Jessica Stroup

Birthday: 23 October 1986, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Birth Name: Jessica Leigh Stroup

Height: 173 cm

Jessica Stroup was born October 23rd 1986, in Anderson, South Carolina, USA. At the age of 17, she received a scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, but turned it down to pursue acting. At only 17, she moved to Los Angeles and immediately took acting classes and received both modeling and acting offers. Since then, Jessica has starred in several hit horror movies including Prom Night (2008) and The Hills Have Eyes II (2007), and is booked a lead role in the brand new spin-off 90210 (2008) as one of the lead characters, "Erin Silver". In her spare time, Jessica enjoys hanging out with friends and family, watching movies, playing volleyball and listening to music. Show less «

I was raised by boys. I can hold my own, I can fight, and I love horror movies - simply for the scar...Show more »

I was raised by boys. I can hold my own, I can fight, and I love horror movies - simply for the scare factor and the surrealism. Show less «

I love Gossip Girl (2007). I used to hang out with Blake Lively and Jessica Szohr. I'm also addicted...Show more »

I love Gossip Girl (2007). I used to hang out with Blake Lively and Jessica Szohr. I'm also addicted to Bravo and reality shows like Top Chef (2006). Show less «

On set, I have a lot of coffee... so I try to chug water before going for that next cup.

I was raised in a strict Southern household in Lexington, South Carolina, and I remember sneaking of...Show more »

I was raised in a strict Southern household in Lexington, South Carolina, and I remember sneaking off to watch Pet Sematary (1989) as a kid. After seeing those animals reincarnate, I screamed and couldn't sleep for weeks, but watched it again and again. Show less «

I love getting to work with the stunt coordinator. It's like choreography, like a dance.

I'm such a tomboy - I was raised in the South - and I also really wanted to work in New York, being ...Show more »

I'm such a tomboy - I was raised in the South - and I also really wanted to work in New York, being so different from California, though it was a freezing-cold winter. Show less «

Hair on a guy is something that attracts me first; if you've got a good head of hair, and you're abl...Show more »

Hair on a guy is something that attracts me first; if you've got a good head of hair, and you're able to style yourself in a way that's presentable, I think that's really important. Show less «

When you don't feel healthy, stop the excuses and do something. Just go outside, walk, breathe. Life...Show more »

When you don't feel healthy, stop the excuses and do something. Just go outside, walk, breathe. Life's too short to fall into a rut. You are in charge of you - treat yourself well, and it'll show. Show less «

I was in, like, nine schools by ninth grade, so I moved a ton of times when I was younger.

Women rule men's lives - every decision a man makes is based on a woman.

For meals, I'm big into quinoa or rocket salad with a protein like shrimp of chicken added to it.

I'm Southern, but I need to be out making my own money, and impacting the world outside of my house.

When I was 15, I got a job at the first Hollister that opened up.

If you watch 90210 (2008), you see my hair changing every episode - I've chopped it off, and I've ke...Show more »

If you watch 90210 (2008), you see my hair changing every episode - I've chopped it off, and I've kept it long. I've done it all to my hair on that show. Show less «

Circuit training is a great way to go. Keeping the reps high and the weight low, you'll tone your mu...Show more »

Circuit training is a great way to go. Keeping the reps high and the weight low, you'll tone your muscles without bulking up. Show less «

I'm just a huge fan of smells, first of all. I have a bit of an obsession with smells.

I was a part of that Beanie Babies generation. I had, like, 400 of them... OK, maybe not that many, ...Show more »

I was a part of that Beanie Babies generation. I had, like, 400 of them... OK, maybe not that many, but I had a lot of little stuffed animals that I liked to make talk. I was a big dork, and I still am. Show less «