canadian actress and film director}}
{{for|the Australian cricketer|Jess Cameron}}
Jessica Cameron is a Canadian horror film actress, director, screenwriter, and producer.
Early life
Cameron was born in Owen Sound, Ontario{{cite web|title=Jessica Cameron Biography|url=http://jessicacameron.com/biography/|publisher=JessicaCameron.com|accessdate=30 September 2014|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402131135/http://jessicacameron.com/biography/|url-status=dead}} where she graduated high school before moving to Toronto to study fashion at Ryerson University.She worked as a Fashion designer through, after taking an acting class, and being bitten hard by that bug. Cameron decided to make acting her full-time career.
Career
Cameron secured a job as a clothing designer in Ohio where she lived for a few years. After taking an acting class through her work, she was selected for a role in the movie The Dead Matter (2010) which was filmed in 2008. Cameron won the award for "Rising Movie Star" from the 2010 Golden Cobb Awards. Cameron co-starred in the Roger Corman produced SyFy Channel movie Camel Spiders (2011) and the remake Silent Night (2012) which starred veteran actor Malcolm McDowell. She acted in several independent productions in the Midwestern United States before making the move to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time.[http://horror-movie-reviews.com/women-of-horror-jessica-cameron/ "Women Of Horror: Jessica Cameron"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309105134/http://horror-movie-reviews.com/women-of-horror-jessica-cameron/ |date=2017-03-09 }}. Horror Movie Reviews.
Cameron played herself on the TLC series Brides of Beverly Hills (2011-2012). She runs Small Town Girl Productions, a production company primarily producing genre films, and in 2013 directed her first film, Truth or Dare.{{cite web|title=Women in Horror Month – Exclusive Interview With Jessica Cameron|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/89246/women-horror-month-exclusive-interview-jessica-cameron/|publisher=Dread Central|accessdate=30 September 2014}}[http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/monster-fest-star-jessica-cameron-shows-theres-more-to-her-than-a-great-set-of-lungs-20141111-11k91c.html "Monster Fest star Jessica Cameron shows there's more to her than a great set of lungs"]. Sydney Morning Herald, November 13, 2014 Craig Mathieson Eight months later, she directed Mania, which was part of the documentary film series Kill The Production Assistant.[http://www.horror-movies.ca/2014/12/first-nsfw-photos-jessica-camerons-mania/ "First NSFW Photos from Jessica Cameron’s 'Mania'"]. Horror Movies, Chris Savage Dec 8th, 2014 Cameron has also appeared in comic books, music videos, and TV shows and was named "Scream queen of the Month" by ScreamQueen.com.{{cite web|title=Scream Queen of the Month, February 2011|url=http://www.screamqueen.com/scream-queens/jessica-cameron.shtml|publisher=ScreamQueen.com|accessdate=30 September 2014}} She was 2015 Guest of Manchester based Grimmfest,[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/92422/grimmfest-2015-submissions-now-open/ Grimmfest 2015] where her film Truth or Dare had its European premiere.[http://grimmfest.com/grimmupnorth/grimmfest-2015/ Grimmfest 2015]
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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2008
| Solitude of Love | Jennifer | Short |
rowspan="2"| 2009
| data-sort-value="Wrong Damn Thing to Say, The" | The Wrong Damn Thing to Say | Jane | Short |
Absolution
| Tori | Short |
rowspan="7"| 2010
| Waiting Fear | Moon | Short |
data-sort-value="Dead Matter, The" | The Dead Matter
| Female Victim | |
Loki and SageKing Go to GenCon
| Herself | Short |
Mr. Hush
| Julie | |
Resurrection
| Lenore | |
Next
| Young Wife | Short |
Ninety Degrees and Sunny
| - | Short |
rowspan="10"| 2011
| Hell-O-Ween | Megan | |
Camel Spiders
| Ashley | TV movie |
Accomplice
| Jess | Short |
Orange You Super?
