American actress Adrianne Palicki was born on May 6, 1983 in Toledo, Ohio. She graduated from Whitmer High in her hometown, and developed an interest in acting when she was cast in a school play. She had her first taste of the stage during her sophomore year at Whitmer, and also became a runner-up for homecoming queen. While there, she also became known for her participation in sports, playing basketball and running for the track team. She eventually moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career, but landed a job as a sandwich maker when she first arrived.
Adrianne Palicki first appeared on Rewrite, getting a small role to jumpstart her career. In 2004, she voiced the character Judy Robinson for the unsold pilot known as The Robinsons: Lost in Space. She soon landed the role of Kara in Smallville, which allowed her to work with the series star Tom Welling. Palicki continued to appear on several TV shows, accepting the role of Jessica Geiger in Quintuplets, and playing Miranda on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She went on to land a role in two episodes of North Shore, and was cast on the film Pop Star with Aaron Carter. Palicki also appeared on the WB pilot Mercy Reef as an evil siren, but it wasn’t picked up by the CW network. From 2005 to 2006, Palicki got a recurring role in the series Supernatural. She portrayed the character Jessica Moore, the doomed girlfriend of Sam Winchester played by Jared Padalecki. Adrianne Palicki also had a role in South Beach, and has voiced characters on Seth Green’s animated series Robot Chicken. Palicki is also known for being part of the television series Friday Night Lights. She plays Tyra Collette, the vixen of Dillon High and girlfriend of Tim Riggins, played by Taylor Kitsch. Palicki was also cast in films like Women in Trouble and Legion.