Jessica McNamee

Jessica McNamee is an Australian actress. He became known in Australia for his role as Sammy Rafter in the TV series Packed to the Rafters; She is known internationally for her roles as Margaret Court in Battle of the Sexes and Sonya Blade in the Mortal Kombat films.

start in australia

He was born on 21 February 1986 in Sydney. She is the sister of actress Penny McNamee. She began her career in 2007, playing Lisa Duffy on the long-running soap opera Home and Away. He made his breakthrough playing Sammy Rafter in the Seven Network's family drama Packed to the Rafters. In 2009, she competed on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars. His first work that attracted attention in the cinema was the Australian horror film The Loved Ones.

International career

In 2012, he appeared in the movie The Vow, starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. In 2014-2015, she played Chicago police officer Theresa Kelly, who was involved in the lives of the ambulance crew, in the comedy series Sirens, which was broadcast on USA Network in the USA. In 2017, she was seen in two different Hollywood productions: In addition to CHiPs, she played Australian tennis player Margaret Court in Battle of the Sexes, about the famous 1973 male-female tennis match. In 2018, he was part of the cast of the giant shark movie The Meg.

In 2021, she took on the role of special forces soldier Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat, an adaptation of the fighting game series, and played the same character again in the sequel Mortal Kombat II, released in 2026.

McNamee, who started his career as a soap opera actor and moved to Hollywood productions, continues to work between Australia and the USA.