Born in
Canberra, Australia, Jessica Jacobs was the middle child of Joanna and Brendan Jacobs and the sister of Adam, Seth and Charlie Jacobs. Jacobs began acting at the age of nine. Jacobs appeared as
Marta von Trapp in the Melbourne production of the 1999–2000 Australian stage revival tour of
The Sound of Music, taking over from
Rachel Marley who had played the role in the opening Sydney production. In addition to
The Saddle Club, Jacobs was featured in the television series
Fergus McPhail,
Worst Best Friends, and ''
Holly's Heroes. Jacobs replaced Marisa Siketa on The Saddle Club
after she left the show to star on Neighbours''. Jessica studied ballet and classical violin when she was six years old. Jacobs eventually learned how to play bass guitar. Until her death she was a member of The Volten Sins. Jacobs and Janelle Corlass-Brown released a CD Single for their song "Trouble" in 2003. Jacobs was in Year 12 at the time of her death. She was six months away from leaving
Sandringham College and getting her
Victorian Certificate of Education. Jacobs had planned to move in with older brother Adam and attend
Victorian College of the Arts to study bass guitar and establish herself as a musician. Jacobs was a Christian (Anglican Church of Australia). In the months before her death Jacobs took a break from acting to focus on school and music. Jacobs had been working at a local bakery until the day she died. A year after Jacobs' death, her mother, Joanna Jacobs. founded the Jessica Jacobs School of Drama. ==Death==