• Was originally going to play Zoe in I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) (V) but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

• Jessica believes that Shenae Grimes, who plays Annie on 90210, is her soulmate because they connect on so many levels.

• Jessica is of Danish descent.

• Jessica is an avid volleyball player.

• In the movie Broken, Jessica has a kissing scene with Heather Graham.

• When she’s not busy with work, Jessica enjoys hanging out with friends and listening to music.

• Jessica first appeared in a guest shot on the Nickelodeon teen series Unfabulous, starring Emma Roberts. She also booked a role in FoxLab’s mobisode series Sunset Hotel.

• Jessica is 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) tall. She has natural dark brown hair and blue eyes.

• Jessica Stroup has booked print campaigns with Louis Vitton.

• Jessica Stroup was placed with Osbrink Model and Talent in Los Angeles in 2004.

• Jessica admits to being a hardcore horror nut. Among her favorite horror movies are; The Shining, Pet Sematary, and Poltergeist.

• At the age of fifteen Jessica decided to try her hand at modeling. After landing an agent she began to do local work which sparked her interest in entertainment.

• Jessica Strout thinks that living by herself since she was 17 has helped to keep her grounded and out of the mainstream “partying all night” crowd.

• Jessica grew up with a brother and was always like a tomboy playing with the ninjas and the G.I. Joes.

• There was a Dentyne Ice commercial that ran for about two years where Jessica was “the Dentyne girl.” She also appeared in Honda, Velveeta and Target commercials.

• Before filming each scene on 90210, Jessica and co-star, Tristan Wilds, perform a handshake they made up together.

• When Jessica was 15 she worked at the store Hollister.

• Jessica is a fan of the shows Gossip Girl and Top Chef. She likes to listen to the bands Sigur Ros, Iron and Whine, and The Swell Season.

• Jessica originally auditioned for the role of Annie in 90210, but believes she wasn’t Midwestern enough. Jessica was driving home from the grocery store when she found out she got the part of Silver. She was so excited that she almost got pulled over.

• Jessica dyed her hair blonde for her role in The Hills Have Eyes II.

• Jessica is currently dating co-star Dustin Milligan (January 2009).

• Although people commonly pronounce Jessica’s last name as if it rhymes with soup, her last name is actually pronounced ‘strop’, (rhymes with hop).

• Jessica is best friends with actress Brittany Snow.

• Her mother was the former “Miss North Carolina”, and suggested to Jessica that she should take up modeling.

• Jessica has an older brother, Dave Stroup.

• Jessica attended Providence High School and was the class of 2004. Jessica was a straight A student and even got mono once because she stayed up too late studying.

• Jessica grew up watching Clemson Tiger football games.

• Prom Night, which Jessica starred in opposite Brittany Snow, had a $20 million opening and earned the number one spot at the box office.

• She would most like to see Luke Perry make an appearance on the new 90210 series. Jessica thinks that her character, Silver, is like the new version of Luke’s character from the original.

• Jessica stated that she was most excited to work with Jennie Garth out of the original cast on the new 90210 series.

• Jessica’s teen icon was Kate Winslet, and she admits she watched Titanic five times, more for Kate Winslet than for Leonardo DiCaprio.

• Admits that her parents did not let her watch the original Beverly Hills, 90210 as she was still young, so she had to sneak out to watch an episode whenever possible.

• Since her family moved around a lot while she was young, Jessica attended about nine different schools by 9th grade.