Jordan Alexander (born July 27, 1993) is a Canadian actress. She first gained recognition for starring in the

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series '' Sacred Lies: The Singing Bones'', prior to landing her breakout role as the lead character Julien Calloway in the

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series reboot of ''

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''.

Life and career

Jordan Alexander was born on July 23, 1993; she was born in

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and was raised in

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. Alexander is of German, Irish and mixed African-American heritage. In 2018, she released her debut album, ''The Lonely Hearts Club'', and followed it by releasing the single "You", two years later. In 2020, Alexander played Elsie/Maya on the second season of the

series ''Sacred Lies: The Singing Bones''. She currently stars as private school student Julien Calloway in the season 7 reboot/revival of the teen drama television series ''

'' that originally began on

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in 2007 and is based on a teen young adult book series of the same name, which premiered on

in July 2021. Gossip Girl has been cancelled as of 2023 and not renewed for a third season with HBO Max.

Personal life

Alexander identifies as

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Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Jordan 1993 births Living people Female models from Ontario Canadian television actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian LGBT actors Canadian people of African-American descent Canadian people of German descent Canadian people of Irish descent Queer actresses Queer women 21st-century Canadian LGBT people