Jessica Laura Sutton (born June 2, 1993) is a South African actress. She is best known as Tally Craven from the Freeform series Motherland: Fort Salem and Mia in

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.''

Early life and education

Sutton was born in

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

, South Africa. She attended Act Cape Town (ACT) Film Academy and received her diploma in 2014 in Advanced Acting for Film and continues her studies with Matthew Harrison at The Actors Foundry in

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Career

Since her start on screen in 2015, Jessica has appeared in several television shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''American Monster'' and '' Motherland: Fort Salem.'' Her most recent film, Rogue, stars

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and was released in 2020. She also appeared in the films ''

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'', ''Finders Keepers'', ''

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'', ''Escape Room'', ''

'' and '' Inside Man: Most Wanted.''

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Jessica Actresses from Cape Town Living people 1993 births South African film actresses South African television actresses 21st-century South African actresses