Jodelle Ferland | |
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Born | Jodelle Micah Ferland October 9, 1994 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Jodelle Micah Ferland[1] (born October 9, 1994[1]) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayals of Mary Jensen in the 2004 ABC television series Kingdom Hospital, Bree Tanner in the 2010 film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Five in the 2015 Syfy television series Dark Matter. She is also known by her roles in multiple horror or horror-related films, such as Sharon/Alessa in Silent Hill, Lillith Sullivan in Case 39, Jenny in The Tall Man, Patience Buckner in The Cabin in the Woods, and Agatha Prenderghast in ParaNorman.
Ferland was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia,[1] the daughter of Valerie and Marc Ferland.[2] Her siblings are actress Marisha Ferland and musician Jeremy Ferland.[2]
Ferland started her career in commercials at the age of two. She made her movie debut at age 4 in the TV-movie Mermaid, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination, making her the youngest nominee in Emmy history. She has since made guest appearances in several television series, including Stargate Atlantis, Dark Angel, Stargate SG-1, Smallville and Supernatural, and has appeared in films including They and Trapped. In 2005, she starred in the Terry Gilliam drama Tideland, for which she received a Genie Award nomination in the Best Actress category. Later, she appeared in the 2006 film Silent Hill, an adaptation of the well-known video game, and had a supporting role in Good Luck Chuck for Lions Gate Entertainment. In 2006, she filmed the movie Case 39 opposite Renée Zellweger; however, because of a lengthy post-production, it was not released until 2009.[3]
She played Bree Tanner in the third film of the Twilight series, Eclipse. She stated: "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."[4]
From 2010 to 2011, she provided voice work for the videogame BioShock 2 and its DLC, appeared in the SyFy movie Ice Quake, and starred in the Lifetime television movie Girl Fight.[5] In 2012, she appeared in the drama Mighty Fine,[6][7][8] the horror film The Tall Man,[9] Joss Whedon's The Cabin in the Woods, the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman and had her first starring role in a comedy, in Home Alone: The Holiday Heist.[10] From 2013 to 2014, she starred in the family film Midnight Stallion,[11] the short film Monster,[12] and the crime drama film A Warden's Ransom.[13]
In 2015, she starred in the short film The Goodbye Girl[14] and the horror film The Unspoken,[15] which premiered at the Film4 Frightfest Film Festival on October 24.[16]
In 2016 she appeared in the Lifetime television movie My Daughter's Disgrace,[17][18][19] and provided the narration for the audio book Wonder Women, written by Sam Maggs.[20]
In April 2017, she appeared in the comedy Bigger Fatter Liar, the sequel to the 2002 movie,[21] and is set to appear in the short film Women Seen directed by Amanda Tapping,[22][23] and the horror film Neverknock.[24][25]
Since June 2015, Ferland has starred as Five in the SyFy series Dark Matter,[26] based on the comic book series of the same name.
She was cast in the role of Olive in the upcoming series Darken.[27][28][29]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The Linda McCartney Story | Heather (age 5–6) | as Jodelle Micah Ferland |
2001 | Deadly Little Secrets | Madison | |
2002 | They | Sarah | as Jodelle Micah Ferland |
2005 | Tideland | Jeliza-Rose | also: voices of Sateen Lips, Glitter Gal, Mustique and Baby Blonde |
2006 | Silent Hill | Sharon Da Silva/Alessa Gillespie/Dark Alessa | |
2006 | Amber's Story | Nichole Taylor Timmons | as Jodelle Micah Ferland |
2006 | Swimming Lessons | Zoe | Short film |
2007 | The Messengers | Michael Rollins | |
2007 | Seed | Emily Bishop | |
2007 | Good Luck Chuck | Lila Carpenter | as Jodelle Micah Ferland |
2007 | BloodRayne II: Deliverance | Sally | Minor role |
2008 | Wonderful World | Sandra | |
2009 | Everything's Coming Up Rosie | Rosie | Short film |
2009 | Case 39 | Lillith Sullivan | Filmed in 2006 |
2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Bree Tanner | |
2012 | Mighty Fine | Natalie Fine | Limited release |
2012 | The Tall Man | Jenny | |
2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Patience Buckner | Filmed in 2009[30] |
2012 | ParaNorman | Aggie[31] | Voice role |
2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Bree Tanner | Archive footage shown during end credits |
2013 | Midnight Stallion | Megan Shepard | Formerly titled Midnight Rider |
2013 | Monster | Hannah | Short film |
2014 | A Warden's Ransom | Kit Brandt | Formerly titled Steel & Stilettos |
2015 | The Unspoken | Angela | Also titled The Haunting of Briar House and The Origin of the Amityville Horror |
