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When 90210, the beloved ’90s teen soap, relaunched last fall, it was treated like chum by critics and media sharks. Only now, in its second season, is the show living up to its hype, stepping out from the shadow of Shannen and Tori, and embracing a lighter, frothier high school experience. Leading the charge is Jessica Stroup, the 23-year-old actress who plays the bipolar Erin Silver, Kelly Taylor’s half-sister.
Stroup, who skipped out on her own high school graduation to film a Target commercial (“In my mind, I was so cool,” she says), moved from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Los Angeles when she was 17 years old. “When I came out here,” she says, “I was a baby. I was kind of naïve and just going with it.”
Luckily, innocence is a trait directors admire, especially when it comes to horror flicks. In the last few years, Stroup has stretched her vocal cords, filling cinemas with her high-pitched screams in Prom Night, The Hills Have Eyes 2 and Homecoming (not to mention Bret Easton Ellis’ unintentionally horrifying The Informers). Although she has enjoyed the scary movie experience, she perks up as soon as the conversation turns to future roles. “A dark comedy,” she says, when asked what she’d like to do next. “Being funny. That’s the most terrifying thing for me.”

Jessica Stroup comes out to support her 90210 co-star AnnaLynne McCord at Variety’s 3rd annual “Power of Youth” event held at Paramount Studios on Saturday (December 5) in Los Angeles.
The event focused on encouraging young talent to become involved with philanthropic and humanitarian causes, using their positions in popular culture to motivate others to do the same. This years’ party had nine-foot-tall stiltwalkers, unicycled jugglers, poplocking dancers and face-painted rollerskaters

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Jessica Stroup flashes her pearly whites at Puma’s African Bazaar, held at Los Angeles’ Historic 5410 Wilshire Building on Wednesday (November 11).
The 23-year-old 90210 star, who paired a Wren jacket with an Enza Costa top and Seven for All Mankind Gwenevere jeans, recently told Creators Syndicate that recent episodes of 90210 have been difficult to shoot, with her character’s mother battling cancer.
“[Ann Gillespie] played it beautifully,” Jess said. “It was so honest and real, you’d get caught up in it, forget you’re acting and just watch. I was crying in the whole scene. I couldn’t stop crying.”
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Jessica Stroup shows off her gorgeous gams in a Chloe dress at the 2009 Voice Awards at Paramount Studios on Wednesday (October 14) in Los Angeles.
The Voice Awards recognizes writers and producers who have given a voice to people with mental health problems by incorporating dignified, respectful, and accurate portrayals of these individuals into television and film productions.
The 22-year-old actress, who sparkled in House of Lavande jewels, accepted an award on behalf of CW’s 90210 for the episodes “Off the Rails” and “Okaeri, Donna!” (they addressed bipolar disorder).
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90210 cutie Jessica Stroup is all smiles at the the K-Swiss Classic Dinner at Chateau Marmont on Thursday (August 6) in West Hollywood.
The 22-year-old actress wore a vintage top, American Apparel denim shorts, an Alexander Wang cropped jacket and Vince V. Camuto shoes.
Pictured below: Melrose Place stars Ashlee Simpson, Shaun Sipos and Katie Cassidy. Also present at the event: stylist Johnny Wujek and photographer Tyler Shields.
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Gearing up for another exciting year of West Beverly drama, the stars of “90210” were spotted at the 2009 TCA Summer Tour last night (August 3).
Jennie Garth showed up with her handsome husband Peter Facinelli on her arm.  She looked lovely in a gold-with-multicolored-swirls dress as she held hands with her hubby in the arrivals area of the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.
Also in the house was Shenae Grimes, who provided plenty of eye candy for the paparazzi in her strapless white minidress with peep-toe silver heels.
And Jessica Stroup also made quite an impression as she worked it in her sleeveless black dress teamed with a pair of black heels.
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Jessica attended Justin Milligan’s Birthday on July 18th:

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Set in the outskirts of a frigid Pittsburgh, the new big-screen thriller Homecoming finds Matt Long (Jack & Bobby) playing Michael, a former high school football hero returning to town with his college girlfriend Elizabeth (90210’s Jessica Stroup) in tow. Thing is, local gal Shelby (The O.C. alumna Mischa Barton) fancies herself still attached to Mike — and she is by no means ready to let go, even if it means making like Kathy Bates to cut the competition off at the knees — somewhat figuratively. Stroup shared a look at the making of the frightful film, as well as gave a peek at what’s ahead for 90210’s Silver.

TVGuide.com: Did you know what you were getting into with this film, or not until you got 20 or so pages into the script?
Jessica Stroup: For sure I did. I had seen Misery with Kathy Bates, and this is kind of an updated version of that. I’ve done some horror movies in the past [including Prom Night and The Hills Have Eyes II], but this is different. It’s more of a psychological thriller.
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