Jane McGregor | |
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Born | 1983 (age 38–39) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1994–present |
Jane McGregor (born 1983) is a Canadian actress, known for her roles in Slap Her... She's French (2002), Flower & Garnet (2002), and That Beautiful Somewhere (2006), as well as her recurring role on the television series Robson Arms .
McGregor was born in 1983, and still resides in her native Vancouver. She has a sister. McGregor would like to work with Christopher Guest and considers Lucille Ball her favourite comedian. She enjoys interviews, but hates auditioning. [1]
McGregor's career began with classes at the Vancouver Youth Theatre at the age of eight, which were followed by toy commercials. [2] Her first television appearance was a guest role on two episodes of the Canadian television series The Odyssey, as 'Linda'. Following this she appeared in a string of made-for-television movies.
In 1999, McGregor appeared in an episode of the Disney series So Weird as Gabe Crawford, the girlfriend of a lead character.
In 2002 she starred as the popular Texas cheerleader Starla Grady in Slap Her... She's French with Piper Perabo, and followed the American comedy with Canadian independent film Flower & Garnet, where she plays an isolated, pregnant teenager.
Also in 2002 she won the Women In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award for Flower & Garnet and Bitten. [3]
In 2005 she appeared in an episode of Supernatural as a preacher's daughter, and had a small part playing Keri Russell's sister in the Hallmark Hall of Fame drama The Magic of Ordinary Days.
In 2006 she portrayed Catherine Nyland, an archaeologist suffering from debilitating migraines in That Beautiful Somewhere, opposite Roy Dupuis. From 2005 to 2008 she had a recurring role as Alicia Plecas in the Canadian series Robson Arms, and in 2007 she appeared in American Venus as Jenna Lane, a competitive ice skater hovering on the brink of a mental breakdown due to her controlling mother (portrayed by Rebecca De Mornay).
She has taught acting at Biz Studios, [4] and currently teaches a Teen Intensive at Vada Studios in Vancouver. [5]
Most recently, McGregor has had guest roles on The Listener, Almost Human, and FX’s Fargo.
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1996 | Live TV | Nila | Annie O'Donoghue | Short |
2002 | Slap Her... She's French | Starla Grady | Melanie Mayron | Released 18 July 2002 in Canada |
2002 | Bang Bang You're Dead | Jenny Dahlquist | Guy Ferland | Premiered 7 June 2002 at the Seattle International Film Festival |
2002 | Bitten | Daughter | Claudia Morgado | Short Premiered 8 August 2002 at the Montreal World Film Festival |
2002 | Flower & Garnet | Flower | Keith Behrman | Premiered 26 August 2002 at the Montreal World Film Festival |
2006 | That Beautiful Somewhere | Catherine Nyland | Robert Budreau | Premiered 26 August 2006 at the Montreal World Film Festival |
2006 | Citizen Duane | Molly Buckley | Michael Mabbott | Premiered 8 September 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival |
2007 | American Venus | Jennifer "Jenna" Lane | Bruce Sweeney | Premiered 8 September 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival |
2013 | Penguins (Are So Sensitive to My Needs) | Det. Rowe | Matthew Kowalchuk | Short Released 1 May 2013 in Canada |
2016 | The 9th Life of Louis Drax | Sophie | Alexandre Aja | Limited release on 2 September 2016 in Canada |
2017 | A Dog's Purpose | Rachel | Lasse Hallström | Released 27 January 2017 in Canada |
2019 | Two/One | Agnes | Juan Cabral | Released 28 April 2019 at Tribeca Film Festival |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | The Odyssey | Linda | Episodes: 3.8 "Styx and Stones", 3.13 "Time Bomb" |
1998 | You, Me and the Kids | Episode: 1.14 "Smoke Alarm" | |
1998 | Noah | Kathy Simmons | TV film |
1999 | Two of Hearts | Sarah Saunders | TV film |
1999 | So Weird | Gabe Crawford | Episode: 1.7 "Angel" |
1999 | The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights | Molly Harrison | TV film |
1999 | Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | Diane Carter | TV film |
1999 | Hayley Wagner, Star | Mira | TV film |
1999 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Patricia Spiro | Episode: 4.18 "Gaslight" |
1999 | Y2K | Kelly Cromwell | TV film |
2000 | Live Through This | Darby Parsons | Main role |
2005 | The Magic of Ordinary Days | Abby | TV film |
2005 | Young Blades | Mireille | Episode: 1.5 "Da Vinci's Notebook" |
2005 | Supernatural | Lori Sorenson | Episode: 1.7 "Hook Man" |
2005–08 | Robson Arms | Alicia Plecas-Fochs | Recurring role |
2007 | The 4400 | Vanessa Martin | Episode: 4.3 "Audrey Parker's Come and Gone" |
2007 | Fallen | Deborah | Episode: 1.3 "Someone Always Has to Die" |
2011 | Fringe | Julia | Episode: 4.7 "Wallflower" |
2013 | The Dark Corner [6] | Dana Rosten | Web miniseries |
2013 | The Listener | Jennifer Cowell | Episode: 4.8 "The Illustrated Woman" |
2013 | Almost Human | Kelly Cooper | Episode: 1.4 "The Bends" |
2014 | Fargo | Nurse Faber | Episode: 1.6 "Buridan's Ass" |
2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Kelly | Episode: 1.7 "Something Good" |
2016 | Newlywed and Dead | Jay's Mother | TV film |
2020 | Snowpiercer | Astrid | Episodes: "Without Their Maker", "Justice Never Boarded", "The Universe Is Indifferent", "These Are His Revolutions" |
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