Jessica Jade Andres is an American actress and model. She was one the first models for the clothing company American Apparel. She received her BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. While in NYC she did film, TV, as well as theater with Ensemble Studio Theatre. She then moved to the west coast after she was cast in M. Night Shyamalan's live action film of the hit anime series Avatar: The Last Airbender.