about jessica

Jessica Harrington was introduced to Marilyn Monroe by her aunt when she was a little girl, who always told her that she looked exactly like the movie legend. Naturally this peaked her interest, and as a result she has read the most accurate biographies and has studied her movies and press footage.

"I am always looking for rare Marilyn articles, photographs, and footage. I try to put this same effort into all of my characters as an actress, but Marilyn holds a special place in my heart."

Jessica owns six movie replica dresses and many other that she has found to represent Marilyn Monroe in various photo shoots. Among them are: The Red Niagara Dress, the White Seven Year Itch dress (Jessica's favorite), the Cherry Misfits dress, the Black "Sugar Cane" Flapper from Some Like it Hot, the Happy Birthday Mr. President dress, and more.

Click here to view a Quicktime movie slideshow of Jessica as Marilyn (2.3 MB)

She performs all over the Napa Valley and in San Francisco at various types of functions. She loves doing "Meet and Greets," a common type of performance art whereby she works the crowd at parties. She also does many "Happy Birthday" performances, delivering that famous song with the same impish delight that Marilyn Monroe herself enjoyed while singing it for President Kennedy more than forty years ago.

Click here to view a Quicktime movie Jessica singing Happy Birthday (525K)

"I enjoy the improvisation and interaction with the people that I meet. The love Marilyn still gets is amazing, and I am so privileged to be able to represent her in a classy way."

A trained actress, as well, Jessica Harrington has performed in many theater productions, most notably for the Dreamweaver's Theatre in Napa, and have also appeared in print, in a music video, and most recently in the soon-to-be-released independent film, "Bottle Shock."

Jessica has worked with a number of photographers, chief among them Lori Laube and Dave Deluxe.

"It is an honor for me to be able to keep the memory of Marilyn Monroe alive. She is still so adored by the public. I enjoy making people smile as they remember her. Keeping an accurate and authentic Marilyn performance is very important to me. I do not like the impersonators out there who make a joke of Marilyn. It makes me so sad to see her image harmed in any way. Marilyn has inspired my entertainment career and my life. I will forever be grateful for her influence.Thanks ever so, Marilyn!

Please feel free to contact Jessica with questions.