| Vlogger #2 | Short |
Breakfast Impossible: Series One
| Gnarla Foxx | |
Potpourri
| Princess Areola | |
God Don't Make the Laws
| Waitress | |
Death of the Dead
| Bambi | Video |
Deadly Dares: Truth or Dare Part IV
| Dara | Video |
data-sort-value="Family, The" | The Family
| Laura | |
rowspan="5"| 2012
| data-sort-value="Sleeper, The" | The Sleeper | Cindy | |
Zombiewood
| Zusan | Short |
data-sort-value="Black Dahlia Haunting, The" | The Black Dahlia Haunting
| Young Norma Jeane Baker | |
Silent Night
| Nurse | |
Strain
| Waitress | Short |
rowspan="10"| 2013
| Intrusive Behavior | Tabitha | |
Truth or Dare
| Jennifer Collins | |
Crazy About Seven Little Deaths
| - | Short |
13/13/13
| Receptionist | |
To Jennifer
| Jennifer | |
American Girls
| Lauren Hammond | |
Hello Hero: Holding Out for a Hero
| Screaming Woman | Short |
Seven Little Deaths
| Pali | |
Witches Brew
| Mom | Short |
Post Mortem, America 2021
| Maggie | |
rowspan="6"| 2014
| WiH Massive Blood Drive PSA | Driver | Short |
Virginia Obscura
| - | |
data-sort-value="Tour, The" | The Tour
| Morgan | Short |
Run Like Hell
| Jennafer | |
data-sort-value="Grim Becoming, A" | A Grim Becoming
| Life | |
Klymene
| Klymene | Short |
rowspan="4"| 2015
| Black Angels | - | Short |
data-sort-value="Evil Gene, The" | The Evil Gene
| Amanda | |
All Through The House
| Sheila | |
Save Yourself
| Kim Tobin | |
rowspan="2"| 2016
| South32 | Michelle | |
Unwanted Guest
| Shannon | TV movie |
rowspan="3"| 2017
| Red Eye | Bea | |
American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
| Mary | |
Buckout Road
| Seppuku Suicide | |
2018
| An Ending | Florence | |
rowspan="5"| 2019
| data-sort-value="Listing, The" | The Listing | Jenna | |
Puppet Killer
| Vengeance/Reporter | |
Slice & Dice
| Dr. Weaver | Short |
data-sort-value="Tombs, The" | The Tombs
| Harriet | |
Rest Stop
| Ellen | Short |
rowspan="5"| 2020
| Human Zoo | Contestant 103 | |
Camp Twilight
| JoAnn Warner | |
Breakdown
| Melissa | |
Make It a Scary One
| Morgan | |
data-sort-value="Sunday Night Slaughter, The" | The Sunday Night Slaughter
| Doctor Mika St. Jean | |
rowspan="2"| 2021
| Shelter in Place | Karen | |
Crypto Heads
| Brooke O'Hara | |
rowspan="5"| 2022
| Rucker | Darlene #48 | |
Final X: The Final Experiment
| Cynthia Bradshaw | Short |
Lilith
| Heidi Cruz | |
Satanic Hispanics
| Lobby Victim #2 | |
Shelter
| Karen | |
2023
| Transmission | Sitcom Wife | |
rowspan="2"| 2024
| Those Who Inherit the Earth | Heather | |
data-sort-value="Haunted, the Possessed and the Damned, The" | The Haunted, the Possessed and the Damned
| Vanessa Collins | |
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable" | |||
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Brides of Beverly Hills | Bridal Stylist | TLC channel reality show |
2011-12 | Two Doors Down | Summer Perkins | TV series; all 13 episodes |
2011 | data-sort-value="Funny Man, The" | The Funny Man | Mildred | TV series; ep. 1-9"[https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0415672/?ref_=tt_cl_t18 "Mildred": Character Information (IMDb) ]" |
2011 | Aidan 5 | Rachel | TV / web series; 2 ep. |
2011 | Caught: The Web Series | Narria 'Dix' Dixon | Web series; 1 episode |
- | Night Out Ohio | Host | TV series; 2 episodes |
=Music videos=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Artist ! Role |
---|
2011
| "We Live Our Lives in Black" | Coyote | Herself |
2020
| "How to Induce Amnesia" | Herself | Cheating Girlfriend |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm2781723}}
- {{official}}
- [http://www.horrorsociety.com/2012/06/09/jessica-cameron/ Bio] at HorrorSociety.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131111173032/http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/brides-of-beverly-hills/bios/jessica-cameron-bio.htm TLC's Brides of Beverly Hills Bios: Jessica Cameron"]
- [http://www.graveplotpodcast.com/2014/07/episode-xx-all-in-family.html Jessica Cameron] on The Grave Plot Podcast
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Category:Actresses from Ontario
Category:Film directors from Ontario
Category:People from Owen Sound
Category:Canadian film actresses