Jessica Karen Szohr was born on the 31st March 1985, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin USA, and is an actress with Hungarian, African American, Irish and English roots. For wider audience she is known for her main role as Vanessa Abrams in the television series “Gossip Girl” (2007 – 2012). Szohr has been active in the entertainment industry since 2003.
How much is the net worth of Jessica Szohr? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is equal to $4 million, as of the data given in late 2016. Films and television are the main sources of Szohr impressive fortune, and popularity.
Jessica Szohr Net Worth $4 Million
To begin with, Jessica Szohr was raised in Menomonee Falls, the eldest of five children in the family. During schooldays she played soccer, was a member of the student council, the team cheerleader and initiative student. Szohr began working as a model at the age of six, and at 10 she had already participated in the first national campaign for Quaker Oats, and appeared on billboards for the Kohl’s malls. This was followed by the photo shoots for Crate and Barrel, Mountain Dew, Sears, Jockey and JanSport. Szohr graduated from Menomonee Falls High School at age 17 – one semester in advance – and moved to Los Angeles with her mother to become an actress. After two years, she moved to New York.
Since 2003, Jessica Szohr has appeared in episodes of various television series, such as “My Wife and Kids” (2003), “Joan of Arcadia” (2004), “Drake & Josh” (2004), “That’s So Raven” (2005), “What I Like About You” (2004), “CSI: Miami” (2007), “What About Brian” (2007), “The City” (2010), “Punk’d” (2012), “Men at Work” (2013) and “CSI: Cyber” (2015). However, she is mostly known for the lead role of Vanessa Abrams in the television series “Gossip Girl” (2007 – 2012), which made her famous. What is more, between 2007 and 2009, she appeared as a guest star in the films “Somebody Help Me” and “The Dream of Helen and Fired Up!” as the cheerleader. Then, she starred in the horror movie “Piranha 3D” (2010) directed by Alexandre Aja – for the role of Kelly she won the Breakthrough of the Year Award and was nominated for the MTV Movie Award. Then, Szohr joined the cast of the romantic comedies “Love, Wedding, Marriage”, the sci-fi film “Hirokin” (2010) and “Ted 2” (2015). She was cast as the main in the comedy film “The Internship” (2013) directed by Shawn Levy. In 2014, she starred with Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton in the romantic comedy film “Two Night Stand” by Max Nichols. Clearly all these appearances contributed significantly to the rapid growth of her net worth, as did her being named in the ‘100 Most Beautiful People in the World’ by People magazine in 2010.
Moreover, she participated in a music video of Taylor Swift’s “22” (2013), A Great Big World’s “Already Home” (2014), “The Black Eyed Peas’ “Where Is the Love” (2013) and other music videos.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she was in a relationship with Ed Westwick from late 2008 but they separated in late 2010, before getting back together in 2012. She is known to be close friends with Dianna Agron, Jessica Stroup and Nina Dobrev.
Breakthrough of the Year Awards for Breakthrough Actress in Film (2010)
Nominations
MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-S**t Performance (2011), "100 Most Beautiful People in the World" (by "People" magazine, 2010)
Movies
"Piranha 3D" (2010), "The Internship" (2013), "Two Night Stand" (2014), "Love Bite" (2012), "Love Wedding, Marriage" (2011), "I Don't Know How She Does It" (2011), "Club Life (2015)"
TV Shows
"My Wife and Kids“ (2003), Gossip Girl” (2007-2012), "CSI: Miami" (2007), "What About Brian" (2007), "Complications" (2015), "Kingdom" (2015), "CSI: Cyber" (2015)
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Exotic look with dark hair and light eyes
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The fact of the matter is that when there are feelings involved and you like someone, it doesn't matter if you're an actor, a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer, a receptionist - you can't really help it when you have feelings for someone.
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When you're working on a lake and it's dark and cold out and you can't see what's underwater, it is freaking scary!
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Whenever I do my own makeup, I usually only do foundation, bronzer, and mascara.
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With things in my personal life, if I talk about it, it doesn't stay personal.
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You do a film for a short time period - you put it all out there and move on.
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My style has definitely grown since moving to New York and working on 'Gossip Girl.' I'm more aware of a lot of designers and I'm more aware of fashion.
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My schedule can be hectic, so I'm always trying to find time to see my friends and family.
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One product that you can never go wrong with is sunglasses because they are easy to misplace. I always get a couple of pairs every year.
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So basically, I graduated high school a semester early.
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That's the great thing about New York, there's always something to do.
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The sexiest thing about style is if you kind of just take your personality and put it in what you wear. That's what I think is cool.
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I'm always appreciative of fans.
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I'm going to have fans and I'm going to have people who don't like everything I do. All I can really do is go to work and do my job.
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I'm just a normal girl who really enjoys her job, and so you have to take the other things that come with being in the public eye.
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I'm not the healthiest eater, but I try to watch what I eat during the week. I kind of splurge on the weekends and eat french fries and pizza.
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Just don't pull out your phone at all on the first date.
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I enjoy yoga a lot, not even for the workout.
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I have a very close relationship with my mom, and I'm able to talk to her about anything.
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I love seeing live music.
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I want to entertain.
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I'm a huge fan of Cheetos.
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After being in a gym, you're super hungry all the time because you're burning all these calories.
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Ghost stories always creep me out and weird me out. Those are always interesting to watch.
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I do a lot of dry shampoo. My hair just works better when it's not as clean!
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I don't like it when you look too styled and wear one designer from head to toe.
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I don't read blogs, I don't have MySpace, I don't have Facebook or Twitter - none of that.
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My personal style is kind of tomboy-boho chic! Sort of funky but simple.
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I'm from Wisconsin, and I love snowboarding, hiking, yoga and soccer.
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There's a very small percentage of people that take limos to school and have $2000 handbags - no one in my high school had that!
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A lot of people say about 'Gossip Girl,' 'Well, how do you feel about gossip?' Well, who really likes gossip? No one likes to be talked about if it's not flattering or a compliment.
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A lot of times when I'm not at work I like to let my face breath and not put makeup on.
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Last name pronounced "sawr".
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In a relationship with pro-football wide receiver Scotty McKnight as late of 2014.
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Last name pronounced "zor.".
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Once cleaned her teachers' houses to earn money.
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Her grandfather, Ronald Szohr, is of Hungarian descent, and one of her grandparents is of African-American origin. Her other ancestry includes Irish and English.
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Did print modeling for Kohl's Department Store during high school.
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Graduated from Menomonee Falls High School, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.