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Hometown: Los Angeles
Marital Status: Unmarried
Age: 39 Years
Some Lesser Known Facts About Jessica Mann
- Jessica Mann is a former American actress who has worked predominantly in Hollywood films.
- She was born and raised in Washington, DC. She described her upbringing as being in an evangelical Christian cult (groups that diverge significantly from mainstream Christian beliefs and practices), which she left in her early 20s.
- Before moving to her acting career, she worked as a cosmetologist and hair stylist in Washington, DC.
- In an interview, she was interested in acting and modelling since childhood, so she also joined various acting schools and performed in theatre plays.
- In late 2012, she moved to Los Angeles to start her professional acting career.
- In early 2013, Jessica met with film producer Harvey Weinstein at a party.
- In an interview, she mentioned that Weinstein showed an interest in her ambitions of doing films, and they had a few follow-up meetings.
- In 2013, Jessica bagged her debut film, Cavemen (2013). Although her role is short.
- Some of the other films in which Jessica appeared are This Isn’t Funny (2015) and Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales (2020)
- In an interview, Jessica mentioned that Harvey Weinstein once invited her to a bookstore, suggesting he wanted to mentor her, where he tried to seduce her by touching her inappropriately.
- During a meeting, Weinstein allegedly forced Jessica into a non-consensual oral sex. In an interview, Jessica mentioned that it was the beginning of his complex and abusive relationship towards her.
- In an interview, Jessica revealed that although Weinstein had many connections in the film industry, she continued to interact with him and even entered into a relationship with him to secure her career, despite his abusive nature. She added,
If I was in a relationship, maybe it would feel different,” and that “maybe he did like me. I just thought that maybe it would take the pain away,”
- On March 2013, Harvey Weinstein allegedly raped Jessica in hotel room in New York. In Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 trial, Jessica mentioned that she did not speak out about the alleged abuse because she knew how powerful Weinstein was, and he had connections even with former US President Bill Clinton. She added,
“I remember imagining if I ever said anything, he would call his friend and the Secret Service would come get me.” “I don’t know, I had all these ideas.”
- Jessica Mann’s testimony was the main testimony to Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 trial in Manhattan Supreme Court, New York City, where he was convicted of third-degree rape with Jessica Mann and other women. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison. However, that conviction was overturned in 2024, which led to a retrial in 2025.
- In May 2025, as a prime witness of Harney Weinstein rape case trial, Jessica Mann took the stand again, providing detailed accounts of her experiences with Harvey Weinstein. In her testimony, she stated that he had raped her twice. She also added that their last encounter was in 2016, during which he sexually abused her.
- If convicted of the most serious rape charge against Harvey Weinstein related to Mann’s allegations in this new trial, he could face a maximum of 25 years in prison.
- As of May 2025, Jessica Mann is living a private life. She keeps her life away from social media, and has also not done any film since 2020.