Heather Ann McComb (born March 2, 1977) is an American actress.
Career
McComb started acting at age two in a commercial for
Publisher's Clearing House. In 1989 she played the title character in
Francis Ford Coppola's segment, "Life Without Zoë", of the anthology film ''
New York Stories
''New York Stories'' is a 1989 American anthology film consisting of three segments with the central theme being New York City.
The first is ''Life Lessons'', directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Richard Price and starring Nick Nolte. The s ...
''. She played the part of Scout on the 1990 television program ''
The Outsiders''. The show only lasted one season. When she appeared in the telefilm ''
Generation X
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'' in 1996, she became the first actress to portray the
X-Men
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character
Jubilee
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on screen. In 1997, McComb starred in the television series ''
Profiler'' as Frances Malone. The next year she joined the cast of ''
Party of Five
''Party of Five'' is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000. The series featured an ensemble cast led by ...
'' in the part of Maggie.
Personal life
McComb was born in
Lakewood Township, and raised in
Barnegat Township, both in
Ocean County
Ocean County is a county located along the Jersey Shore in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It borders the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Its county seat is Toms River.[New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...]
. Her elder sister Jennifer Lynn McComb is also an actress.
On July 5, 2003, McComb married actor
James Van Der Beek. They separated in April 2009, and on November 20, 2009, Van Der Beek filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized on March 31, 2010, and enforced on June 3, 2010.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from New Jersey
American child actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
People from Barnegat Township, New Jersey
People from Lakewood Township, New Jersey