Jessica Revell Explained

Jessica Revell (born 13 December 1994) ^[1] is an English actress and singer, best known for her TV role as Mandy "Elektra" Perkins in Tracy Beaker Returns and in the BBC spin-off series The Dumping Ground.

Revell's parents, who are separated, both worked for British Airways, and she has a brother. Revell spent her childhood travelling due to her parents' jobs and spent some of her childhood in France.^{[2] [3]} Revell returned to the United Kingdom and attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts as a boarding student.^{[2] [3]} She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2023.

Revell's first role was in Tracy Beaker Returns as Elektra Perkins, and she joined in series 2.^{[2] [4]} She reprised the role of Elektra for The Dumping Ground in 2013.^{[5] [6]} She also appeared as Elektra in The Dumping Ground Survival Files and The Dumping Ground Dish Up.^[7] In 2015, she appeared in an episode of Casualty as Kelly Bange.^{[8] [9]} Revell appeared in two short roles, Girl to Girl to Monkey in 2014, and in Mingmong as Judy in 2015. She also played Jen in the play People Are Messy.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011–2012	Tracy Beaker Returns		Regular role
2012	Tracy Beaker Survival Files
2013	The Dumping Ground
2017, 2020			Guest role
2014	Girl to Girl to Monkey	Monkey	Short
2015	Casualty	Kelly Bange	1 episode
	Mingmong	Judy	Short
	The Dumping Ground Dish Up	Elektra Perkins	5 episodes
2016	People are Messy	Jen
2017	Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up	Herself	1 episode
	Doctors	Erin Allsopp
2018	After The DG	Elektra Perkins	Main role

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jessica Revell on Instagram: "ITS MY BIRTHDAYYYYY". Instagram.
2. News: Television roles for arts school drama pupils. Tring Today. 11 March 2011. 5 January 2016.
3. News: Jessica Revell Interview. TresA. 4 October 2017. 10 January 2018.
4. News: Tracy Beaker Returns - Meet the new characters. ScreenTerrier. 28 December 2010. 5 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129201538/http://screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/tracy-beaker-returns-back-for-second.html. 29 January 2016. dead.
5. News: The Dumping Ground - Baby credits. CBBC. 11 January 2013. 5 January 2016.
6. News: Meet the new stars of The Dumping Ground. Screen Terrier. 17 September 2012. 5 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129230231/http://screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/meet-new-stars-of-dumping-ground.html. 29 January 2016. dead.
7. News: Dumping Ground Dish Up Series 1 - 3. Elektra's Fruit Kebabs. Radio Times. 2015. 5 January 2016.
8. News: Casualty - The King's Crossing. BBC. 18 April 2015. 5 January 2016.
9. News: Casualty Series 29 - 27. The King's Crossing. Radio Times. 2015. 5 January 2016.
10. News: People Are Messy characters . Theatre Debate . 2016 . 23 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316142801/http://theatreofdebate.co.uk/PeopleareMessy/PeopleareMessy/Characters.html . 16 March 2016 .