Jess Dunn

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Young

**Jessica "Jess" Dunn** **(née Carlton)** is a fictional character in *Secrets of Sulphur Springs.*

She is portrayed by Diandra Lyle, and her younger self is played by Izabela Rose, star of *Upside-Down Magic*.

## Personality

Jess is a loving mother and a caring person. She is a bit strict, but tries to do what is best for her children. Her younger self is portrayed as rude and selfish. She was always judging others for their actions. She used to have a crush on Ben Campbell, and was jealous of him and Savannah. She forbids Harper and Topher from going into the Tremont.

## Appearance

Jess is a tall widowed adult with curly black hair with deep, brown eyes. Young Jess was mostly the same, except her skin color was a bit lighter. Jess is not a main character, so she does not have a default outfit, since she is not in any promotional material.

## Biography

Jess used to attend Camp Tremont the years before it closed. She had a crush on Ben, a kind-hearted camper who loved playing tricks. Everyone knew her and liked her, until the next year. In the summer of 1990, a clever girl named Savannah joined the camp. Not before long, everyone had forgotten about Jess and started to friend Savannah, leaving her broken. To make matters worse, Ben started to hang out with Savannah and they got close. Jess was left jealous. She met "Hermione" (Harper) and "Harry" (Griffin) one night before the dance and decided to go to the dance with Hermione. Jess went to go dance with Ben, but Savannah danced with him instead, leaving her in a jealous rage. After the day Savannah went missing, she lost touch with Ben and continued with her life. She married and had 2 children, Harper and Topher, having no idea that Ben would one day move his family to Sulphur Springs.

## Relationships

### Savannah Dillon

**(1990–late 1990; Enemies)** Savannah and Jess were enemies. They would get into arguments. After the dance, Jess dared her to spend the night in the basement, where a ghost was haunting it. Ben convinces Savannah not to do the dare, but in the middle of the night she sneaks off into the basement and goes missing the following morning. Jess feels no remorse for her actions but it later catches up to her. She blamed Ben for what happened to Savannah.

### Harper Dunn

**(Birth–Present; Mother and Daughter)** Jess and Harper have a regular mother-daughter relationship. However, further into the series we see their relationship go a bit down-hill. Jess is over-protective of her and Topher, forbidding them from going near the Tremont. After realizing that Harper was sneaking out, she and Griffin's Mom team up in-order to separate their kids. Once when Harper went through the portal, she found out that Jess went to Camp Tremont. When Harper asked her mom if she went, she said no. In Long Time Gone, she calls the police to organize a search party, since Harper and Griffin couldn't be found. When they are later spotted in the Tremont, she is not punished for running away. Instead, Harper is taken to the Cemetery of her father, since Topher said that she went there often.

### Topher Dunn

**(Birth–Present; Mother and Son)** Jess is Topher's biological mother. Jess is very protective of him and Harper, however they do have a lot of freedom considering how Harper can sneak away for hours without her knowing. Topher is usually obedient, however Harper does influence occasional rebellious behavior. He loves watching scary movies even though Jess tells him not to.

### Ben Campbell

**(1990–Present; Friend and Ex Crush)** Jess used to have a huge crush on Ben when she was Griffin's age. She was jealous of Savannah, since he spent more time with her. In Long Time Gone, Ben accuses Jess, saying that she was the reason Savannah went missing. Jess starts hating him for what he said. "Ben's a jerk," she tells Griffin and Harper in If I Could Turn Back Time. She still doesn't like Ben, and even tells Sarah to move her family back to Chicago. They lost touch after that summer.

### Sarah Campbell

**(2020–Present; Good Friends)** Jess is the only known friend of Sarah. After finding out their children were lying to them, they try to separate them. Jess used to know Ben when she was younger, and on the day Savannah went missing, Ben was acting odd. When Jess asked him if he knew anything about Savannah disappearing, he got mad and told her off. Jess told Sarah that Ben wasn't a good person and to move back to Chicago, but Sarah was so loyal that she didn't believe it. In Long Time Gone, she says that Jess was right.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* Somewhere in Time
* Straight Outta Time
* Time to Face the Music
* Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Time
* Time Warped
* Long Time Gone
* If I Could Turn Back Time
* No Time Like the Present
* Time After Time

## Trivia

* Izabela Rose who plays Young Jess, previously portrayed Nory Boxwood-Horace in the Disney Channel Original Movie, *Upside-Down Magic*.
* She owns a café.
* She is a recurring character, along with Bennett Sr. and Topher.
* She is one of the 5 main female characters, including Harper, Savannah, Sarah and Zoey.
* She made her first appearance in Somewhere in Time, along with Bennett Sr..
* In 1989, she was on the decorating committee for the camp dance.
* She was the announcer for the talent show in Straight Outta Time.
* After Harper told her she had her first kiss with Griffin, she comes clean about going to Camp Tremont.
* Her maiden name was revealed to be "Carlton" in No Time Like the Present.
* She broke the 4th wall in Time to Face the Music. This was the first 4th wall break in the series.
* She is the 5th parent on a Disney Channel show to portray a widowed or divorced parent.