Jessa Seewald
American reality television participant
Jessa Lauren Seewald (née Duggar; born November 4, 1992) is an American television personality. She is known for being part of the cast of TLC's reality shows 19 Kids and Counting (2008–2015) and Counting On (2015–2021). She also co-authored a book with her sisters Jana, Jill and Jinger titled Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships.
Career
Television
Seewald began her public life as a member of the family featured in the documentary 14 Children and Pregnant Again (2004), on the Discovery Health Channel. Another documentary, Raising 16 Children was produced on the same channel in 2006, when her sister Johannah was born. This was followed by another feature, On the Road with 16 Children about a family cross-country trip.
On September 29, 2008, 19 Kids and Counting (formerly 18 Kids and Counting and 17 Kids and Counting) began as a regular series based on the Duggar family. The series was cancelled in 2015 due to her brother Josh's scandals. Another series, Jill & Jessa: Counting On, starring Seewald and her sister Jill, premiered later in 2015. The series was cancelled in 2021 due to Josh Duggar's arrest.
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