Jessica Steen was born and raised in Toronto. After starring in the series CAPTAIN  POWER AND THE SOLDIERS OF THE FUTURE and the feature Sing for Columbia  Tri-Star, she was encouraged to move to New York, moving to Los Angeles in 1991 after a fill-in stint on the ABC series LOVING, to join the network's acclaimed post WW2 series, HOMEFRONT. 

Returning to Los Angeles after a year in Santa Fe, New Mexico on the NBC series EARTH 2, where she played Dr. Julia Heller, she starred in Trial & Error with Jeff  Daniels, Michael Richards and Charlize Theron, Armageddon with Bruce Willis and Ben  Affleck, while landing recurring roles as Special Agent Paula Cassidy on NCIS, Donna Sabine in 11 episodes of FLASHPOINT and finally as Lisa Stillman for 16 seasons of HEARTLAND. Jessica can currently be seen in the Netflix series MAID. She can also be heard starring in the Spotify comedy series STREAM QUEEN. 

Fans of The Republic of Doyle will recognize her from her role as Sonja Sterling in that series.