Jessica Karen Szohr is an American actress from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
She is of Hungarian, African-American, Irish, and English descent.
Szohr started her screen career appearing on television shows such as CSI: Miami and What About Brian. She gained recognition in 2007 with her breakthrough role as Vanessa Abrams on The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl.[2] She has also appeared in feature films including the 2010 horror film Piranha 3D, the 2011 comedy I Don't Know How She Does It, and the 2013 film The Internship. Jessica can currently be seen playing the role of Gretchen Polk on the USA Networks TV series Complications.