Jessica Heafey is a

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. She was born in Canada and graduated from

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...

with a

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Career

Jessica started her

acting Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode. Acting involves a broad r ...

career in 2000 at Presentation House Theatre and Theatre la Seizieme. She is a theatrical

that works in

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, and has been assistant to director. She does voices in not only English, but French as well. Heafey began her professional acting career in 2000, and has since appeared in

, short films, and

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. Heafey starred in ''A Night for Dying Tiger'' (2010), ''Earthstorm'' (2006), ''Mordu'' (2007), and ''For Better or for Worse'' (Season 1 Episode 1-16 in 2000). She has also guest starred in ''

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'' (Season 6 Episode 1,2,7, and 16 in 2010-2011), ''M.V.P.'' (Season 1 episode 6 and 9 in 2008), ''Jeremiah'' (Season 1 Episode 13). She is also affiliated with the

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Supernatural

Heafey is most known for her role on ''

'', where she plays the role of Gwen Campbell, who is a hunter and a cousin to

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and

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. Jessica Heafey appears in 4 episodes in the 6th season. In "Exile on Main Street", Dean gets back into hunting and reunites with Sam. Sam reveals that he has been hunting for a year with the Campbells, which included Gwen. In "Two and Half Men" the Winchesters arrive with a baby

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. The Alpha Shapeshifter arrives and overpowers Gwen as well as the others. In "Family matters" she is told to stay back with Dean to wait for any Vampires that double back. Dean and Gwen fight a

vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...

down, and when Dean disobeys his order, Gwen tells a lie to cover for him. At the end of the episode Gwen shows who she is loyal to when she holds the Winchesters at gunpoint. In "...And Then There Were None", Gwen and the Campbells are investigating murders when they run into Bobby, Rufus, Sam and Dean. The creator responsible for the murders infects Dean, who kills Gwen.

References

External links

Jessica Heafey's website
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