Jenna Boyd
Encyclopedia
Jenna Michelle Boyd is an American
teen actress.
, Texas
and moved with her parents and younger brother Cayden
(also an actor) to Los Angeles
to pursue her acting career. After a few small roles on television and film, Boyd's big break came when she was cast in The Missing
, alongside Cate Blanchett
and Evan Rachel Wood
. Boyd's performance was praised in critical reviews of this film, although the film itself was not particularly well-received. Her next role was in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
playing the daughter of a family hired by the title character (David Spade
) to help him recapture his childhood. In 2005 Boyd played the Leukemia
-suffering Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
. Her recent roles include the Lifetime
miniseries
The Gathering in which she played the daughter of a doctor (Peter Gallagher
) searching for his wife and in the Ghost Whisperer
episode "Children of Ghosts" she played a troubled teenager living in a foster home.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
teen actress.
Life and career
Jenna Boyd was born in BedfordBedford, Texas
Bedford is a suburban city located in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, in the "Mid-Cities" area between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 46,979 at the 2010 census...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and moved with her parents and younger brother Cayden
Cayden Boyd
Cayden Michael Boyd is an American teen actor. He is best known for his main character role as Max in the Robert Rodriguez's film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D.-Life:...
(also an actor) to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to pursue her acting career. After a few small roles on television and film, Boyd's big break came when she was cast in The Missing
The Missing
The Missing is a 2003 Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard, based on Thomas Eidson's 1996 novel The Last Ride.This Western thriller set in 1885 New Mexico Territory is notable for the authentic use of the Apache language by various actors, some of whom spent long hours studying it...
, alongside Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...
and Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood is an American actress and singer. She began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic and Once and Again...
. Boyd's performance was praised in critical reviews of this film, although the film itself was not particularly well-received. Her next role was in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and starring David Spade and Mary McCormack.- Plot :...
playing the daughter of a family hired by the title character (David Spade
David Spade
David Wayne Spade is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 when he starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J...
) to help him recapture his childhood. In 2005 Boyd played the Leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
-suffering Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a 2005 American film, based on the novel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Ken Kwapis and written by Delia Ephron.The film's production budget was $25 million...
. Her recent roles include the Lifetime
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
The Gathering in which she played the daughter of a doctor (Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher
Peter Killian Gallagher is an American actor, musician and writer. Since 1980, Gallagher has played many roles in numerous Hollywood films. He starred as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007...
) searching for his wife and in the Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
episode "Children of Ghosts" she played a troubled teenager living in a foster home.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Loretta Kravitz | ||
| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and starring David Spade and Mary McCormack.- Plot :... |
Sally Finley | |
| 2003 | Dot Gilkeson | ||
| 2005 | In an Instant | The Girl | |
| 2005 | Bailey |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kid | Episode: "Car Wash" | |
| 2001 | Titus Titus (TV series) Titus is an American dark comedy sitcom that debuted on Fox in 2000. The series was created by its star, Christopher Titus, Jack Kenny, and Brian Hargrove... |
5-Year-Old Shannon | Episode: "Shannon's Song" |
| 2001 | Just Shoot Me! Just Shoot Me! Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997 to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.-Description:... |
Hannah Gallo | Epiosde: "Christmas? Christmas!" |
| 2002 | Special Unit 2 Special Unit 2 Special Unit 2 is a short-lived, American sci-fi/comedy television series, filmed in Vancouver, BC and aired on UPN for two seasons from April 2001 through February 2002... |
(voice) | Episode: "The Piper" |
| 2002 | Six Feet Under | 7-Year-Old Girl | Episode: "The Secret" |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Sasha Rittle | Episode: "Cross Jurisdictions Cross Jurisdictions "Cross Jurisdictions" is episode twenty-two of the second season of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. It also served as a pilot episode of the spin-off series, CSI: Miami, set in Miami.... " |
| 2002 | Mary Christmas Mary Christmas (film) Mary Christmas is a 2002 Christmas movie written by Stanley M. Brooks and Betty G. Birney. It was directed jistars John Schneider. In this movie Joel Wallace, Schneider's character, is a widower raising a nine year old daughter Felice. In her Christmas letter to Santa Claus, Felice wishes for a... |
Felice Wallace | TV movie |
| 2003 | Carnivàle Carnivàle Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes... |
Maddy Crane | Episode: "Milfay" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Julie Parker | Episode: "Children of Ghosts" |
| 2007 | Elizabeth 'Zee' Foster | TV miniseries | |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Jessica Evanson | Episode: "Minimal Loss" |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
2003 | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Supporting Young Actress | Felice Wallace in Mary Christmas Mary Christmas (film) Mary Christmas is a 2002 Christmas movie written by Stanley M. Brooks and Betty G. Birney. It was directed jistars John Schneider. In this movie Joel Wallace, Schneider's character, is a widower raising a nine year old daughter Felice. In her Christmas letter to Santa Claus, Felice wishes for a... |
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| 2004 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | Sally Finney in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and starring David Spade and Mary McCormack.- Plot :... |
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| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress | Dot Gilkeson in The Missing The Missing The Missing is a 2003 Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard, based on Thomas Eidson's 1996 novel The Last Ride.This Western thriller set in 1885 New Mexico Territory is notable for the authentic use of the Apache language by various actors, some of whom spent long hours studying it... |
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| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female | |||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Youth in Film | |||
| Saturn Award Saturn Award The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within... |
Best Performance by a Younger Actor | |||
| Teen Choice Award | 2005 | Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Female | Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a 2005 American film, based on the novel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Ken Kwapis and written by Delia Ephron.The film's production budget was $25 million... |
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| Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
2006 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | ||
| 2008 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress | Julie Parker in Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |