Career

McNamee is best known for her leading role of Sammy Rafter in the award winning and top rating television series Packed to the Rafters

Packed to the Rafters

Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...

. Before this she also appeared in the television soap opera Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...

as Lisa Duffy

Lisa Duffy

Lisa Duffy is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Jessica McNamee. She made her first on-screen appearance on 22 January 2007. The character departed on 24 August 2007.-Storylines:...

 playing the love interest of real life good friend Rhys Wakefield's character, Lucas.

McNamee stars in the Prom horror comedy film The Loved Ones

The Loved Ones (film)

The Loved Ones is a 2009 Australian horror film written and directed by Sean Byrne and starring Xavier Samuel and Robin McLeavy.-Plot:After high schooler Brent Mitchell wraps his car around a tree, killing his father, he escapes into a grief-filled world of guilt...

for which won the peoples choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

 in 2009. In mid 2010 she went on to film the short film 50-50 which is based on the gang wars in Sydney, Australia during the 1920's and 1930's. She portrayed the lead role of the real life underworld figure/prostitute Nelly Cameron. Following this she won the role of Gwen in the film The Vow, a movie filmed in Toronto in which she portrayed Rachel McAdams' younger sister. Jessica Lang and Sam Neil were cast as the parents. She sent a self tape for this role to the USA while filming 50 50. It was this self tape that secured her the role.

Personal life

McNamee is the younger sister of actress Penny McNamee

Penny McNamee

Penny McNamee is an Australian actress.- Theatre :Best known for her portrayal of Nessarose in the original Australian cast of Wicked for which she won the 2009 Green Room Award for Best Female in a Featured Role. The show opened on 12 July 2008, in Melbourne where it ran for 13 months, closing on...

. She has also been credited as Jess McNamee. She has been studying a Bachelor of Politics and History via correspondence for the past couple of years.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–2008	Home and Away Home and Away Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...	Lisa Duffy	TV series
2008–2010	Packed To The Rafters Packed to the Rafters Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...	Sammy Rafter	TV series
2010		Mia
2010	50-50	Nelly Cameron	short film
2012		Gwen

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