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Jenna Clause

Jenna Clause
Born (1999-02-20) February 20, 1999 (age 25)
Buffalo, New York
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
Known forThe Wilds

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

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  1. ^ a b Dodson, P. Clare (11 December 2020). "Meet the Cast of Amazon's Newest YA Drama, "The Wilds"". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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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