Jessica Jane Lord (born 29 July 1998) is an English actress and dancer. She is known for her roles as Lola in the fifth series of the

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series '' The Next Step'' (2017) and Lena Grisky in the

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'' (2018–2020).

Early life

Jessica Lord was born in

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, Greater Manchester. When she was six, her family relocated to

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, Canada. She attended high school at O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute in

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, specialising in dance. She later attended the Centennial College Theatre Arts and Performance.

Career

In 2015, Lord made her onscreen debut as a dancer in four episodes of '' The Next Step''. Then in 2017, she became a series regular on the fifth series of ''The Next Step'' as Lola. In 2018, Lord was cast in the

series ''

'' as Lena Grisky, a role she portrayed until the series ended in 2020. In 2019, she appeared in an episode of ''

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'', and in 2020, she made an appearance in the

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episode of ''

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''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lord, Jessica 1998 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Rochdale English ballerinas English child actresses English emigrants to Canada English expatriates in Canada English expatriates in France English female dancers English television actresses