From working behind the scenes to becoming a sought-after face in vertical dramas, this actress opens up about her journey, film roots, and pursuit of darker roles.Jessica Jacoby has grown up surrounded by film, but her career has taken shape in unexpected ways. From studying journalism to carving her path in the fast-growing world of vertical dramas, Jacoby has embraced both tradition and innovation in entertainment.In recent interviews, she opened up about her background, her family’s influence, her experiences on-screen, and her thoughts on why vertical content is capturing audiences everywhere.

Although Jacoby came from a film family, she initially pursued a different path. “I actually didn’t major in acting. I majored in journalism,” she revealed in a May 2025 interview with Vertical World Girl.According to her LinkedIn, she studied journalism at Loyola Marymount University, where she was active in the Society of Professional Journalists and contributed to “The Los Angeles Loyolan.” Before that, she spent two years at Indiana University Bloomington focusing on cinematography and film production.After college, she worked behind the camera in New York as a production coordinator, assistant, and manager before returning to Los Angeles to focus fully on acting.