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Jessica Leigh Stroup (born October 23, 1986) is an American actress and model. Stroup is best known for her role as Erin Silver on The CW TV series, 90210 and for starring in such feature length films such as Prom Night and The Hills Have Eyes 2.

Stroup was born in Anderson, South Carolina. She spent her childhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. A friend's mother was a former Miss North Carolina and encouraged Stroup to pursue modeling.[citation needed] She graduated from Providence High School (North Carolina) in 2004. At age 17, Stroup was offered a scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, but turned it down in order to pursue an acting career. She then moved to Los Angeles, California, where she currently resides.

Stroup began modeling when she was 15 and acting when she was 18. Her first role was as a guest star on Nickelodeon's popular teen series Unfabulous. Next, Stroup landed a small role in the CBS TV movie Vampire Bats. She played a major role in the TV movie Southern Comfort. Stroup was originally going to play Zoe in I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. According to IMDb, Stroup had auditioned for a role in the 2008 horror film April Fool's Day. In 2008, she joined the series 90210 as Erin Silver, the younger sister of David Silver and Kelly Taylor.

She co-starred in the 2007 sequel film The Hills Have Eyes 2. In 2008, she played the role of Claire in the remake of Prom Night. She has also appeared in the movie Broken, where her character shares a kiss with Heather Graham. She later reunited with her Prom Night co-star, Idris Elba in the movie This Christmas.

Stroup has appeared in numerous commercials, including spots for Honda, Velveeta and Target. Her most recognizable commercial appearance was as "the Dentyne Girl" in an advertisement for Dentyne Ice.

She starred in Homecoming, a psychological thriller, alongside Mischa Barton and Matt Long, that was released July 2009.

She was feature in the pilot episode of True Blood playing as Kelly but prior to choose 90210.