Elise Gatien (born July 14, 1988) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Candice "CJ" Ward in the Cartoon Network live-action series ''

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Life and career

Gatien was born in Kamloops,

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, Canada. She is of half German descent on her dad's side. Elise Gatien at Poptower.com
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. In 2009, Gatien played

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in two episodes of '' Smallville''. Her other television credits include '' Supernatural'', '' Bionic Woman'', ''

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'', and roles in the films ''

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'' and '' Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief''. In 2010, Gatien was cast as CJ Ward in the Cartoon Network live-action series ''

''. She was cast in

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's 2012 pilot ''The Selection'' based on books written by

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; however, the pilot was not picked up to series. In 2015, Gatien played the starring role of Jamie in the 1980s horror homage film ''Lost After Dark''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gatien, Elise 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from British Columbia Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Female models from British Columbia Living people People from Kamloops 1980s births