Jodelle Ferland

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Jodelle Ferland
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Ferland in 2016
Born
Jodelle Micah Ferland

(1994-10-09) October 9, 1994 (age 30)
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present

Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994) is a Canadian actress. She received a Daytime Emmy nomination for the drama film Mermaid (2000) at the age of six, making her the youngest nominee in Emmy history. She then portrayed a young Carrie White in the horror film Carrie (2002) and starred in the television series Kingdom Hospital (2004).

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Ferland was critically praised for leading the fantasy film Tideland (2005), and gained wide recognition for portraying Alessa Gillespie in the Silent Hill film adaptation (2006). She then starred in the horror films The Messengers (2007), Case 39 (2009), and The Cabin in the Woods (2011), and the comedy film Good Luck Chuck (2007). She achieved her highest-grossing film with the romantic fantasy The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), in which she portrayed Bree Tanner.

Ferland had voice roles in the video game BioShock 2 (2010) and the stop motion film ParaNorman (2012), and led the science fiction series Dark Matter (2015–2017). Her acting activity decreased in the late 2010s.

Early life

Ferland was born Jodelle Micah Ferland in Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 9, 1994, the daughter of Valerie and Marc Ferland.[ citation needed ]

Career

2000s

Ferland started her career in commercials at the age of two, and made her acting debut at age six in the television film Mermaid . [1] For her performance, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination, [2] making her the youngest nominee of the award. [3] [4] She also won a Young Artist Award. [5] She made guest appearances in several television series, including Stargate Atlantis , Dark Angel , Stargate SG-1 , Smallville and Supernatural , and appeared in films including They and Trapped.

In 2005, she starred in the Terry Gilliam fantasy film Tideland , for which she received a Genie Award nomination in the Best Actress category. Later, she appeared in the 2006 film Silent Hill , [6] [7] an adaptation of the well-known video game, and had a supporting role in Good Luck Chuck for Lions Gate Entertainment. [8] In 2006, she was cast opposite Renée Zellweger in the horror movie Case 39 as Lillith Sullivan, which was released in 2009; production was delayed after a fire destroyed the film set in October 2006. [9] [10]

2010s

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Ferland in 2011

In 2010, Ferland played Bree Tanner in the romantic fantasy film Eclipse , the third film of the Twilight series. [11] [12] "Usually I read the script before I take a role, but I haven't read this one," she explained. "It's Twilight ; of course, I'm going to take it." [13] From 2010 to 2011, she provided voice work for the videogame BioShock 2 and its downloadable content, appeared in the SyFy movie Ice Quake, and starred in the Lifetime television movie Girl Fight . [14] [15]

In 2012, Ferland appeared in the drama Mighty Fine , [16] [17] the horror film The Tall Man , [18] Joss Whedon's The Cabin in the Woods , [19] and the comedy film Home Alone: The Holiday Heist . [20] For The Cabin in the Woods, filming took place in 2009. [21] [22] She also had a voice role in the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman , [23] which earned an Academy Award nomination. [24]

From 2013 to 2014, she starred in the family film Midnight Stallion, [25] the short film Monster, [26] and the crime drama film A Warden's Ransom. [27] In 2015, she starred in the short film The Goodbye Girl [28] and the horror film The Unspoken , [29] which premiered at the Film4 Frightfest Film Festival on October 24. [30] In 2016 she appeared in the Lifetime television movie My Daughter's Disgrace, [31] [32] [33] and provided the narration for the audio book Wonder Women, written by Sam Maggs. [34]

From 2015 to 2017, Ferland starred as Five in the SyFy series Dark Matter , [35] based on the comic book series of the same name. On the role, she stated "On my latest show Dark Matter people teased me because I was the youngest in the cast but I had been acting the longest." She received a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series in 2016. In 2017, she appeared in the comedy Bigger Fatter Liar, the sequel to the 2002 movie [36] and the horror film Neverknock. [37] [38]

In 2018, she appeared in an episode of Frankie Drake Mysteries . [39] [40] The same year, Ferland starred as Olive in the digital series Darken: Before the Dark, a prequel to the film Darken . [41] [42] [43]

