The following article about Jessica Marais (Denna) was published in the Sunday Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) newspaper on 28 June 2009. Jessica may be on on her way to Hollywood but in the meantime she's busy starring in the hit Australian tv show Packed To the Rafters with Rebecca Gibney.

PACKED To The Rafters star Jessica Marais  has set her sights on working in Hollywood, with an agent looking for roles.

The Logie-winner recently signed with United Talent Agency, one of America's largest talent agencies whose books boast such talents as Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Charlize Theron and Kirsten Dunst.

Despite the new contract, Marais, who plays daughter Rachel, has said she was in no hurry to make the move to Los Angeles.

"There are no plans to move there just yet - it's more to have people on the ground over there looking at scripts and seeking out opportunities for me," Marais said.

The popular 24-year-old, who this year picked up two Logie Awards, returns to screens this week in the second series of Channel Seven's family drama Packed To The Rafters.

"There is pressure, on us and the entire production, to make this series as good as the first and maintain what it was that Australian audiences enjoyed so much," Marais said.

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