After matriculating from Afrikaanse Hoërskool in Kroontstad in 1994, she studied at the University of Pretoria and obtained a B.A (Drama) degree.
In November 2008 Marissa Vosloo and Hennie Jacobs, fell victim to a carjacking at a petrol station at Paulshof in northern Johannesburg.
[1] On Saturday, 6 December 2008, Jacobs and Vosloo were married in an African setting in a Shebeen-themed wedding.
Their first daughter, Nua Audrey Esthe Jacobs, was born on 22 January 2010.
Their second daughter, Tali Anah Ella Jacobs, was born on 14 March 2013.