Jessica Dominique Marais (born 29 January 1985) is a South
African-born Australian actress best known for her roles on Australian
television in Packed to the Rafters and Love Child. She also
co-starred on the American drama series Magic City.Born in
Johannesburg, South Africa, Marais and her family lived in Canada and
New Zealand before relocating to Perth, Western Australia, when she
was nine.Six months after arriving in Australia, Marais' father Tony
died from a heart attack while returning from a family picnic. Marais
and her younger sister Clara were raised by her mother Karen. She
attended a Catholic co-educational school John XXIII College in
Claremont for a year and then went to St Hilda's Anglican School for
Girls from 1995 until her graduation in 2002.
African-born Australian actress best known for her roles on Australian
television in Packed to the Rafters and Love Child. She also
co-starred on the American drama series Magic City.Born in
Johannesburg, South Africa, Marais and her family lived in Canada and
New Zealand before relocating to Perth, Western Australia, when she
was nine.Six months after arriving in Australia, Marais' father Tony
died from a heart attack while returning from a family picnic. Marais
and her younger sister Clara were raised by her mother Karen. She
attended a Catholic co-educational school John XXIII College in
Claremont for a year and then went to St Hilda's Anglican School for
Girls from 1995 until her graduation in 2002.
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