| Jessica Greco | |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |
| Years Active: | 1996-present |
Jessica Greco (born June 26th, 1980) is a Canadian actress and comedian best known for playing Karen Thurston, the dead teenage daughter of a chemical factory worker, in the 1997 television adaptation of the Goosebumps book Welcome to Dead House.[1] [2] Greco has gone on to act in numerous television and film roles, including in the films Twitches, Treed Murray and Girl in the Bunker.
Greco was born in Thornhill, Ontario.[3] She began her acting career at a young age, studying at The Neighbourhood Playhouse, and alongside acting, went on to create an award-winning web series, That’s My DJ. Greco is also a comedy writer and performer, having co-founded the Canadian Comedy Award nominated sketch troupe Dame Judy Dench, and co-created the Fringe 2017 piece 32 Short Sketches About Bees which went on to win Second City's "Outstanding New Comedy" award and the "My Theatre award for Best Comedy Sketch/Improv".[4] [5] [6] She is active on social media, and maintains a Twitter account.[7] Greco continues to be involved in regular comedy performances in Toronto, Canada.[8] [9] [10]
Greco has acted in a number of films, short films and television productions, mostly Canadian-based. She is recognized outside of Canada mostly for her role in Welcome to Dead House, a made-for-TV film and season 2 instalment of Goosebumps, which had mainstream recognition from an international audience. Greco is known for her distinctive appearance in the film, which included braided red hair, an old hat, and a shirt with an unknown letter G oval crown symbol on the front.[11] [12] More recently, Greco has appeared in roles for films Tammy's Always Dying and The Animal Project.[13] [14] [15] Recent television roles include acting in Tiny Pretty Things and Tokens, the latter of for which she was nominated for The 18th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto's "Outstanding Performance (Female)".[16]
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Welcome to Dead House | Karen Thurston | |
| 2000 | Gossip | Charlene | |
| 2000 | Rivals | Samantha Gardner | |
| 2001 | Treed Murray | Kelly | |
| 2003 | The Recruit | Hot Girl At Blue Ridge | |
| 2004 | The Crypt Club | Pearl | |
| 2004 | Evel Knievel | Charmaine | |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Coral | |
| 2005 | Our Fathers | Judy | |
| 2005 | Twitches | Lucinda | |
| 2006 | The House | Julie | |
| 2006 | The Marsh | Teen Mercy | |
| 2013 | The Animal Project | Pippa | |
| 2013 | Sunday Punch | Anna | |
| 2015 | How To Plan an Orgy in a Small Town | Dr. Valsky | |
| 2016 | Antibirth | Donna | |
| 2016 | Prisoner X | Anna | |
| 2016 | Milton's Secret | Carter's Mom | |
| 2018 | Girl in the Bunker | Katherine Heath | |
| 2018 | The Go-Getters | Ticket Lady | |
| 2018 | Blue/Red | Rita | |
| 2018 | Jessica Jessica | Jessica | |
| 2018 | The Hummingbird Project | Dr. Bloom | |
| 2019 | Tammy's Always Dying | Kelly Seamus | |
| 2021 | Trashed | Jules |