Jess — The Happening Character Profile

About Jess

Julian's daughter who is entrusted to the Moores during the train escape. She joins Elliot and Alma in their journey and is later adopted by them.

Character Facts

Played by

Ashlyn Sanchez

Appears in

The Happening (2008)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Jess — Family Father — Julian (John Leguizamo)

  Father-daughter bond central to the initial journey.

• Jess — Family Adoptive Father — Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg)

  Elliot assumes a paternal role after the crisis.

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• Alma Moore (Zooey Deschanel)
• Julian (John Leguizamo)
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• Mrs. Jones (Betty Buckley)
• Woman on Cell Phone (Kerry O'Malley)
• Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin (Alison Folland)
• Joey (voice) (M. Night Shyamalan)
• Jared (Robert Bailey Jr.)
• Construction Crew Member (Curtis McClarin)
• Teenage Girl in Jeep (Shayna Levine)
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