Name	Jessica Rizo
Height	5 ft 7 in
Naionality	American
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Los Gatos, California, U.S.
Famous for	Acting

Jessica Rizo is an American actress. Jessica Yvonne Rizo was born in Los Gatos, California, and was raised nearby in the small historical town of Saratoga. She has a mixed background including Italian, Spanish, Irish and Native American. Jessica began performing at the age of 7 and was a natural, involving herself in local talent shows, and plays. Jessica lost both her parents, her mother Pauline, 32 and father Louis, 57. As trying as these times were, she found peace during the years, and focused on healing herself and her family through her parents' strength.

She earned theatrical credits in shorts films such as "A Beautiful Disaster", where Jessica wrapped herself in the dramatic role of a Methanphetmine addict. Then, after auditioning for upcoming director Ken Duke, Jessica booked the role of Serena in his latest dramatic piece, "The Last Score". This was an exciting and difficult role to portray because the role was that of a woman 7 months pregnant, but Jessica walked into the role cool and confident. Immediately after production wrapped with "The Last Score", she moved onto the role of Carmen in the piloted sitcom "Burn", where she was able to showcase her comedic skills. Jessica's landed a featured role in the directorial debut of the accredited editor Nick Moore, in "Wild Child", where she played opposite Emma Roberts. She has also been featured in Music Videos for multi-platinum selling artists such as "The Goo Goo Dolls," and "Audioslave". When not on the set Jessica can be seen in class fine tuning her acting skills.

Jessica enjoys studying languages and speaks conversational Spanish and Hebrew. She finds spiritual healing through meditation, prayer, and faith. One of her favorite things to do, and what she is best known for is positively influencing people's lives, even if it is just with a smile or an embrace with hopes that their day be bright and filled with love. Though Jessica will always be dedicated to her acting career she will find herself most fulfilled when she is able to start non-profit organizations for Cancer and AIDS research.