Artist Profiles
Jessica Dean Turner
Jessica Dean Turner (Human 1) Chicago theatre credits: Roe, Lottery Day (Goodman Theatre); Tiny Beautiful Things (Victory Gardens); Red Rex (Steep Theatre); Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress); United 232, Season on the Line (House Theatre) Regional: Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, As You Like It, Caesar (Illinois Shakespeare Festival); Two Gentlemen of Verona, Comedy of Errors (Arkansas Shakespeare Company). Television: Paper Girls, CRISIS, Chicago PD, The Chi. Film: You Too, Black Womxn. Commercials: Lunchables. BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois, MA from NYU in Educational Theatre, is a member of Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA. Represented by Paonessa Talent Agency.