This suggestion came off a ideas wiki list but that list has since changed but we’re still going to go through them. Jessica Szhor is one of those actresses whom I have heard of but I have never actually seen in anything. She is most known for playing Vanessa Abrams on Gossip Girl and playing Nessa on Shameless. Otherwise she has not been in that much of note unless you like Piranha 3D, maybe it’s amazing but somehow I very much doubt it.
As the link is for a Disney remark, Szhor is being suggested as a Disney Esmeralda and I can see why. For starters her overall look is great for Esmeralda. She part Hungarian and African-American. Her eyes are also blue. All around she looks the part.
Given the actors who appeared on the suggestion list, it seemed the idea was to go for a more comedic tone rather than a dramatic one, in this capacity Szhor could work in the role. She doesn’t seem like a dramatically driven actress. Given the right direction she could play the role effectively.
Jessica Szhor would not be my top choice to play Esmeralda but it’s understandable why someone would want her to play her in a Disney remake.
Here’s another suggestion, of which I have been thinking of as of late; Kiersey Clemons. I think she could play Esmeralda really well, she can dance and she can sing. You can find a video of her singing “I know where I’ve been” from Hiarspray on youtube. She could be a great Disney Esmeralda or even a modern Esmeralda.
That’s a great suggestions, thanks ^^!