JESSICA PARÃ
Date of Birth: 1982
Paré studied acting in her native Montréal since she was 14 years old. She appeared in
a half dozen school and amateur theater productions before landing the roles of Jesus
in Godspell and Maid Marian in Robin Hood in high school productions.
Her first professional performance was in the role of Rosalie Profaci in the mini-series
Family: The Joseph Bonano Story. Also in 1999, she co-starred in En vacances which
premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
For the beginning of the new millennium, Paré starred in Stardom with Dan Aykroyd, about a small town girl hitting the big time, followed by roles in Léa Pool's
Lost and Delirious (2001) and Wicker Park (2004), starring Josh Hartnett.
From 2004 to 2005, she played the regular role of Courtney Benedict on the drama series Jack & Bobby. In 2010 she joined the cast of the hit series Mad Men, playing Megan Calvet.