Jana McKinnon | |
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Born | 1998or1999(age 25–26) [1] |
Nationality | Austrian-Australian |
Notable work |
Jana McKinnon is an Austrian-Australian actor.
McKinnon was born to an Austrian mother and an Australian father. [1] She grew up in both countries, but did all her schooling in Austria. [2]
McKinnon began acting as a child, mostly in European student and short films. [3] She was cast in Kim Frank's Wach when she was 19. It was her first German movie, which required her to mask her Austrian accent. [2] McKinnon won the New Faces Award for Best Young Actress for her performance in Wach. [4] She played Christiane in the 2021 television remake of Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo. [5]
McKinnon made her Australian TV debut playing the lead role of Jo in the 2023 miniseries, Bad Behaviour , based on Rebecca Starford's memoir. [2] [6] [7] She played Liv in the Amazon Prime original series, Silver and the Book of Dreams, based on Silber – Das erste Buch der Träume by Kerstin Gier. [8] She was cast in season two of the Australian television series, Black Snow. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Steirerkreuz | Anna Fürst | TV movie |
2019–2021 | Tatort | Luise Nathan, Zoe Hilpert | Episodes: "Die Pfalz von Oben" and "Luna Frisst oder Sterbt" [10] |
2020 | Dunkelstadt | Katinka | Episode: "Schandfleck" |
2021 | Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo | Christiane | Main role |
2022 | Die Discounter | Jana | Episode: "Herr Lewicki" |
2023 | Bad Behaviour | Jo Mackenzie | Main role; mini-series |
2023 | Silver and the Book of Dreams | Liv | Main role |
2025 | Black Snow | Zoe Jacobs | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | My Blind Heart | Conny | |
2015 | Beautiful Girl | Charly | |
2015 | Jeder der fällt hat Flügel | Kati | |
2015 | Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß | short | |
2016 | Liebe möglicherweise | ||
2016 | Das unmögliche Bild | Johanna | |
2018 | To the Night | Luna | |
2018 | Wach | C. | |
2020 | The Trouble with Being Born | Elli | |
2022 | Servus Papa - See You in Hell | Jeanne | Main role |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | New Faces Award | besten Nachwuchsschauspielerin (Best Young Actress) | Wach | Won | [4] |
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