Jessica Karen Szohr (pronounced zorr, born March 31, 1985) is an American actress. She told Seventeen magazine that she “almost moved home like five times.” Szohr earned her laurels as a frequent presence on U.S. television during the 2000s. Along with Stacy Keibler, she played a neighbour to the main character Brian O’Hara (Barry Watson). She plays Vanessa Abrams, Dan Humphrey’s (Penn Badgley) childhood friend and occasional love interest. Originally cast as a recurring role, she became an additional series regular after the season one episode The Blair Bitch Project. She has appeared in small roles in films such as Somebody Help Me, The Reading Room and Fired Up. in the film, she played Kelly Driscoll, “a hot young townie caught up in the excitement of co-eds who have descended upon the area for spring break.” The role required her to be underwater; Szohr later told the New York Daily News that filming was difficult because she was “not the best swimmer.” Filming began in June 2009, and the film was pushed back from its original release date in March to August 2010.
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