Jennifer Podemski (born January 1, 1974) is a

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(Canadian) film and television actress and producer. Her acting credits include starring roles in the television series '' Tin Star'', ''

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'', '' Riverdale'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', and the films ''

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'', as well as supporting or guest roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', '' Blue Murder'', '' Wild Card'', '' This Is Wonderland'', '' Rabbit Fall'', '' The Border'', and ''

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''. Her production credits include ''Rabbit Fall'', ''Moccasin Flats'', and ''Empire of Dirt''.

Early life

Podemski was born and raised in

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, Ontario. Her father is Jewish and her mother is of

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/Anishinaabe, Leni Lenape, and Métis descent. Her paternal grandparents were from Poland, and moved to Canada after WWII. Her sisters,

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and

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are also actors. All three sisters appear together in the FX series ''

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''.

Career

Podemski was a

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nominee for the Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 1997 Gemini Awards for ''The Rez'' and a

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nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the

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'' for APTN. In 2021, together with Derek Diorio, she created the television series '' Unsettled'' for APTN. She went on to produce the drama series '' Little Bird'' for Crave with Hanna Moscovitch.

Filmography

Film

References

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* 1974 births Living people Canadian people of Polish-Jewish descent Canadian film actresses Canadian film producers Canadian television actresses Canadian television producers Native American actors Canadian women television producers First Nations actresses Jewish Canadian actresses Canadian Métis people Actresses from Toronto Native American actresses 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses 20th-century First Nations people 21st-century First Nations people Canadian women film producers Canadian Film Centre alumni Saulteaux people Canadian television directors Canadian women television directors {{Canada-actor-stub