2015 | The Goodbye Girl | Molly | Short film |
2017 | Bigger Fatter Liar | Becca | Direct-to-video[21] |
2017 | Women Seen | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Cold Squad | Hailey Hatcher | Episodes: "First Deadly Sin" and "Deadly Games: Part 2" |
2000 | Higher Ground | Young Juliette | Episode: "Innocence" |
2000 | Mermaid | Desiree Leanne 'Desi' Gill | Television movie |
2000 | Special Delivery | Samantha Beck | Television movie |
2000 | Sole Survivor | Nina Carpenter | Television miniseries |
2001 | Wolf Lake | Lily Kelly | Episode: Unaired Pilot |
2001 | Dark Angel | Annabelle Anselmo | Episode: "Red" |
2001 | The Lone Gunmen | Mary the Little Girl | Episode: "Cap'n Toby" |
2001 | So Weird | Maria | Episode: "Annie's Song" |
2001 | The Miracle of the Cards | Annie | Television movie |
2001 | Trapped | Heather | Television movie |
2002 | Special Unit 2 | Focus Group Girl | Episode: "The Piper" |
2002 | John Doe | Jenny Nichols | Episode: Pilot |
2002 | Carrie | Little Carrie | Television movie |
2003 | Smallville | Emily Eve Dinsmore | Episode: "Accelerate" |
2003 | Dead Like Me | Kirsti | Episode: Pilot |
2003 | Mob Princess | Young Patti | Television movie |
2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Mary Jensen | Main role, 13 episodes |
2004 | The Collector | The Devil/Little Girl | Episodes: "The Prosecutor" and "The Rapper" |
2004 | 10.5 | Little 'Wow!' Girl | Television miniseries |
2004 | Too Cool for Christmas | Alexa | Television movie |
2005 | Supernatural | Cameo in a family portrait | Episode: Pilot (uncredited)[citation needed] |
2006 2013, 2015 |
Supernatural | Melanie Merchant | Episodes: "Provenance" also: "Clip Show" & "Thin Lizzie" (archive footage; uncredited)[citation needed] |
2006 | Stargate SG-1 | Adria (age 7) | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" |
2006 | Masters of Horror | Lisa | Episode: "The V Word" |
2006 | The Secret of Hidden Lake | Young Maggie Dolan | Television movie |
2007 | Stargate Atlantis | Harmony | Episode: "Harmony"[32] |
2007 | Pictures of Hollis Woods | Hollis Woods | Television movie |
2008 | Céline | Young Céline | Television movie |
2010 | Ice Quake | Tia Webster | Syfy television movie |
2011 | Girl Fight | Haley Macklin | Lifetime television movie |
2011–2012 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Alice / Sara | Episodes: "My Sister the Witch" and "The Most Evil Sorcerer - Parts 1 & 2"[33] |
2012 | Home Alone: The Holiday Heist | Alexis Baxter | ABC Family television movie |
2015 | Motive | Sophie Glass | Episode: "The Glass House"[34] |
2015–2017 | Dark Matter[Note 1] | Five/Das/Emily Kolburn | Main role[35] |
2016 | My Daughter's Disgrace | Audrey | Lifetime television movie; also titled Revenge Porn |
2017 | Neverknock | Leah | Part of Syfy’s 2017 Halloween line up |
2018 | Darken | Olive | Digital series; premieres January 2018 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | BioShock 2 | Little Sisters | Voice role |
2010 | BioShock 2: The Protector Trials | Little Sisters | Voice role |
2010 | BioShock 2: Minerva's Den | Little Sisters | Voice role |
Year | Title | Role | Author | Notes |
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2016 | Wonder Women | Narrator | Sam Maggs |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2001 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Desi Gill in Mermaid | Won | |
2001 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special | Desi Gill in Mermaid | Nominated | |
2004 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress | Emily Eve Dinsmore in Smallville | Nominated | |
2004 | Leo Award | Dramatic Series: Best Guest Performance by a Female | The Devil/Little Girl in The Collector For episode "The Prosecutor" |
Nominated | |
2005 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Mary Jensen in Kingdom Hospital | Nominated | |
2007 | Genie Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Jeliza-Rose in Tideland | Nominated | |
2007 | Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Jeliza-Rose in Tideland | Nominated | |
2008 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV movie, miniseries, or special - Leading Young Actress | Hollis Woods in Pictures of Hollis Woods | Nominated | |
2008 | CAMIE Award | Lead Performance in a TV Movie, Series, or Special | Hollis Woods in Pictures of Hollis Woods | Won | |
2009 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actress | Young Céline in Céline | Nominated | |
2010 | Leo Award | Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama | Rosie in Everything's Coming Up Rosie | Nominated | |
2011 | Fangoria Chainsaw Award | Best Supporting Actress | Lillith Sullivan in Case 39 | Nominated | |
2016 | Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Five in Dark Matter | Nominated |
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