Deborah Ann Woll (born February , ) is an American actress. She is
known for her roles as the vampire Jessica Hamby on the HBO drama
series True Blood (â€") and Karen Page in the Netflix shows Daredevil
(â€"), The Defenders (), and The Punisher (â€"). She has also starred
in the films Mother's Day (), Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
(), Catch . (), Ruby Sparks (), Meet Me Montenegro (), The Automatic
Hate (), and Escape Room ().Deborah Ann Woll was born in Brooklyn, New
York City, on February , . Her father is an architect and her mother,
Cathy Woll, is a teacher at the Berkeley Carroll School. She is of
Irish and Jewish-German descent. She attended the Packer Collegiate
Institute, and received a BFA from USC School of Dramatic Arts at the
University of Southern California. She also trained at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London.Woll began her career with
guest starring roles in several television series, including Life (),
ER (), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (), My Name Is Earl (), and The
Mentalist (), and had a supporting role in the action-adventure
television film Aces 'N' Eights ().In , Woll landed her breakout role
as Bill Compton's vampire progeny, Jessica Hamby, in the HBO fantasy
drama series True Blood. She originally joined as a recurring
character in the first season, but was promoted to a regular cast
member for the second season onwards. In , she and her True Blood
co-stars won the Satellite Award for Best Cast â€" Television Series
at the th annual ceremony. Woll maintained the role of Jessica until
the series' ending in . In , she made a guest appearance in an episode
of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, portraying a young woman who is
found alive after being reported missing by her boyfriend.
known for her roles as the vampire Jessica Hamby on the HBO drama
series True Blood (â€") and Karen Page in the Netflix shows Daredevil
(â€"), The Defenders (), and The Punisher (â€"). She has also starred
in the films Mother's Day (), Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
(), Catch . (), Ruby Sparks (), Meet Me Montenegro (), The Automatic
Hate (), and Escape Room ().Deborah Ann Woll was born in Brooklyn, New
York City, on February , . Her father is an architect and her mother,
Cathy Woll, is a teacher at the Berkeley Carroll School. She is of
Irish and Jewish-German descent. She attended the Packer Collegiate
Institute, and received a BFA from USC School of Dramatic Arts at the
University of Southern California. She also trained at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London.Woll began her career with
guest starring roles in several television series, including Life (),
ER (), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (), My Name Is Earl (), and The
Mentalist (), and had a supporting role in the action-adventure
television film Aces 'N' Eights ().In , Woll landed her breakout role
as Bill Compton's vampire progeny, Jessica Hamby, in the HBO fantasy
drama series True Blood. She originally joined as a recurring
character in the first season, but was promoted to a regular cast
member for the second season onwards. In , she and her True Blood
co-stars won the Satellite Award for Best Cast â€" Television Series
at the th annual ceremony. Woll maintained the role of Jessica until
the series' ending in . In , she made a guest appearance in an episode
of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, portraying a young woman who is
found alive after being reported missing by her boyfriend.
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