Biography

Jessica Payne is known for Halfway There, Rogue Tiger, Across LA in 80 Minutes and Flip: Theme and Variations. She loves working across countries and format: film, television, music, audio, and live performance. She is also a director, writer, producer, and the creator and host of the video podcast series "Creator's Cafe."

Jessica originated the role of Ms. Frizzle on the national tour of the musical The Magic School Bus: Climate Challenge, working with Tony-award winning producers. She starred as reporter Jessie Sinclair in the film Hip Hop City. She created the role of Katie, a beloved and neurotic doctor, in the multi-season audio series Deck the Halls with Matrimony, which was featured on the New York Times, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. She has appeared in multiple short films including Rogue Tiger, Halfway There, Across LA in 80 Days, Flip, and Hot Girls. She was a lead on an episode of Supreme Justice and the documentary Nelson in China (CCTV) .

Her New York productions include Hip-Hop High; Captain Crash vs. The Zzorgwomen, Chapters 5 and 6; and national and international tours of Mz. Frizzle and The Magic School Bus: Climate Challenge (world premiere), Miss Nelson is Missing (as the first English-speaking youth audience production to tour mainland China), Strega Nona, and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. California productions are The Full Monty (Cabrillo Stage), Girl Crazy (42nd Street Moon), The Great American Trailer Park (The Willows), Antigone (Quixotic Players), and the West Coast premieres of Chaos Rules, SF Follies, and Oh My Godmother!

Along with acting, Jessica is an accomplished singer. She recently sang three rock performances in Las Vegas. Jessica is featured as a singer on the musical theatre cast albums Oh My Godmother!, Chaos Rules, and Forever Broadway, and the R&B and rap soundtrack for the film Hip Hop City.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jessica Payne