Jessica Jacobs
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Jessica Madison "Jessie" Jacobs (14 November 1990 – 10 May 2008) was an Australian actress and singer. She was known for her roles in children's television series in Australia including The Saddle Club
, Fergus McPhail
, and Holly's Heroes
.
, Australia, Jacobs began acting when she was 9. She was in stage productions, for example alongside Lisa McCune
and Bert Newton
in The Sound of Music
.
when she fainted - from what was later theorised by the coroner to be a heart episode - and fell onto the tracks and into the path of an oncoming train. She died instantly from her injuries when the train hit her. That day she was on the way to meet her mother so they could buy a birthday present for Adam. Jacobs was 17 at the time of her death. The police took several hours to find the family because the teenager, who was arriving home from an overnight stay with a friend, was carrying fake ID. She is buried at St Kilda Cemetery in St Kilda, Victoria
.
The Saddle Club
The Saddle Club is a children's television series based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant and is an Australia/Canada co-production. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three teenage girls in training to compete in equestrian competitions at the fictional...
, Fergus McPhail
Fergus McPhail
Fergus McPhail is an Australian children's comedy series that was released on Network Ten in 2004.-Plot summary:Fergus McPhail stumbles from crisis to crisis mostly of his own making. His irrationally optimistic alter-ego acts as his conscience...
, and Holly's Heroes
Holly's Heroes
Holly's Heroes is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005.-Plot summary:...
.
Biography
Born in CanberraCanberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia, Jacobs began acting when she was 9. She was in stage productions, for example alongside Lisa McCune
Lisa McCune
Lisa McCune , is a four-time Gold Logie Award winning Australian actress, best known for her role as Senior Constable Maggie Doyle in Blue Heelers, and as Lt...
and Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
in The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
.
Death
On 10 May 2008 Jessica Jacobs was walking along the platform at Cheltenham stationCheltenham railway station, Melbourne
Cheltenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Cheltenham on the Frankston railway line. Cheltenham is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.-Facilities:...
when she fainted - from what was later theorised by the coroner to be a heart episode - and fell onto the tracks and into the path of an oncoming train. She died instantly from her injuries when the train hit her. That day she was on the way to meet her mother so they could buy a birthday present for Adam. Jacobs was 17 at the time of her death. The police took several hours to find the family because the teenager, who was arriving home from an overnight stay with a friend, was carrying fake ID. She is buried at St Kilda Cemetery in St Kilda, Victoria
St Kilda, Victoria
St Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Worst Best Friends Worst Best Friends Worst Best Friends is an Australian children's television series first screened on Network Ten in 2002. The series is based on the children's books by Max Dann: Adventures with My Worst Best Friend, Going Bananas and Dusting in Love.... |
Molly | 2002–2003 (13 episodes) |
| 2003 | The Saddle Club The Saddle Club The Saddle Club is a children's television series based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant and is an Australia/Canada co-production. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three teenage girls in training to compete in equestrian competitions at the fictional... |
Melanie Atwood #2 | Season 2 |
| 2004 | Fergus McPhail Fergus McPhail Fergus McPhail is an Australian children's comedy series that was released on Network Ten in 2004.-Plot summary:Fergus McPhail stumbles from crisis to crisis mostly of his own making. His irrationally optimistic alter-ego acts as his conscience... |
Jennifer McPhail | 26 episodes |
| 2005 | Holly's Heroes Holly's Heroes Holly's Heroes is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005.-Plot summary:... |
Emily Walsh | 25 episodes |
External links
- Jessie Jacobs at The Internet Movie Database
- Jessie Jacobs at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
- Jessie Jacobs at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...
- Jessie Jacobs at MyDeathSpace
- Jessica Jacobs School of Drama
- Jessie Jacobs and Janelle Corlass-Brown Interview
- Jessie Jacobs Online Memorial at Imorial