Biography
Jessica Trueman is most known for her work in award-winning shorts “A Bold Choice”, “My Name is Richard” as well as “Beneath the Eye” (2019), “Consume” (2019) and “Ella” (2020), which screened at Flickerfest.
In 2022 Jessica made her directorial debut in “A Bold Choice” (released in August 2022), and won the Best Open Actor award for her portrayal of protagonist Alice. In late 2022 this was shown on SBS as a part of their favourite films from the festival, and also shown on the Aurora Channel in March 2023 as a part of their Focus on Ability Festival program.
She has trained at NIDA, Screenwise, Sydney Actors Collective and AAFTA, and completed a bachelor’s degree in Communication (Media Arts and Production) at UTS. She graduated in April 2020.
Jessica is Neurodivergent and is motivated to use her platform and talents to bring nuanced depictions of Neurodiversity to the stage and screen.