Jody Jaress is an American actress, director, writer and jazz and
blues singer in the Los Angeles, California area. She began studying
acting, singing, and dancing in the mid s.Jaress was born in Ottawa,
Illinois, and is the eldest daughter of realtor, John William "Bill"
Schafer (â€") from Marion, Illinois and Freda Ellen Jones Schafer
(â€"), formerly of Johnston City, Illinois who was a member of the
Business and Professional Women's Association in Southern California.
Jaress has two children, a son, JC Jaress (married to Anastasia King
Jaress), and a daughter, Michele Lea Jaress (-). She divorced Michael
F. Jaress, the father of her two children, in .Jaress began her
entertainment career at a very young age (s) in Michigan and has made
appearances on stage, film, television and radio. Early in her acting
endeavors, she received acclaim at the Will-O-Way Apprentice Theatre
(Michigan) for her Command Performance as Kate in "Taming of the
Shrew" requested by Sir Basil Rathbone, (the original Sherlock Holmes
(-). Jaress sang, danced, and recited verse as a guest on local
television (After Hours) WXYZ-TV, Bill Kennedy's Showtime, The Auntie
Dee Show, CKLW-TV and several radio stations in Detroit and Canada
(â€").Divorce Court () was an early reenactment television series
filmed in Michigan, where Jaress played the very young child of an
estranged couple. In the early s Jaress joined the American Guild of
Variety Artists as a singer/dancer and by , she had been accepted into
the Screen Actors Guild. By , Jaress had many legitimate stage
performances in her repertoire like, Peter Pan, Stage Door, Of Mice
And Men, then performing as a roller skater, she began her film career
in Skatetown, USA, starring Patrick Swayze in his feature film debut.
Also in , she had a small role as a dancer in the film Love at First
Bite starring George Hamilton. Shot in Los Angeles. Her first adult
acting credit was in a feature film (also in ) as Rhea, directed and
written by Richard Gardner, called The Hunting Season which began as
The Bigot and then re-released as a limited edition on DVD/Blu-ray in
by Troma Entertainment and Vinegar Syndrome as Deadly Daphne's Revenge
with James Avery from the television series, The Fresh Prince of
Bel-air playing a small role as a detective. In the new DVD/Blu-ray
release, there is an additional perk called Answering the Call where
Jaress gives an interview about director/writer Gardner and the
filming of The Hunting Season. Crisis Counselor (), was a reality
based reenactment television series which starred Jaress as Julie in
the episode: Breast Cancer. Gaining career momentum, Jaress appeared
as Jane in director/writer Joseph Merhi's feature film, Fresh Kill
with Robert Z'Dar. Jaress did some work as a stand-in for Karen Black
in the remake of Invaders from Mars (), and the same stand-in work for
all the lead actresses who guest starred on Michael Nesmith's late
night music video television series titled "Television Parts" CBS.
blues singer in the Los Angeles, California area. She began studying
acting, singing, and dancing in the mid s.Jaress was born in Ottawa,
Illinois, and is the eldest daughter of realtor, John William "Bill"
Schafer (â€") from Marion, Illinois and Freda Ellen Jones Schafer
(â€"), formerly of Johnston City, Illinois who was a member of the
Business and Professional Women's Association in Southern California.
Jaress has two children, a son, JC Jaress (married to Anastasia King
Jaress), and a daughter, Michele Lea Jaress (-). She divorced Michael
F. Jaress, the father of her two children, in .Jaress began her
entertainment career at a very young age (s) in Michigan and has made
appearances on stage, film, television and radio. Early in her acting
endeavors, she received acclaim at the Will-O-Way Apprentice Theatre
(Michigan) for her Command Performance as Kate in "Taming of the
Shrew" requested by Sir Basil Rathbone, (the original Sherlock Holmes
(-). Jaress sang, danced, and recited verse as a guest on local
television (After Hours) WXYZ-TV, Bill Kennedy's Showtime, The Auntie
Dee Show, CKLW-TV and several radio stations in Detroit and Canada
(â€").Divorce Court () was an early reenactment television series
filmed in Michigan, where Jaress played the very young child of an
estranged couple. In the early s Jaress joined the American Guild of
Variety Artists as a singer/dancer and by , she had been accepted into
the Screen Actors Guild. By , Jaress had many legitimate stage
performances in her repertoire like, Peter Pan, Stage Door, Of Mice
And Men, then performing as a roller skater, she began her film career
in Skatetown, USA, starring Patrick Swayze in his feature film debut.
Also in , she had a small role as a dancer in the film Love at First
Bite starring George Hamilton. Shot in Los Angeles. Her first adult
acting credit was in a feature film (also in ) as Rhea, directed and
written by Richard Gardner, called The Hunting Season which began as
The Bigot and then re-released as a limited edition on DVD/Blu-ray in
by Troma Entertainment and Vinegar Syndrome as Deadly Daphne's Revenge
with James Avery from the television series, The Fresh Prince of
Bel-air playing a small role as a detective. In the new DVD/Blu-ray
release, there is an additional perk called Answering the Call where
Jaress gives an interview about director/writer Gardner and the
filming of The Hunting Season. Crisis Counselor (), was a reality
based reenactment television series which starred Jaress as Julie in
the episode: Breast Cancer. Gaining career momentum, Jaress appeared
as Jane in director/writer Joseph Merhi's feature film, Fresh Kill
with Robert Z'Dar. Jaress did some work as a stand-in for Karen Black
in the remake of Invaders from Mars (), and the same stand-in work for
all the lead actresses who guest starred on Michael Nesmith's late
night music video television series titled "Television Parts" CBS.
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