2020s

Ferland is set to appear in the short film Women Seen directed by Amanda Tapping. [44] [45] In 2019, she was cast in the film Office Games as Tina, which was later released in 2022. [46]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 The Linda McCartney Story Heather (age 5–6)as Jodelle Micah Ferland
2001Deadly Little SecretsMadison
2002 They Sarahas Jodelle Micah Ferland
2005 Tideland Jeliza-Rose / various voiced characters
2006 Silent Hill Sharon Da Silva / Alessa Gillespie
Amber's StoryNichole Taylor Timmonsas Jodelle Micah Ferland
2007 The Messengers Michael Rollins
Seed Emily Bishop
Good Luck Chuck Lila Carpenteras Jodelle Micah Ferland
BloodRayne 2: Deliverance Sally
2008 Wonderful World Sandra
2009 Case 39 Lillith Sullivan
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Bree Tanner
2012 Mighty Fine Natalie Fine
The Tall Man Jenny
The Cabin in the Woods Patience Buckner [47]
ParaNorman AggieVoice role [48]
2013Midnight StallionMegan ShepardAlso known as Midnight Rider
2014A Warden's RansomKit BrandtAlso known as Steel & Stilettos
2015 The Unspoken Angela
2017 Bigger Fatter Liar Becca Direct-to-video
2019The Office GamesTina

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Cold Squad Hailey HatcherEpisodes: "First Deadly Sin", "Deadly Games: Part 2"
2000 Higher Ground Young JulietteEpisode: "Innocence"
Mermaid Desiree Leanne 'Desi' GillTelevision film
Special Delivery Samantha Beck
Sole Survivor Nina CarpenterTelevision miniseries
2001 Wolf Lake Lily KellyEpisode: unaired pilot
Dark Angel Annabelle AnselmoEpisode: "Red"
The Lone Gunmen Mary the Little GirlEpisode: "Cap'n Toby"
So Weird MariaEpisode: "Annie's Song"
The Miracle of the Cards AnnieTelevision film
TrappedHeather
2002 Special Unit 2 Focus Group GirlEpisode: "The Piper"
John Doe Jenny NicholsEpisode: Pilot
Carrie Little Carrie Television film
2003 Smallville Emily Eve DinsmoreEpisode: "Accelerate"
Dead Like Me KirstiEpisode: Pilot
Mob PrincessYoung PattiTelevision film
2004 Kingdom Hospital Mary JensenMain role
The Collector The Devil / Little GirlEpisodes: "The Prosecutor", "The Rapper"
10.5 Little 'Wow!' GirlMiniseries
Too Cool for ChristmasAlexaTelevision film
2006 Supernatural Melanie MerchantEpisodes: "Provenance"
Stargate SG-1 Adria (age 7)Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
Masters of Horror LisaEpisode: "The V Word"
The Secret of Hidden Lake Young Maggie DolanTelevision movie
2007 Stargate Atlantis HarmonyEpisode: "Harmony" [49]
Pictures of Hollis Woods Hollis WoodsTelevision film
2008 Céline Young Céline
2010 Ice Quake Tia Webster
2011 Girl Fight Haley Macklin
2011–2012 The Haunting Hour: The Series Alice / SaraEpisodes: "My Sister the Witch", "The Most Evil Sorcerer – Parts 1 & 2" [50]
2012 Home Alone: The Holiday Heist Alexis BaxterTelevision film
2015 Motive Sophie GlassEpisode: "The Glass House" [51]
2015–2017 Dark Matter Five / Das / Emily KolburnMain role [52]
2016My Daughter's DisgraceAudreyTelevision film; also known as Revenge Porn
2017NeverknockLeahTelevision film
2018 Frankie Drake Mysteries AnaEpisode: "Anastasia"
Darken: Before the DarkOliveWeb series; main role
2019 Supernatural EmilyEpisode: "Golden Time" [53]
2020 The Order ZecchiaEpisode: "Fear Itself Parts 1 & 2"
2022 Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by MurderTamara DilgerTelevision film

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 BioShock 2 Little SistersVoice role
BioShock 2: The Protector Trials
BioShock 2: Minerva's Den

Audiobooks

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2001 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger Mermaid Won
2001 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming MermaidNominated
2004 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Smallville Nominated [54]
2004 Leo Award Dramatic Series: Best Guest Performance by a Female The Collector Nominated [55]
2005 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger Kingdom Hospital Nominated [56]
2007 Genie Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Tideland Nominated
2007 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor TidelandNominated
2008 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special – Leading Young Actress Pictures of Hollis Woods Nominated [57]
2008 CAMIE Award Lead Performance in a TV Movie, Series, or SpecialPictures of Hollis WoodsWon
2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actress Céline Nominated [58]
2010 Leo Award Best Performance by a Female in a Short DramaEverything's Coming Up Rosie Nominated [59]
2011 Fangoria Chainsaw Award Best Supporting Actress Case 39 Nominated
2016 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Dark Matter Nominated [60]

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