Jessica Hamby

Jessica Hamby

Appearances

Season(s)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

First seen

"I Don't Wanna Know"

Last seen

"Thank You"

Appeared in

69 episodes (see below)

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Biographical Information

Also Known As

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Status

Undead

Age

24

Turning age

17

Vampire age

6

Date of birth

1991

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Date turned

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Date of death

2009 (made vampire)

("I Don't Wanna Know")

Origin

Shreveport, Louisiana

Profession

Restaurant Hostess

Religion

Christian †

Gender

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Family Information

Jordan Hamby - Father
Annabeth Hamby - Mother
Eden Hamby - Sister
Jason Stackhouse - Ex-Lover
James Kent - Ex-Boyfriend
Hoyt Fortenberry - Husband
Bill Compton - Maker (destroyed) †
Lorena Krasiki - Vampire Grandmother (destroyed) †
István - Vampire Great-Grandfather

Supernatural Information

Species

Vampire

Powers

All vampire abilities

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Physical Appearance

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Portrayed by

Actor

Deborah Ann Woll

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"Who the fuck I am is an older vampire than you. Who I also am is the progeny of the King of Louisiana who happens to be out of town, which pretty much makes me the Queen."

―Jessica Hamby, to Steve Newlin

Jessica Hamby was a vampire on the HBO original series True Blood. Played by American starring actress Deborah Ann Woll, Jessica makes her debut on the episode "I Don't Wanna Know" in the series' first season. Born in 1991, and turned into a vampire in 2009, Jessica is the progeny of Bill Compton, the Vampire King of Louisiana. Turned as decreed by the vampire Magister, in reparation for Bill's murder of Longshadow, a fellow vampire, Jessica plays a recurring role through the series' first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh seasons. Formerly in a relationship with Bon Temps local Hoyt Fortenberry, the couple moved in together and lived happily until the end of 2009, when, no longer able to deny her vampire instincts and confine herself to a monogamous relationship, Jessica ended things with Hoyt and returned to her maker's home. She was last seen in the series' finale episode, "Thank You", in the series' seventh, and final, season.

Personality

Jessica was raised in a strict and devout Christian family in Shreveport, Louisiana. Jessica and her younger sister Eden were home schooled by their parents. They where not allowed to go out and only went to Bible study and clarinet lessons. Jessica's father would often beat Jessica with his belt to punish her for any faults in her chores or behavior. Jessica's mother was oblivious to this abuse, which Jessica attributed to her mother's "stupidness". Jessica resented the restrictions of her life dearly and secretly developed a rebellious attitude to her father's dominance.

When she became a vampire, she began to explore different feelings and became more open to the world around her. She proves to be deeply insightful at times while showing her naivety at others. Though she's a teenager physically, she is able to mature and grow. She has dealt with traumas like losing her first love (Hoyt) and her family, as well as the violence specific to her circumstances as a newly turned young vampire. 

Jessica's religious upbringing still resonates within her. She does not live according to her human parent's standards but when Bill appeared to have become more powerful and shared his dystopian vision regarding many vampire's fate, Jessica among them, she began to pray.  Jessica has openly admitted on many occasions that she likes feeding on humans and generally detests True Blood, but she is a supporter of the Mainstreaming cause.  Her first uncontrolled attempt to feed on a human resulted in his death, but she takes greater care not to injure the humans she feeds on now.  The only other times she has killed while feeding were either in combat (such as one of Russell Edgington's werewolves) or when she lost control around Andy Bellefleur's half-fae daughters due to the scent of their hybrid blood.

Jessica feels remorse for the death of Andy's halfling daughters she caused. Even though she is a young vampire prone to blood lust and drawn to fairy blood, she is not ruthless.  Like her maker, she tries hard to hold on to her humanity.

Biography

• Background
• Season 1
• Season 2
• Season 3
• Season 4
• Season 5
• Season 6
• Season 7

Powers and Abilities

Jessica has all the powers of a vampire, including superhuman strength, speed, senses, immortality and healing. Bill teaches her the common vampire ability to glamour humans, and she seems to have a naturally heightened talent for it, as Bill finds it difficult to override her glamour of Leon.

She also recently demonstrated that she can glamour as many as two people simultaneously, something Eric (an Elder) did not or could not do when dealing with multiple Soldiers of the Sun. She overpowers her father, a man much larger than her, and eviscerates a werewolf.

Jessica becomes a day-walker.

