There is nothing better than having parents who accompany you in your career choice. It gives you extra confidence and determination to succeed no matter what challenges you face. We can say that it was the fate of Jessica Stroup who had the support of her family, in her stay in the showbiz industry, more precisely to become a model. This increased her interest in the entertainment industry in general and she started acting after starting as a model as a teenager.
The American actress is a big fan of horror movies and her favorites were The Shinning and Pet Sematara, she didn’t just watch them but she also starred in a lot of them, which earned her the nickname “Scream Queen”. This gorgeous actress believes in eating healthy and exercising to stay fit, and just looking at her, we can tell that she is quite aware of her appearance and general well-being. Although she started out as a model, she has proven to be an exquisite actress who knows what she is doing and puts all her effort into doing it.
Biography of Jessica Stroup
Jessica Leigh Stroup was born on October 23, 1986, in Anderson, South Carolina. She was raised with her brother in Charlotte, North Carolina by their parents Don and Judith Stroup. She attended Providence High School and graduated in 2004, before winning a full scholarship to the University of Georgia which she turned down in order to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She is an American actress, model, and comedian who is best friends with fellow actor Brittany Snow. She loves sports, especially volleyball, which she actively played during high school.
The teenage talent made her career choice when her mother advised her to take up modeling, which led her to start her modeling career at the age of fifteen before moving into acting. Her first appearance as an actress was in the Nickelodeon teen series Improbable in the year 2005. In 2006, she was in several movies and TV series such as; Pray for the Morning, Broken, Girlfriends, Zoe 101, and so many more.
She is called Scream Queen, having been in several horror films such as Vampire Bats (2005), Left in Darkness (2006), Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007), Prom Night (2008) and others. She played the character Amber, the female lead in the movie Hills Have Eyes 2 and her performances there brought her more recognition in the industry. And even though she was blonde in the film, she is a natural brunette. Despite the film’s negative reviews, it became a hit and grossed over $67 million worldwide.
In 2008, Jessica Stroup played the role of Erin Silver, the younger sister of David Silver in the American series 90210. Due to her performance in this series, she won the Sparkling Award at the Young Hollywood Awards in 2010. She has voiced some characters in two episodes of the 2011 animated sitcom Family Guy. The actress starred as Tracy in the 2012 movie Ted. She played NYPD cop Max in the second season of The Next. She also joined Iron Fist from 2017.
Net value
This smart actress knew what she wanted and went right ahead. Having been in the industry for quite some time now, she is improving every day and always amazes us with her on-screen talent. This has really benefited her a lot financially and although we cannot find a record of what she is paid per role or annually, her estimated net worth is estimated to be around $3 million. However, with her speed and dexterity, we’re sure she’s still ahead of her game.
Family Life – Parents, Brother
Not much is known about the actress’ family life other than the fact that she was raised by her parents, Don and Judy Stroup, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has an older brother, Dave Stroup, who is a director. Her father is senior vice president of MUFG Union Bank while her mother Judith Stroup was a former beauty queen (Miss North Carolina). It’s no wonder she advised Jessica to become a model, which ultimately helped her in her career choice.
Personal life – boyfriend
A glimpse into Jessica Strou’s personal life reveals that she had a romantic relationship with Dustin Milligan, a Canadian actor, producer and writer. Milligan was born on July 28, 1985 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territory, Canada. He is best known for his role as Ethan Ward in the series Teen 90210. It was on the set of this series that he met Jessica Stroup and they started dating in 2008.
The duo had an awesome relationship, they were always seen hanging out and appearing at events together, to the extent that we would have liked this relationship to last and probably lead to something better, because they were so good together, but it didn’t. didn’t go as planned because two years later it was heard they had broken up, and Dustin confirmed it when he admitted to being single on his Instagram page.
After her split from Dustin in 2010, there was no news of her involvement with anyone else, but the actress is having fun and having a good time with her friends and crew members. Apart from that, the Vampire Bats actress is single right now.