Jessalyn Wanlim

Jessalyn Wanlim (born September 3, 1982) is a Canadian-American actress and model. She played Evie Cho on the science fiction television series Orphan Black, as well as Jenny Matthews on the sitcom Workin' Moms. She had a recurring role in Scoundrels as Patty Hong in five episodes.^[3]

Jessalyn Wanlim
Born	Jessalyn Wanlim (1982-09-03) September 3, 1982 (age 42)[1][2] Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nationality	Canadian, American
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Workin' Moms
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)

Life and career

Wanlim was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Wanlim started singing in music school, then become a stage actress in her high school's art course.^{[citation needed]} She began acting and landed the recurring role of Rachael, the nanny to Kendall and Zach,^[4] in the television series All My Children, appearing in nearly fifty episodes of the series from 2006 to 2009. During her time on All My Children, Wanlim also appeared as Pauletta Cho in three episodes of Gossip Girl.

She began starring as Jenny Matthews on the CBC sitcom Workin' Moms as a main role in 2017, but was demoted to a recurring role for the second season. She returned as a starring character starting season three and remained until 2023, the seventh and final season.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	The New Twenty	Amy
2009	The Good Guy	Jordan
2011	A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song	Angela	Video
2012	Alex Cross	Paramita Megawati
2014	In My Dreams	Sharla
2020	Abby & Emily Go to Palm Springs	Liz	Short
	Pink Skies Ahead	Joanie	Completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006–2009	All My Children	Rachael	Recurring role
2007, 2009	Gossip Girl	Pauletta Cho	Episodes: "Victor, Victrola", "You've Got Yale!", "Carrnal Knowledge"
2008	The Border	Chow Li Zhen	Episode: "Physical Assets"
	Do Not Disturb	Penny	Episode: "Break Room"
2009	Life on Mars	Sweet Jane	Episode: "Let All the Children Boogie"
	Psych	Polexia Li	Episode: "Let's Get Hairy"
	CSI: NY	Portia Pryce	Episode: "It Happened to Me"
	Bones	Dierdre Ryan	Episode: "The Gamer in the Grease"
2010	Fake It Til You Make It	Reina Chu	Episode: "Talk to My Agent"
	Scoundrels	Patty Hong	Regular role
2011	The Chicago Code	Penny Ling	Episode: "Greylord & Gambat"
	Melissa & Joey	Lindsay Gates	Episode: "Don't Train on My Parade"
	The Closer	Sindy Showers	Episode: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses"
	Five	Summer	TV film
2012	Frenemies	Cherie St. Claire	TV film
2013	NCIS: Los Angeles	Daisy	Episode: "Red: Part One"
	Modern Family	Fiona	Episode: "The Late Show"
2014	In My Dreams	Sharla	TV film
	Instant Mom	Nikki	Episode: "48 Hours"
	Matador	Kilka Suratt	Episodes: "Mano a Mano", "Everything Old Is New Again"
	Kirby Buckets	Samantha Foxworthy	Episode: "Killer Puppies"
2015–2016	Lab Rats	Giselle Vickers	Episodes: "Bionic Action Heroes: Parts 1 & 2", "The Vanishing: Parts 1 & 2"
2016	Orphan Black	Evie Cho	Recurring role (season 4)
2017	Colony	Angelica	Episode: "Company Man"
2017–2023	Workin' Moms	Jenny Matthews	Main role (seasons 1, 3–7); recurring role (season 2)
2018	9-1-1	Sandra	Episode: "Heartbreaker"
2019	The Affair	Lizzie	Episode: "5.7"
2025	Running Point	Bituin	Recurring role (season 1)