Alexandra Jensen

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Alexandra Jensen
Born1999or2000(age 24–25)
OccupationActress
Years active2019 (2019)–present
Known forJade in Talk to Me (2022)

Alexandra Jensen (born 1999or2000) is an Australian actress. For her performance in Talk to Me she was nominated for the 2024 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. [1] Her television roles include Abby on Frayed (2019, 2021), Sophie on Amazing Grace (2021) and Audrey on The Messenger (2023).

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Early years

Alexandra Jensen was born in 1999or2000 in Toronto, near Newcastle, New South Wales. [2] During primary school she took drama lessons to overcome her shyness, anxiety and a speech problem. [2] Jensen took the role of Cogsworth in an amateur stage musical production of Beauty and the Beast Jnr at Young Peoples Theatre, Newcastle from April to May 2015. [3] She acted as Elia, a secondary student, [4] in Impending Everyone by Michael Andrew Collins, at the SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross for the Australian Theatre for Young People during June to July 2018. [5] Jensen took up her screen acting career after finishing secondary education at Hunter School of the Performing Arts. [2] Her first professional audition was for a Foxtel TV series and, despite missing out on the role, Foxtel introduced her to a talent manager. [2]

Career

Jensen had her debut lead role in the 2022 independent feature film Beat . [6] [7] Other major screen roles include the 2022 horror film Talk to Me . [8]

She starred in the TV series Frayed (2019), [9] Amazing Grace (2021), [10] and The Messenger (2023). [11] and

She plays Miss Miller in the 2024 horror film The Moogai . [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022The Eagle FlyerAmy BirdShort film
BeatEllie
Talk to Me Jade
2024 The Moogai Miss Miller

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019, 2021 Frayed Abby Harris12 episodes
2019 My Life Is Murder Gemma Shaw1 episode
2021 Amazing Grace Sophia8 episodes
2022 Joe vs. Carole Chealsi3 episodes
2023 The Messenger Audrey Singer8 episodes

Accolades

For her performance in Talk to Me she was nominated for the 2024 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. [8]

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  12. The Moogai at IMDb OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg