Genevieve Buechner

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Genevieve Buechner
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Buechner behind the set of Girl Fight, 2011
Born
Genevieve Sterling Buechner

(1991-11-10) November 10, 1991 (age 33)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Genevieve Sterling Buechner (born November 10, 1991) [1] is a Canadian actress. She is known for her television roles such as Tamara Adama on the Syfy series Caprica , Fox on The CW series The 100 , and Madison on the Lifetime series UnREAL .

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Early life

Genevieve Buechner was born in Edmonton, Alberta, [1] to single mother Tea Buechner. Her stepfather is folk musician Geoff Berner.[ citation needed ] When her family moved to Vancouver, she took a small course in acting from the Vancouver Youth Theatre. After completing the course, she went on tour with the youth theater as the youngest member of the cast. She was scouted by Robert Carrier and signed to Carrier Talent Management in Vancouver.

Career

At age ten, Buechner got the lead role in a Toronto film production Saint Monica . [2] [3] The film went on to be a festival success playing across North America and being selected for the Berlin Film Festival, the Atlantic Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival and the Vancouver Film Festival. She was nominated for a Canadian Leo Award for Best Lead performance by a female in 2003 for that role. [4] In 2005, Buechner played the daughter of Brooke Shields in the Tom Green-led film Bob the Butler . [5] She followed this up in 2007 with a role in the Canadian drama film Mount Pleasant. [6]

Buechner has notable recurring roles on the television series Caprica , The 100 , and UnREAL . In 2015, she played the lead role of Annie Emmerson in the Lifetime television film Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow . [7] [8] In 2023, Buechner voiced and provided facial expressions for the character of Ashley Graham in the video game Resident Evil 4 . [9] [10]

Personal life

In a 2018 interview with AfterEllen, Buechner revealed that she is bisexual. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Saint Monica Monica
2004 The Final Cut Isabel Bannister
2005 Bob the Butler Tess Jamieson
2006 Mount Pleasant Megan Burrows
2009CourageChristy
2009 Jennifer's Body Goth Girl #2
2010 Daydream Nation Tina
2011 Judas Kiss Samantha
2013If I Had WingsJulie
2014 The Dark Place Wendy Luckenbill
2014 If I Stay Cute Groupie #2

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Jeremiah ChinaEpisode: "Ring of Truth"
2003 Stephen King's Dead Zone Amy GrantforkEpisode: "Plague"
2003Devil WindsYoung KaraTV movie
2004Family SinsYoung MarieTV movie
2004The Love Crimes of Gillian GuessCarolTV movie
2004–2005 The 4400 Heidi Moore4 episodes
2005 Supernatural Lily ShoemakerEpisode: "Bloody Mary"
2005 Masters of Horror Young AnnaEpisode: "Dance of the Dead"
2006 Saved Jan GoodmanEpisode: "Who Do You Trust?"
2008 Vipers Maggie MartinTV movie
2008Desperate Hours: An Amber AlertDebraTV movie
2009Come Dance at My WeddingFemale Teen Dance StudentTV movie
2009–2010 Caprica Tamara Adama Recurring role, 6 episodes
2010ElopementCarolynTV movie
2010 Bond of Silence DaisyTV movie
2010 Fringe TabathaEpisode: "Marionette"
2011 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series Amy KesslerEpisode: "Scarecrow"
2011 The Killing Mean Girl #1Episode: "The Cage"
2011Finding a FamilyLucyTV movie
2011 Girl Fight Lauren KramerTV movie
2011Good Morning, KillerJulianaTV movie
2011HeavenlyPaulaTV movie
2012 Emily Owens M.D. SophieEpisode: "Emily and... the Outbreak"
2013One Foot in HellAshleyTV movie
2013 Eve of Destruction IzzyTV miniseries
2014 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Whitney - Lyla's assistant3 episodes
2014–2016 The 100 FoxRecurring role, 12 episodes
2015–2018 UnREAL MadisonRecurring role (seasons 1–2); main role (seasons 3–4)
2015 Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow Annie EmmersonTV movie
2016 iZombie DarcyEpisode: "Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind"
2018 Supernatural Samantha JuarezEpisode: "Mint Condition"
2018 The X-Files KaylaEpisode: "Nothing Lasts Forever"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Resident Evil 4 Ashley Graham

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRefs
2003 Leo Awards Feature Length Drama: Best Lead Performance - FemaleMonica in Saint Monica Nominated [12]
2004 Leo Awards Short Drama: Best Performance by a FemaleSonia in Princess CastleNominated [13]
2005 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young ActressYoung Marie in Family SinsNominated [14]
2011 Leo Awards Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a FemaleTamara Adama in Caprica episode: "There Is Another Sky"Nominated [15]
2014 Leo Awards Motion Picture: Best Supporting Performance by a FemaleJulie in If I Had WingsNominated [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "GENEVIEVE BUECHNER". ISSUE Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-10. BIRTH DATE: Nov/10/91 BIRTH PLACE: Edmonton, Alberta
  2. ↑ Koehler, Robert (September 29, 2002). "Review: 'Saint Monica'". Variety . Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  3. ↑ "CFFF money in action in Vancouver" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca
  4. ↑ Townson, Don (April 17, 2003). "Leo Award noms announced". Variety . Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  5. ↑ Felperin, Leslie (July 6, 2005). "Review: 'Bob the Butler'". Variety . Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  6. ↑ Walker, Susan (January 26, 2007). "'Mount Pleasant': There goes the 'hood". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  7. ↑ Lowry, Brian (November 18, 2015). "TV Review: 'Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow'". Variety . Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  8. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (November 20, 2015). "Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  9. ↑ Saunders, Toby (March 27, 2023). "Who is Ashley in Resident Evil 4? Age, actress and franchise history". Radiotimes.com . Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  10. ↑ Fujiwara, Hideaki (March 27, 2023). "RE4 remake: Ashley's body, face, and voice were provided by different actors". Automation. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  11. ↑ Joelle, Memoree (May 17, 2018). "Genevieve Buechner on "UnREAL" and her experience as a bisexual actress". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  12. ↑ Past Nominees & Winners 2003 at www.leoawards.com
  13. ↑ Past Nominees & Winners 2004 at www.leoawards.com
  14. ↑ "26th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  15. ↑ Past Nominees & Winners 2011 at www.leoawards.com
  16. ↑ Past Nominees & Winners 2014 at www.leoawards.com
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