Jenny Raven

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Jenny Raven
Born2 November [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Jenny Raven is a Hong Kong-born and raised actress and Canadian Screen Award Nominee. She is known for her work on Kims Convenience as Gwen, Irina Wong in the American film Flatliners and Sasha Dixon in the television series Designated Survivor . Another notable performance was as Jasmine in "Arkangel", a Series 4 episode of the British television series Black Mirror .

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Early life

Jenny Raven was born on 2 November [1] in Hong Kong to her Chinese mother and British father. [2] She moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada [3] after graduating from Island School in Hong Kong, and graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in criminology and psychology. [2]

Career

In 2003, Raven made her screen debut in the Cantonese-language Hong Kong film Men Suddenly in Black . [2] After moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada and graduating, Raven landed a leading role [3] as Margo Dubois in the Canadian children's comedy TV series Majority Rules! for 26 episodes from 2009 to 2011. [2] Raven worked alongside Juno Temple and Rhys Ifans in the American independent comedy-drama film Len and Company , which had its North American premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [4] Raven has made single-episode appearances in numerous TV shows such as Lost Girl (2010), The L.A. Complex (2012), Private Eyes (2016), Shadowhunters and Good Witch (2017). [2] [3]

In 2017, Raven appeared as Irina Wong in Flatliners , a remake of the 1990 film of the same name. The same year, she appeared as Jasmine in Arkangel , an episode of Black Mirror . [5] Raven played a recurring role as Sasha Dixon in 10 episodes of the television series Designated Survivor from 2017–2018. [6]

In 2018, Raven played Veronica in 6 episodes of the comedy series Wholesome Foods I Love You... Is That OK?, [3] which went on to win 'Best International Comedy' at the British Web Awards in 2020 and 'Best Ensemble' at the Seoul Web Fest in 2019. [7]

In 2019, Raven starred as Caine in the post-apocalyptic horror film Riot Girls . [8] In 2020, Raven landed a guest role in the award winning comedy series Kim's Convenience as Gwen, potential love interest of Kimchee played by Andrew Phung. [9]

In 2021, Raven played a leading role as Emily in the Adam Reider directed Canadian horror film Woodland Grey . [10] [11] In 2022, Raven played a leading role in the romcom television movie Love at sky Gardens. [12] Raven stars as a barista, and her coffee spilling antics, end up starting a romance. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes / Ref(s)
2003 Men Suddenly in Black Young JoJo
2009PatientHostage Short film
2009Cigarettes Hurt BabiesDeniseShort film
2009Puck HogsBabyface Waitress #1
2011Long BranchLynnShort film
2013HardsellSteffyShort film
2013ColdKateShort film
2014SleeplessMarlaShort film
2015 Cold Deck Nadine [4]
2015Let's RapSam
2015 Len and Company Kelly [4]
2017Bree and Drew (Me & You)BreeShort film
2017 Flatliners Irina Wong [4]
2017Our PracticeMadisonShort film
2019Lloyd loses everythingIssyShort film
2019 Goliath Tiffany
2019 Riot Girls Caine [8]
2020Consent AgreementJessShort film
2021My Soul to TakeQuinnShort film
2021 Woodland Grey Emily [10] [11]
2021 We're All in This Together Alyssa
2023The Amityville CurseLucy Davis

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2010 Lost Girl LibraEpisode: "Oh Kappa, My Kappa" [4]
2010 Rookie Blue Female Party Goer 2Episode: "In Blue"
2011I Kill MonstersPiperPilot episode
2011 Warehouse 13 Amy GillanEpisode: "Insatiable" [4]
2009–2011 Majority Rules! Margo Dubois26 episodes [2]
2012 The L.A. Complex Production AssistantEpisode: "It's All About Who You Know"
2013 Cracked Mai NguyenEpisode: "Fallen"
2014 The Listener Raven MastersEpisode: "Amuse Bouche" [4]
2015V Morgan is DeadJenna7 episodes [4]
2016 Private Eyes Kristy Greene-GarveyEpisode: "Family Jewels" [4]
2016 The Girlfriend Experience Erin's Assistant4 episodes [4]
2017 Black Mirror JasmineEpisode: "Arkangel" [5]
2017–2018 Designated Survivor Sasha10 episodes [6]
2017 Good Witch TheresaEpisode: "Say It with Candy"
2017 Shadowhunters LeighEpisode: "Dust and Shadows"
2018 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Dr. YenEpisode: "French Connection"
2018Wholesome Foods I Love You... Is That OK?Veronica6 episodes
2019–2021 Kim's Convenience Gwen8 episodes [9]
2021 Hudson & Rex Bonnie SquireEpisode: "The Secret Life of Levi"
2022 Ruby and the Well AngelaEpisode: "I Wish I Could Stop Pretending"
2022Love at Sky Gardens Dierdre Up TV TV movie [12]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes + Ref(s)
2017 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Ying (Special Duties Unit Operator)
2022 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction Ying (Special Duties Unit Operator)

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