Jessica Iskandar

Born in Jakarta, Jessica Iskandar grew up in an interfaith family, as her father, Hardi Iskandar, is a Muslim and her mother, Wulandari, is a Protestant Christian. She is the youngest in the family and the only daughter' having 5 older brothers.

Jessica Iskandar finished her high school education at Bunda Mulia School. She continued her studies at Trisakti University, Jakarta, majoring in Interior Design. After three semesters, she decided to quit the university to concentrate on her career.Jessica Iskandar began her career as a model. She attended John Casablanca modeling school. She made her first movie debut in 2005 as Kara in Dealova. Her next movie was Diva (2007) which was produced in Malaysia.

From 2008 to 2012, Jessica Iskandar starred in several soap operas and FTV (Television Movie) such as Gadis Pengantar Telur (2010) with Vino Bastian, Cinta Pura-Pura Nyasar (2010) alongside Rio Dewanto and Vicky Nitinegoro.

In February 2013, Jessica Iskandar published her first autobiography, JEDAR: Jessica Iskandar. In December 2014, Jessica Iskandar published her second autobiography, Jedar Power: Love, Life, Lord which recounted her experiences while she was expecting her first child, El Barack Alexander.

Jessica Iskandar began her career as a Presenter at Dahsyat on RCTI from March 2011 to 2013. In 2012, Jessica Iskandar was appointed as Indonesia Earth Hour ambassador.

In September 2018, Jessica Iskandar was invited to serve as a guest judge in Asia's Next Top Model Season 6 Episode 6 in Thailand.

In 2018, Jessica Iskandar started co-hosting a talkshow on TransTV, Ngopi Dara, with Nia Ramadhani.

Currently, Jessica Iskandar owns a fashion and cosmetic line, villa rental, as well as her own bakery which was named after her son.