Jessica Carlson (born circa 1993)[1][2] is an American actress from New York, best known for her role as Rebecca the monkey girl in the 2009 film Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant.
Besides Cirque du Freak, Carlson has been in Blue Dress, The Life Before Her Eyes, Goyta, the Law & Order episode "Angelgrove", and The Big C episode "Blue-Eyed Iris". She played Laurie in an equity production of Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Emelin theater in Larchmont. Carlson also played Liesel Meminger in a "movie trailer" for the novel The Book Thief at the Teen Book Video Awards.[1]
For her role in Cirque du Freak, Carlson won Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film at the 2010 Young Artist Awards.