Jenna Kanell

 ( 21st-century American Actresses ) 

Jenna Kanell is an American actress, director, writer and stunt performer. She gained recognition for her portrayals of Tara Heyes in Terrifier (2016) and Kim Hines in The Bye Bye Man (2017)—both in which she performed her own Stunt. Her film career has since expanded to a variety of such as the political drama The Front Runner (2018), the horror-comedy Renfield (2023), and the action comedy (2024).

On television, Kanell has made appearances on shows such as the Disney+ miniseries WandaVision (2021) and the Showtime anthology series The First Lady (2022).

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Career Jenna Kanell delivered a TEDx Talk on the experience of writing, directing, and producing the short film “Bumblebees” alongside her disabled younger brother Vance Kanell. The project went on to screen at over forty film festivals and events around the world, winning numerous awards and bringing the siblings to speak at institutions such as Harvard Medical School.

Kanell gained recognition for her portrayal of Tara Heyes in Damien Leone's slasher film Terrifier (2016)—which obtained a cult following after its Netflix debut. Kanell later had a supporting role as Kim Hines in Stacy Title's horror film The Bye Bye Man (2017), which received negative reviews. However, her performance was well-received; Variety wrote, "...the one who, all too briefly, steals the movie: Jenna Kanell." Both performances garnered comparisons to Neve Campbell's portrayals in The Craft (1996) and Scream (1996).

She has since starred in several significant short films, including "Max & the Monster", a dark comedy short film she wrote, directed, and produced which premiered on the opening night of the 2018 Austin Film Festival, and Ben Joyner’s sci-fi short film “Abducted”, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. A Voice for the Innocent, a resource for survivors of abuse, incorporated the former film into their training at the time of release.

After her appearance in Marvel’s WandaVision in 2021, Looper spotlighted her in an article titled “Why The Med Tech In WandaVision Looks So Familiar”, calling her an “up-and-coming triple-threat...and general cinematic jack of all trades.”

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Personal life She has expressed Socialism political views and has said that her moral compass is guided by ecofeminism. Jenna has practiced strict veganism for years, citing environmental racism, animal welfare, and bodily health as the prime motivators.

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Filmography

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Film

2012	Sassy Pants	Anna
2016	Terrifier	Tara Heyes	Stunt performer
2017	The Bye Bye Man	Kim Hines	Stunt performer
2018	The Front Runner	Ginny Terzano
2022	Faceless After Dark	Bowie	Also writer and producer
	Terrifier 2	Tara Heyes	Cameo appearance
2023	Renfield	Carol	Stunt performer
2024		Nicole
	Red One	Krampus Guest
	The Buildout	Cameron

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Television

2011	Drop Dead Diva	Nina Dunn	season 3, episode 5
2014	The Vampire Diaries	Jessie	season 6, episode 1
2017	Shots Fired	Cara	season 1, episode 3
2017		Laura Dawson	season 4, episode 5
2019		Director	season 2, episode 3
2019	Hot Date	Erin	season 2, episode 3
2020	The Resident	Safety Coordinator	season 3, episode 11
2020	Your Worst Nightmare	Joi Partain	season 6, episode 2
2021	WandaVision	Med Tech	episode 5
2022	Queens	Patti	season 1, episode 3
2022	The First Lady	Activist	season 1, episode 6
2022	Young Rock	Jamie	season 2, episodes 4 and 11
2022	Tales	Rebecca, stunt performer	season 3, episode 9

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Music videos

• "This Is Our Life" by Des Rocs
• "These Days" by Highly Suspect
• "Superbloom" by Silent Planet

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Works cited

• (2020). 9781510751767, Skyhorse. ISBN 9781510751767

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