Peyton Kennedy (born January 4, 2004) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Betty Nelson on the ABC television drama series ''
Grey’s Anatomy
''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...
'' (2018–2019). She is also known for her film roles in ''
The Captive'' (2014), ''
American Fable
''American Fable'' is a 2016 American thriller film written and directed by Anne Hamilton. The film stars Peyton Kennedy, Richard Schiff, Kip Pardue, Marci Miller, Gavin MacIntosh and Zuleikha Robinson. The film was released on February 17, 2017 ...
'' (2016), and ''
Lavender
''Lavandula'' (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found in Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, and from Europe across to northern and easte ...
'' (2016). She played Kate Messner in the
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
series, ''
Everything Sucks!
''Everything Sucks!'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan that parodies teen culture of the mid-1990s. Ten half-hour episodes were ordered by Netflix and the series was released on ...
'' (2018), where she played a 15-year-old girl who is trying to figure out her sexuality. She is also known for her role as Dr. O in ''
Odd Squad
''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...
''.
Early life
Kennedy was born on January 4, 2004, in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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. She attended the Canadian Model and Talent Convention.
Career
Kennedy had a recurring role on the
PBS Kids
PBS Kids is the brand for most of the children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. Some public television children's programs are not produced by PBS member stations or transmitted by PBS. Instead, ...
television show ''
Odd Squad
''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...
'' (2014–2017). She has also made appearances on numerous other shows, including, ''
Copper
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'', ''
The Ron James Show
''The Ron James Show'' is a Canadian television comedy show, which debuted on CBC Television on September 25, 2009.
Starring comedian Ron James, the show intersperses filmed and stage sketches with clips of James performing his stand-up routin ...
'', ''
Hannibal
Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...
'', ''
Between'', ''
Murdoch Mysteries
''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick B ...
'', ''
Killjoys
''Killjoys'' is a Canadian space adventure drama series that aired on Space (now CTV Sci-Fi) in Canada. Primarily a science fiction series, ''Killjoys'' follows a trio of hard-living bounty hunters—Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen), Johnny (Aaron As ...
'', and ''
Taken''.
Kennedy has appeared in the films ''
An Officer and a Murderer'' (2012), ''
The Captive'' (2014), ''
Cut Bank
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'' (2014), ''
Lavender
''Lavandula'' (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found in Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, and from Europe across to northern and easte ...
'' (2016), ''
American Fable
''American Fable'' is a 2016 American thriller film written and directed by Anne Hamilton. The film stars Peyton Kennedy, Richard Schiff, Kip Pardue, Marci Miller, Gavin MacIntosh and Zuleikha Robinson. The film was released on February 17, 2017 ...
'' (2016), ''
Odd Squad: The Movie'' (2016), and ''
XX'' (2017). She has also starred in the short films, ''The Offering'' (2012), ''To Look Away'' (2013), ''Dorsal'' (2014), and ''Sunny Side Up'' (2017).
She starred as Kate Messner in the
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
series, ''
Everything Sucks!
''Everything Sucks!'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan that parodies teen culture of the mid-1990s. Ten half-hour episodes were ordered by Netflix and the series was released on ...
'' (2018).
Filmography
Podcasts
Awards and nominations
See also
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List of Canadian actors
This is an alphabetical list of notable Canadian actors. Some may have dual nationalities, being born elsewhere.
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*Graham Abbey
*Alistair Abell
* Alejandro Abellan
*Raymond Ablack
* Jared Abrahamson
*Aaron Abrams
* Rudwan Khalil Abubaker
...
*
List of people from Toronto
This is a list of notable people who are from Toronto, Ontario, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city.
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* Abdominal – hip hop musician
* Patrick J. Adams – actor ('' Suits'')
* Oluniké Adeliyi – ac ...
References
External links
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2004 births
Living people
21st-century Canadian actresses
Actresses from Toronto
Canadian child actresses
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian expatriates in the United States
Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States