Jessica Tillman is an African-American actress. She grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and is the youngest of two daughters. She had a TV debut on the FX show Atlanta, as Christina -- Van's childhood friend.

She graduated from Winston-Salem State University with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science and she is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. She studied at SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, VT where she completed a Masters in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and completed a student teacher internship at Manhattan International Public High School in New York City, where she lived for 7 years while she worked in luxury retail.

In 2013, she studied at T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre (TSS) in NYC and graduated from the One Year Conservatory Program in May 2015. She gained representation with JTA Talent, Inc. for 6 years. And moved to Marilyn's Agency for TV/Film and Commercials, and Print Modeling. She is also managed by Lindsay Cooley Management for Modeling in Los Angeles, CA and Alexa Talent Mgmt. in Tampa, FL.

She has Voiceover representation with Big Mouth Talent based in Chicago, IL and BAC Talent in NYC. And also freelances with Groundcrew Studios.