Genevieve Sterling Buechner (born November 10, 1991) is a Canadian

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. She is known for her television roles such as Tamara Adama on the

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series '' Caprica'', Fox on

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'', and Madison on the Lifetime series ''

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Early life

Genevieve Buechner was born in

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, to single mother Tea Buechner. Her stepfather is folk musician

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. When her family moved to Vancouver, she took a small course in acting from the Vancouver Youth Theatre. After completing the course, she went on tour with the youth theater as the youngest member of the cast. She was scouted by Robert Carrier and signed to Carrier Talent Management in Vancouver.

Career

At age ten Buechner got the lead role in a Toronto film production ''

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''. The film went on to be a festival success playing across North America and being selected for the Berlin Film Festival, the Atlantic Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival and the Vancouver Film Festival. She was nominated for a Canadian Leo Award for Best Lead performance by a female in 2003 for that role. In 2005, Buechner played the daughter of Brooke Shields in the

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-led film ''

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''. She followed this up in 2007 with a role in the Canadian drama film ''Mount Pleasant''. Buechner has notable recurring roles on the television series '' Caprica'', ''

'', and ''

''. In 2015, Buechner played the lead role of Annie Emmerson in the Lifetime television film '' Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow''.

Personal life

In a 2018 interview with

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, Buechner revealed that she is bisexual.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buechner, Genevieve 1991 births Actresses from Edmonton Bisexual actresses Bisexual women Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Canadian LGBT actors