J. Madison Wright

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Biography

Jessica Madison Wright was born in Cincinnati on July 29th 1984, the eldest of four children. A pretty youngster who enjoyed dressing up and was very much a 'girlie' child, Madison began modelling at the age of five. Her interest in modelling and acting - something she shared with her younger sister Victoria - led the Wright family to relocate to Los Angeles and, in 1994, Madison had her acting debut aged nine in the comedy _"Grace Under Fire" _, led an appeal to raise money to cover the hefty medical bills and to support Madison and her family. He also bought her a laptop for her Christmas in 1999. Sadly, on 21st July 2006, only a few days after marrying medical student Brent Morris, she died of a heart attack.

  • Primary profession
  • Actress
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Death age
  • 22

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The elder sister of Tori Wright. Has two younger brothers and another younger sister.

She liked to be called Madison as she feels there are already too many Jessicas around.

Studied to become a high school teacher at the University of the Cumberlands (previously called Cumberland College), which is located in Kentucky. She planned to take a post teaching Tenth Grade English at George Rogers Clark High School, Winchester, in September 2006 but sadly died before fulfilling her dreams to be a teacher.

In 1995, at the age of eleven, Madison had a guest role in ER where she played a sick child who died of her injuries. The episode, "ER" {Hell and High Water (#2.7)} , was later nominated for an Emmy award and the loss of her characters life was the first time the series featured the death of child.

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