Jenna Clause

Jenna Clause is a First Nations (Cayuga) Canadian actress known for playing Martha Blackburn on the American drama The Wilds.

Jenna Clause
Born (1999-02-20) February 20, 1999
Buffalo, New York
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
Known forThe Wilds

Clause was born in Buffalo, New York and raised in Southern Ontario. She is a Cayuga Nation Wolf Clan Member of the Haudenosaune people from Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford, Ontario.[1][2] Growing up she took acting classes in School of Dramatic Arts and Imagination Drama School in Niagara Falls. Clause also played lacrosse.[3]

Clause appeared in smaller films You're It and The Furies Inside Me before being cast as Ojibwe character Martha Blackburn on The Wilds.[4] In an interview with The Advocate, Clause discussed acting on a show that featured Indigenous characters and representing a culture other than her own stating: "it was so important to me that I got every little bit correct."[5] Her character's feature episode was directed by Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland.[1][2]

References
  1. Dodson, P. Clare (11 December 2020). "Meet the Cast of Amazon's Newest YA Drama, "The Wilds"". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. Messina, Victoria (26 May 2022). "Jenna Clause on Bringing Authentic Indigenous Representation to "The Wilds"". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. Moore, Camille (25 December 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Jenna Clause". TVOvermind. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. Law, John (4 December 2020). "Fort Erie actress Jenna Clause part of new Amazon drama 'The Wilds'". niagarafallsreview.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. Gilchrist, Tracy E. (15 December 2020). "The Wilds Cast on Queer and Diverse Teen Girls Surviving on an Island". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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