After drinking the blood of her maker Bill, she gained the ability to Daywalk. With Warlow's death she lost that ability. Due to her age, she is weaker than her superiors. Her weaknesses include a stake to the heart, silver, UV or sun light and fire. ("Life Matters")

Memorable Quotes

• "Hi Daddy!"
• "I can eat who I want?!"
• "Lady, you have no idea how little control I have over my actions! You also do not know I have not eaten in days!
• (To Bill about Maxine): "Oh, thank god you're home. She's gone like totally batshit!"
• "Yeah, Nazi werewolves!"
• (To Eric) Excuse me! I can hear you, mister rude! I wanna go to the bar. I wanna be one of those dancers! I'm hungry!

Memorable Dialogue

Bill: "To your room, please. Tru Blood."
Jessica: "You are going to be so sorry when I get an eatin' disorder!"

Eric: "You want to stay with your maker, don't you?"
Jessica: "No, he's a dick! Dick, dick, dick!"

Jessica:: You're cute. Can I sit on your lap?
Eric: No.
Jessica:: (whining) Why? Nobody let's me have any fun. Fuckers!

Bill: Stop!
Jessica: Why?
Bill: Because we need to talk.
Jessica: Why?
Bill: Because there are things you must learn.
Jessica: Why?

Bill: Because you are no longer human.
Jessica: Why?
Bill: Because, as I've been trying to explain to you at length, you have been made vampire!
Jessica: (suddenly scared) Why?

Trivia

• Jessica Hamby is played by American actress Deborah Ann Woll.
• Jessica does not appear in any of the books by Charlaine Harris, which are the basis for the True Blood TV series. She is an entirely new character created by Alan Ball. She was used to showcase in detail what a newborn vampire is like, as well as to act as a love interest for Hoyt and to be something of a daughter figure to Bill and Sookie. She seems to be the replacement for Bubba, as his character is not allowed due to legal issues with the Presley estate.
• Jessica is one of six original main characters who did not appear in any form in Charlaine Harris' books. The other five main characters not present in the books are Tommy Mickens, Jesus Velasquez, Salome Agrippa, Roman Zimojic and Nora Gainesborough.

• The character Jessica has her own web page where the actress plays her character Jessica in a video blog setting. Each video goes along with the series starting from Season 2. The page is updated every Sunday night after airing the show as long as Jessica is unable to post ie.in vampire death camp she is therefore unable to post to her page. Some of the videos even feature cameos of your favorite True Blood characters. If you just love Jessica or you are dying for more True Blood this is a great fix!
• Baby vamp Jessica Video Blog: babyvamp-jessica.com Baby vamp Jessica True Blood
• Since her debut episode Jessica has only been absent once in the episode "Hitting the Ground".
• Jessica was actually "released" twice by her maker Bill. Once in Season 3 and again in Season 7.

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Appearances

Season one appearances
"Strange Love"	"The First Taste"	"Mine"	"Escape from Dragon House"
"Sparks Fly Out"	"Cold Ground"	"Burning House of Love"	"Fourth Man in the Fire"
"Plaisir D'Amour"	"I Don't Wanna Know"	"To Love Is to Bury"	"You'll Be the Death of Me"

Season two appearances
"Nothing but the Blood"	"Keep This Party Going"	"Scratches"	"Shake and Fingerpop"
"Never Let Me Go"	"Hard-Hearted Hannah"	"Release Me"	"Timebomb"
"I Will Rise Up"	"New World in My View"	"Frenzy"	"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"

Season three appearances
"Bad Blood"	"Beautifully Broken"	"It Hurts Me Too"	"9 Crimes"
"Trouble"	"I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"	"Hitting the Ground"	"Night on the Sun"
"Everything Is Broken"	"I Smell a Rat"	"Fresh Blood"	"Evil is Going On"

Season four appearances
"She's Not There"	"You Smell Like Dinner"	"If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?"	"I'm Alive and on Fire"
"Me and the Devil"	"I Wish I Was the Moon"	"Cold Grey Light of Dawn"	"Spellbound"
"Let's Get Out of Here"	"Burning Down the House"	"Soul of Fire"	"And When I Die"

Season five appearances
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"	"Authority Always Wins"	"Whatever I Am, You Made Me"	"We’ll Meet Again"
"Let's Boot and Rally"	"Hopeless"	"In the Beginning"	"Somebody That I Used to Know"
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	"Gone, Gone, Gone"	"Sunset"	"Save Yourself"

Season six appearances
"Who Are You, Really?"	"The Sun"	"You're No Good"	"At Last"
"F**k the Pain Away"	"Don't You Feel Me"	"In the Evening"	"Dead Meat"
"Life Matters"	"Radioactive"

Season seven appearances
"Jesus Gonna Be Here"	"I Found You"	"Fire in the Hole"	"Death is Not the End"
"Lost Cause"	"Karma"	"May Be the Last Time"	"Almost Home"
"Love is to Die"	"Thank You"