Jess Sylvia was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on March 14, 1986 to Stacey Burke and Daniel Sylvia. As the oldest of three children, she naturally possesses leadership qualities and determination. Beginning in grade school, Jess demonstrated a raw talent for stage performance. At the age of ten, she attended New Bedford Ballet where she performed in numerous productions into her teenage years. She continued to pursue theater as well, making that her extracurricular focus. While attending the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Jess directed and starred in women's studies plays such as "The Vagina Monologues." In 2007 she transferred to the University of Rhode Island to complete a concentrated biotechnology program. Jess had plans to relocate to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of film acting at the end of the program in 2008. After completing her first feature film that summer, she did just that.
