Jessica Greco

Jessica Greco (born June 26, 1980) is a Canadian actress and comedian best known for playing Karen Thurston, the dead teenage daughter of a chemical factory worker, in the 1997 television adaptation of the Goosebumps book Welcome to Dead House. Greco has gone on to act in numerous television and film roles, including in the films Twitches, Treed Murray and Girl in the Bunker.

Personal life

Greco was born in Thornhill, Ontario. She began her acting career at a young age, studying at The Neighbourhood Playhouse, and alongside acting, went on to create an award-winning web series, That’s My DJ. Greco is also a comedy writer and performer, having co-founded the Canadian Comedy Award nominated sketch troupe Dame Judy Dench, and co-created the Fringe 2017 piece 32 Short Sketches About Bees which went on to win Second City's "Outstanding New Comedy" award and the "My Theatre award for Best Comedy Sketch/Improv". She is active on social media, and maintains a Twitter account. Greco continues to be involved in regular comedy performances in Toronto, Canada.

Acting career Greco has acted in a number of films, short films and television productions, mostly Canadian-based. She is recognized outside of Canada mostly for her role in Welcome to Dead House, a made-for-TV film and season 2 instalment of Goosebumps, which had mainstream recognition from an international audience. Greco is known for her distinctive appearance in the film, which included braided red hair, an old hat, and a shirt with an unknown letter G oval crown symbol on the front. More recently, Greco has appeared in roles for films Tammy's Always Dying and The Animal Project. Recent television roles include acting in Tiny Pretty Things and Tokens, the latter of for which she was nominated for The 18th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto's "Outstanding Performance (Female)".

Filmography Year Title Role 1997 Welcome to Dead House Karen Thurston 2000 Gossip Charlene 2000 Rivals Samantha Gardner 2001 Treed Murray Kelly 2003 The Recruit Hot Girl At Blue Ridge 2004 The Crypt Club Pearl 2004 Evel Knievel Charmaine 2005 Assault on Precinct 13 Coral 2005 Our Fathers Judy 2005 Twitches Lucinda 2006 The House Julie 2006 The Marsh Teen Mercy 2013 The Animal Project Pippa 2013 Sunday Punch Anna 2015 How To Plan an Orgy in a Small Town Dr. Valsky 2016 Antibirth Donna 2016 Prisoner X Anna 2016 Milton's Secret Carter's Mom 2018 Girl in the Bunker Katherine Heath 2018 The Go-Getters Ticket Lady 2018 Blue/Red Rita 2018 Jessica Jessica Jessica 2018 The Hummingbird Project Dr. Bloom 2019 Tammy's Always Dying Kelly Seamus 2021 Trashed Jules

Filmography excludes roles in television shows, except for made-for-TV films and short films.