Jessica Greco
Greco as Karen Thurston in Welcome to Dead House (1997)
Born (1980-06-26) June 26, 1980
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Years active1996-present

Jessica Greco (born June 26th, 1980) is a Canadian actress and comedian best known for playing Karen Thurston, the dead teenage daughter of a chemical factory worker, in the 1997 television adaptation of the Goosebumps book Welcome to Dead House.[1][2] Greco has gone on to act in numerous television and film roles, including in the films Twitches, Treed Murray and Girl in the Bunker.

Personal life

Greco was born in Thornhill, Ontario.[3] She began her acting career at a young age, studying at The Neighbourhood Playhouse, and alongside acting, went on to create an award-winning web series, That’s My DJ. Greco is also a comedy writer and performer, having co-founded the Canadian Comedy Award nominated sketch troupe Dame Judy Dench, and co-created the Fringe 2017 piece 32 Short Sketches About Bees which went on to win Second City's "Outstanding New Comedy" award and the "My Theatre award for Best Comedy Sketch/Improv".[4][5][6] She is active on social media, and maintains a Twitter account.[7] Greco continues to be involved in regular comedy performances in Toronto, Canada.[8][9][10]

Acting career

Greco has acted in a number of films, short films and television productions, mostly Canadian-based. She is recognized outside of Canada mostly for her role in Welcome to Dead House, a made-for-TV film and season 2 instalment of Goosebumps, which had mainstream recognition from an international audience. Greco is known for her distinctive appearance in the film, which included braided red hair, an old hat, and a shirt with an unknown letter G oval crown symbol on the front.[11][12] Greco's appearance as Karen Thurston was the inspiration for the main character in the Canadian young adult horror novella The Beaches.[13] More recently, Greco has appeared in roles for films Tammy's Always Dying and The Animal Project.[14][15][16] Recent television roles include acting in Tiny Pretty Things and Tokens, the latter of for which she was nominated for The 18th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto's "Outstanding Performance (Female)".[17]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1997Welcome to Dead HouseKaren Thurston
2000GossipCharlene
2000RivalsSamantha Gardner
2001Treed MurrayKelly
2003The RecruitHot Girl At Blue Ridge
2004The Crypt ClubPearl
2004Evel KnievelCharmaine
2005Assault on Precinct 13Coral
2005Our FathersJudy
2005TwitchesLucinda
2006The HouseJulie
2006The MarshTeen Mercy
2013The Animal ProjectPippa
2013Sunday PunchAnna
2015How To Plan an Orgy in a Small TownDr. Valsky
2016AntibirthDonna
2016Prisoner XAnna
2016Milton's SecretCarter's Mom
2018Girl in the BunkerKatherine Heath
2018The Go-GettersTicket Lady
2018Blue/RedRita
2018Jessica JessicaJessica
2018The Hummingbird ProjectDr. Bloom
2019Tammy's Always DyingKelly Seamus
2021TrashedJules
  • Filmography excludes roles in television shows, except for made-for-TV films and short films.

References

  1. ↑ "Jessica Greco". imdb.com. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Karen Thurston from Goosebumps Welcome to Dead House". youtube.com. Jareth The Goblin King. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jessica Greco". skjbollywoodnews.com. SKJ Bollywood News. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Nominee Interview Series: 32 Short Sketches About Bees". www.myentertainmentworld.ca. My Entertainment World. March 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Sumi, Glenn. "Fringe review: 32 Short Sketches About Bees". nowtoronto.com. NOW Magazine. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Levy, Joel (23 June 2018). ""A Day in the Life" with Toronto actor Jessica Greco". torontoguardian.com. Toronto Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Melton, Siân (22 March 2019). "Jessica Jessica Interview: Jessica Hinkson and Jessica Greco". medium.com. Medium. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Sumi, Glenn (7 March 2017). "How To Build A Solid Sketch Troupe". nowtoronto.com. NOW Magazine. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Sumi, Glenn. ">>>Fringe Review: That's Just 5 Kids In A Trench Coat!". nowtoronto.com. NOW Magazine. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Wilner, Norman. "Review: The Go-Getters is a consciously grubby microbudget comedy thats very funny". nowtoronto.com. NOW Magazine. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Pregler, Allison. "Let's Riff: Goosebumps "Welcome to Dead House" (1997)". www.youtube.com. Allison Pregler. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Welcome to Dead House: Part 2 (1997) Trivia". www.imdb.com. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Holiday, Rebecca Maye (April 2022). The Beaches (paperback ed.). Sea Holly Books. ISBN 9781777682156.
  14. ↑ Gray, Scott A. "The Animal Project Ingrid Veninger". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "The Scene at Toronto Film Festival 2019 (Photos)". www.hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  16. ↑ Reardon, Kiva (6 June 2014). "The Animal Project: Not a failed project, but flawed". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "The 18th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees". www.newswire.ca. Cision Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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