Alexandra Jensen

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Alexandra Jensen
Born1999 or 2000 (age 25–26)
Toronto, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2019 (2019)–present
Known forJade in Talk to Me (2022)

Alexandra Jensen (born 1999 or 2000) is an Australian actress. Her television roles include Abby on Frayed (2019, 2021), Sophie on Amazing Grace (2021) and Audrey on The Messenger (2023). For her performance in the 2022 horror film Talk to Me , she was nominated for the 2024 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She plays a lead role as Amy in the 2025 dark comedy thriller Penny Lane Is Dead .

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Early life and education

Alexandra Jensen was born in 1999 or 2000 in Toronto, near Newcastle, New South Wales. [1] During primary school she took drama lessons to overcome her shyness, anxiety and a speech problem. [1]

Jensen completed her secondary education at Hunter School of the Performing Arts. [1]

While still at school, 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. [2] In June to July 2018, she played Elia, a secondary student, [3] in Impending Everyone by Michael Andrew Collins, at the SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross, for the Australian Theatre for Young People. [4]

Career

Jensen's first professional audition was for a Foxtel TV series and, despite missing out on the role, Foxtel introduced her to a talent manager. [1]

She had her debut lead role in the 2022 independent feature film Beat . [5] [6] Other major screen roles include the 2022 horror film Talk to Me . [7]

Jensen starred in the TV series Frayed (2019), [8] Amazing Grace (2021), [9] and The Messenger (2023). [10]

She plays Miss Miller in the 2024 horror film The Moogai . [11] [ better source needed ]

Jensen plays a lead role as Amy in the 2025 dark comedy thriller Penny Lane Is Dead , in writer-director Mia'Kate Russell's feature film debut. [12]

Accolades

For her performance in Talk to Me , Jensen was nominated for the 2024 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. [7] [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022The Eagle FlyerAmy BirdShort film
BeatEllie
Talk to Me Jade
2024 The Moogai Miss Miller
2025 Penny Lane Is Dead Amy

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Riddle, Rebecca (4 February 2024). "Newcastle Actress Alexandra Jensen up for 2024 AACTA". Newcastle Weekly. Retrieved 30 April 2024. The 24-year-old...
  2. ↑ Longworth, Ken. "Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr – Review by Ken Longworth for the Newcastle Herald". Young Peoples Theatre. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Pingon, Nicole (27 June 2018). "PlayWave Exclusive Interview: Impending Everyone". PlayWave. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Kevin (8 July 2018). "Kevin Jackson's Theatre Diary: Alexandra Jensen". kjtheatrediary.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Jye Currie's Beat to Release on STAN". FilmInk. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Hamilton, Ethan (30 August 2022), "Streaming service secures Newy film", Newcastle Herald
  7. 1 2 Dervisevic, Hanan (10 December 2023), "The New Boy and The Newsreader lead AACTA 2024 award nominations", ABC News
  8. ↑ Rockman, Lisa (4 September 1021), "Retro Newcastle returns in Frayed", Newcastle Herald
  9. ↑ Faithfull, Eden (10 March 2021), "Alexandra Jensen reveals why she 'really enjoyed' filming challenging birthing scenes in Amazing Grace", Nine Entertainment
  10. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (15 May 2023), "The Messenger review – surreal adaptation of Markus Zusak novel is a mysteriously good time", The Guardian
  11. ↑ The Moogai at IMDb
  12. ↑ "Penny Lane Is Dead". Adelaide Film Festival . 12 August 2025. Archived from the original on 15 September 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Dervisevic, Hanan (10 December 2023), "The New Boy and The Newsreader lead AACTA 2024 award nominations", ABC News
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