Trinity Rose Likins (born May 12, 2006
) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Forsythia "Jellybean" Jones in
The CW
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series ''
Riverdale'', as Emma Landry in the TV mini-series ''
Unspeakable'', and as Amelia in the
Hallmark Movie Channel
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original TV movie ''Christmas in the Air/12 Days''.
Her mother, Carey, is indigenous and her father Scott, is British.
Early life and career
Likins was born in
Squamish, British Columbia
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,
Canada
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. She attended Valleycliffe Elementary School, and is currently in secondary school. Likins has an younger brother. She has claimed that she wanted to become an actress throughout her childhood, and begged her mother to hire a talent agent for her for years, saying, "I used to perform plays around the house for my family, I also would do the school play every year". In 2017, after topping her age group in the Premiere talent program, Likins won representation by Nigel Mikoski.
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In 2018, Likins was cast in Season 3 of The CW's ''Riverdale'', a series based on the characters and plotlines of ]Archie Comics
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(Cole Sprouse
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). Her casting was announced at New York Comic Con
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alongside that of Gina Gershon
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as the siblings' mother and Season 3 supporting antagonist Gladys Jones. Likins has said she was first informed of her casting by her father while she was in lunch period at school. There are unconfirmed rumors Likins beat out Stranger Things
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star Millie Bobby Brown
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for the role.
Filmography
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Living people
21st-century Canadian actresses
Female models from British Columbia
2006 births
People from Squamish, British Columbia