Jessica Wakefield

Jessica Wakefield is one of the main characters in the Sweet Valley High book series. She was played by Brittany Daniel in the TV series of the same name.

Character

Template:Spoiler Jessica was wilder and more superficial than her twin sister Elizabeth Wakefield. She was more interested in fashion and looks, often judging other people by their appearence.

She was also extremelly flighty. Her interests changed regularly, usually as an attempt to attract a particular guy. Her regular hobbies included acting (she starred in several school performances, including Splendour in the Grass), surfing and dancing, while her true passion was cheerleading.

Jessica remained good friends with Lila Fowler throughout all the Sweet Valley spin-offs, except Sweet Valley Senior Year. Her best friend, however, has always been her twin sister.

Sweet Valley High

Jessica began the series as cheerleading captain and was made president of Pi Beta Alpha, the schools most exclusive sorority, in the first book. These activities, as well as her blond good looks, made her one of the most popular girls at school. Jessica was extremelly snobbish; her circle of friends, which included Lila, Cara Walker and Amy Sutton, contained only those who were popular and stylish.

Jessica was also very conniving. She often used her looks and popularity to get what she wanted (see Robin Wilson and Annie Whitman.) Her tendency to wreak havoc with her schemes earned her the nickname Hurricane Jessica.

Boys were a big part of Jessica's life. For a long time she dated around, refusing to be tied down to one particular guy. She often pursued attractive, preferrably wealthy, candidates, such as Nicholas Morrow and Bruce Patman, with whom she had a brief and ill fated fling.

AJ Morgan, a transfer student, was Jessica's first serious boyfriend. Although she tried to tone down her more flirtatious ways, her personality proved too much for the modest AJ. The Secret Diary special editions reveal that she had a secret fling with Todd Wilkins while she was with AJ.

Jessica's next boyfriend was Sam Woodruff, a dirt bike enthusiastic from nearby private school, Bridgewater Academy. Sam was Jessica's date for the Jungle Prom, where she competed against Elizabeth for Prom Queen. Sensing her twin sister was likely to win, Jessica spiked Elizabeth's drink. Unaware, Elizabeth drove Sam home, resulting in a crash that took Sam's life.

Furious with Elizabeth, Jessica dated Todd Wilkins in retaliation. She soon came to realise that she was indirectly the cause of the crash and eventually confessed to Elizabeth. Save for a few flings, Jessica remained single while she recovered from Sam's death.

Until Sue, the daugher of Alice Wakefield's late college roommate, came to Sweet Valley to plan her wedding. Jessica fell in love with her fiance, Jeremy Randall, and the two began a secret relationship which led to an engagement. However, she soon discovered that he was using her as part of a scheme to gain Sue's inheritance.

Her old friend, Ken Matthews, supported her throughout this period. Before long, the two were dating. Their relationship survived the revelation that Ken and Elizabeth had been together after Todd moved to Vermont, but ended when Jessica fell in love with her surfing instructor, Christian Gorman. Christian later died in a gang related incident.

Jessica's next conquest was Devon Whitelaw. She was hurt and angry when she discovered her preferred her twin sister.

Sweet Valley High Senior Year

Senior year saw a lot of changes in Jessica's life. The earthquake that occured at the end of the Sweet Valley High series destroyed nearby El Carro High, and the El Carro students transferred to Sweet Valley High.

After hooking up with Will Simmons, Jessica incurred the wrath of his girlfriend, Melissa Fox, who spread rumours about Jessica. Lila and Amy took Melissa's side and Jessica's image was temporarily shattered.

Despite Melissa's attempts to sabotage her try-out, Jessica remained on the cheerleading squad, although captaincy was passed on to Tia Ramirez.

A turbulent on/off relationship with Will was followed by a steadier, more compassionate relationship with Jeremy Aames. Jessica eventually patched up her life, making new friends and sorting things out with Lila at the end of the series.

Sweet Valley University

Shortly after starting college, Jessica married bad boy Mike McAllery. The marriage lasted a month and was later annulled.

Later in the series she dated Nick Fox, an undercover cop. When a case put Nick's life in danger, he faked his death to protect Jessica.