Real-Life Gossip Girls

Born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Jessica Szohr is an actress and model, who was discovered at age 17, when she was working as a Kohl's Department Store model.

She is known with TV audiences for her role as Vanessa Abrams on Gossip Girl.

Some of Jessica's TV appearances include CSI: Miami, That's So Raven, Joan of Arcadia, Drake & Josh, What I Like About You and My Wife And Kids. She also appeared in the music video, "Over You" by Daughtry.

Jessica has modeled for Mountain Dew, Crate and Barrel, Sears, and Seventeen magazine.

In this 2009 interview with SIDEWALKS host Cindy Rhodes, Jessica talks about her role on Gossip Girl and her career as model/actress.

As part of the promotional tour, she chats about the new series of video featurettes called Gossip Girl: Real NYC Stories Revealed that chronicles the successes of four 20-something girls from Manhattan's Upper East Side. Jessica is joined by filmmaker and writer Faythallegra Coleman and style director of Nylon magazine and jewelry designer Dani Stahl.