Trenna Keating (born January 23, 1987) is a

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actress known for her recurring role as Doc Yewll in '' Defiance'' between 2013 and 2015.

Early life

Trenna Keating was born and grew up in

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. She likes spending her time hiking and camping outdoors, loves cooking, playing games and dancing. Keating is also a passioned writer of plays. Keating did her BFA degree in acting at the

University of Regina The University of Regina is a public university, public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the Unive ...

Career

When she moved to

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

, Keating studied clown for a while, and began working as a reader for auditions as her introduction to the Toronto film industry. Keating spent several years working at the theatre and doing crew work in film productions, as background casting director, casting assistant and casting director. On occasion of an interview, she told that ''most of what I have learned about acting has come from being on the other side of the camera watching actors work''. Keating first appeared in the American romantic comedy and Christmas film ''

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'' in 2005, and thenafter in Canadian television series and television films, among them '' Renegadepress.com'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' in recurring roles. Her probably best known role is the recurring character ''Doc Yewll'' in the US-Canadian SciFi-series '' Defiance'' that started broadcast in 2013 and was renewed for a third, and last season; ''Defiance'' was cancelled by ScyFy on 16 October 2015.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Keating, Trenna Living people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses People from Weyburn University of Regina alumni 1987 births