Birth name: Jasika Nicole Pruitt
Birth place: Birmingham, Alabama
Profession: actor
Years active: 2005- Present
Most Recent Role: Astrid Farnsworth on Fringe

This American actress was born and brought up in Birmingham, Alabama. This actress since her childhood had interest in acting and this was the prime reason why she studied theatre, dance, voice, and studio art at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina. Right after completing her course from there, the actress moved to New York in order to pursue her dream career of acting.

Though there was a bit of struggle involved but the actress soon got lucky when she landed a role in ‘Law and Order: Criminal Intent’. She started her film career with the movie ‘Take the Lead’. Other television series that she has worked in are ‘She’s Out of My League’ and ‘The Return of Jezebel James’.

Recently, the actress is working in the series ‘Fringe’, where she is playing the role of Astrid Farnsworth. In the series she plays a federal agent and an assistant to Olivia Dunham. She is usually seen in the lab with Dr. Bishop, who can never remember her name.

The actress has been open about being a lesbian since the filming of ‘Take the Lead’ and she has been dating women ever since. The actress has also done commercials for the Home Depot and Carrabas Grill. She has also created a line of handbags. The actress also has a fetish for drawing and there was a time when the actress used to work as a cocktail waitress.