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Jodelle Micah Ferland was born on October 9th, 1994 in Nanaimo, British Columbia. She is a young Canadian actress, making her movie debut at the tender age of 4 in the TV-movie Mermaid; playing a character coming to terms with the death of a parent, and for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination, making her the youngest nominee in Emmy history.Jodelle then went on to make guest appearances in several television series', including Smallville, Dark Angel, Stargate SG-1 and Supernatural, and has appeared in films including They and Trapped. In 2005, she starred in the cult drama Tideland for Terry Gilliam, and later appeared in the 2006 film Silent Hill, an adaptation of the well-known video game. Ferland’s upcoming films include a supporting role in Good Luck Chuck for Lions Gate Films and a leading role opposite Renée Zellweger in Case 39 for Paramount Pictures.
In January of 2007, she received a Genie Award nomination in the Best Actress category for her work in Terry Gilliam’s Tideland.
At just 12 years old Jodelle has proven herself to be an outstanding young actress; expect lots more from her in the future!
