Jessica Cameron is a Canadian horror film actress, director, screenwriter, and producer.
Early life
editCameron was born in Owen Sound, Ontario[1] where she graduated high school before moving to Toronto to study fashion at Ryerson University.
Career
editCameron secured a job as a clothing designer in Ohio where she lived for a few years. After taking an acting class through her work, she was selected for a role in the movie The Dead Matter (2010) which was filmed in 2008. Cameron won the award for "Rising Movie Star" from the 2010 Golden Cobb Awards. Cameron co-starred in the Roger Corman produced SyFy Channel movie Camel Spiders (2011) and the remake Silent Night (2012) which starred veteran actor Malcolm McDowell. She acted in several independent productions in the Midwestern United States before making the move to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time.[2]
Cameron played herself on the TLC series Brides of Beverly Hills (2011-2012). She runs Small Town Girl Productions, a production company primarily producing genre films, and in 2013 directed her first film, Truth or Dare.[3][4] Eight months later, she directed Mania, which was part of the documentary film series Kill The Production Assistant.[5] Cameron has also appeared in comic books, music videos, and TV shows and was named "Scream queen of the Month" by ScreamQueen.com.[6] She was 2015 Guest of Manchester based Grimmfest,[7] where her film Truth or Dare had its European premiere.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Solitude of Love | Jennifer | Short |
| 2009 | The Wrong Damn Thing to Say | Jane | Short |
| Absolution | Tori | Short | |
| 2010 | Waiting Fear | Moon | Short |
| The Dead Matter | Female Victim | ||
| Loki and SageKing Go to GenCon | Herself | Short | |
| Mr. Hush | Julie | ||
| Resurrection | Lenore | ||
| Next | Young Wife | Short | |
| Ninety Degrees and Sunny | - | Short | |
| 2011 | Hell-O-Ween | Megan | |
| Camel Spiders | Ashley | TV movie | |
| Accomplice | Jess | Short | |
| Orange You Super? | Vlogger #2 | Short | |
| Breakfast Impossible: Series One | Gnarla Foxx | ||
| Potpourri | Princess Areola | ||
| God Don't Make the Laws | Waitress | ||
| Death of the Dead | Bambi | Video | |
| Deadly Dares: Truth or Dare Part IV | Dara | Video | |
| The Family | Laura | ||
| 2012 | The Sleeper | Cindy | |
| Zombiewood | Zusan | Short | |
| The Black Dahlia Haunting | Young Norma Jeane Baker | ||
| Silent Night | Nurse | ||
| Strain | Waitress | Short | |
| 2013 | Intrusive Behavior | Tabitha | |
| Truth or Dare | Jennifer Collins | ||
| Crazy About Seven Little Deaths | - | Short | |
| 13/13/13 | Receptionist | ||
| To Jennifer | Jennifer | ||
| American Girls | Lauren Hammond | ||
| Hello Hero: Holding Out for a Hero | Screaming Woman | Short | |
| Seven Little Deaths | Pali | ||
| Witches Brew | Mom | Short | |
| Post Mortem, America 2021 | Maggie | ||
| 2014 | WiH Massive Blood Drive PSA | Driver | Short |
| Virginia Obscura | - | ||
| The Tour | Morgan | Short | |
| Run Like Hell | Jennafer | ||
| A Grim Becoming | Life | ||
| Klymene | Klymene | Short | |
| 2015 | Black Angels | - | Short |
| The Evil Gene | Amanda | ||
| All Through The House | Sheila | ||
| Save Yourself | Kim Tobin | ||
| 2016 | South32 | Michelle | |
| Unwanted Guest | Shannon | TV movie | |
| 2017 | Red Eye | Bea | |
| American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon | Mary | ||
| Buckout Road | Seppuku Suicide | ||
| 2018 | An Ending | Florence | |
| 2019 | The Listing | Jenna | |
| Puppet Killer | Vengeance/Reporter | ||
| Slice & Dice | Dr. Weaver | Short | |
| The Tombs | Harriet | ||
| Rest Stop | Ellen | Short | |
| 2020 | Human Zoo | Contestant 103 | |
| Camp Twilight | JoAnn Warner | ||
| Breakdown | Melissa | ||
| Make It a Scary One | Morgan | ||
| The Sunday Night Slaughter | Doctor Mika St. Jean | ||
| 2021 | Shelter in Place | Karen | |
| Crypto Heads | Brooke O'Hara | ||
| 2022 | Rucker | Darlene #48 | |
| Final X: The Final Experiment | Cynthia Bradshaw | Short | |
| Lilith | Heidi Cruz | ||
| Satanic Hispanics | Lobby Victim #2 | ||
| Shelter | Karen | ||
| 2023 | Transmission | Sitcom Wife | |
| 2024 | Those Who Inherit the Earth | Heather | |
| The Haunted, the Possessed and the Damned | Vanessa Collins |
Television
edit| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Brides of Beverly Hills | Bridal Stylist | TLC channel reality show |
| 2011-12 | Two Doors Down | Summer Perkins | TV series; all 13 episodes |
| 2011 | The Funny Man | Mildred | TV series; ep. 1-9[9] |
| 2011 | Aidan 5 | Rachel | TV / web series; 2 ep. |
| 2011 | Caught: The Web Series | Narria 'Dix' Dixon | Web series; 1 episode |
| - | Night Out Ohio | Host | TV series; 2 episodes |
Music Videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "We Live Our Lives in Black" | Coyote | Herself |
| 2020 | "How to Induce Amnesia" | Herself | Cheating Girlfriend |
References
edit- ^ "Jessica Cameron Biography". JessicaCameron.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Women Of Horror: Jessica Cameron" Archived 2017-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. Horror Movie Reviews.
- ^ "Women in Horror Month – Exclusive Interview With Jessica Cameron". Dread Central. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Monster Fest star Jessica Cameron shows there's more to her than a great set of lungs". Sydney Morning Herald, November 13, 2014 Craig Mathieson
- ^ "First NSFW Photos from Jessica Cameron’s 'Mania'". Horror Movies, Chris Savage Dec 8th, 2014
- ^ "Scream Queen of the Month, February 2011". ScreamQueen.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Grimmfest 2015
- ^ Grimmfest 2015
- ^ ""Mildred": Character Information (IMDb) "
External links
edit- Jessica Cameron at IMDb
- Official website
- Bio at HorrorSociety.com
- TLC's Brides of Beverly Hills Bios: Jessica Cameron"
- Jessica Cameron on The Grave Plot Podcast
