Jenna Boyd

Jenna Boyd
Born Jenna Michelle Boyd
(1993-03-04) March 4, 1993
Bedford, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001–present

Jenna Michelle Boyd (born March 4, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the feature films The Missing and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and the Netflix Original series Atypical.

Life and career

Jenna Boyd was born in Bedford, Texas and moved with her parents and younger brother Cayden (also an actor) to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. After a few small roles on television and film, Boyd's big break came when she was cast in The Missing, alongside Cate Blanchett and Evan Rachel Wood. Boyd's performance was praised in critical reviews of this film, although the film itself was not particularly well received. Previously she had been in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star playing the daughter of a family hired by the title character (David Spade) to help him recapture his childhood. In 2005 Boyd played the Leukemia-suffering Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Her recent roles include the Lifetime miniseries The Gathering in which she played the daughter of a doctor (Peter Gallagher) searching for his wife and in the Ghost Whisperer episode "Children of Ghosts" she played a troubled teenager living in a foster home. In 2017, she played Paige Hardaway, the "practice girlfriend" of the autistic main character, Sam Gardner, in the Netflix Original Series Atypical.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Hunted Loretta Kravitz
2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Sally Finley
2003 The Missing Dot Gilkeson
2005 In an Instant The Girl
2005 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Bailey
2012 Complicity Rachel
2012 Last Ounce of Courage Maddie Rogers
2014 Runaway Abby
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Geena Davis Show Kid Episode: "Car Wash"
2001 Titus 5-Year-Old Shannon Episode: "Shannon's Song"
2001 Just Shoot Me! Hannah Gallo Episode: "Christmas? Christmas!"
2002 Special Unit 2 (voice) Episode: "The Piper"
2002 Six Feet Under 7-Year-Old Girl Episode: "The Secret"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sasha Rittle Episode: "Cross Jurisdictions"
2002 Mary Christmas Felice Wallace TV movie
2003 Carnivàle Maddy Crane Episode: "Milfay"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Julie Parker Episode: "Children of Ghosts"
2007 The Gathering Elizabeth 'Zee' Foster TV miniseries
2008 Criminal Minds Jessica Evanson Episode: "Minimal Loss"
2017 Atypical Paige Hardaway Recurring role

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryResultRole
Young Artist Award2003Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Supporting Young ActressNominatedFelice Wallace in Mary Christmas
2004Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young ActressNominatedSally Finney in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young ActressWonDot Gilkeson in The Missing
Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - FemaleNominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsYouth in FilmNominated
Saturn AwardBest Performance by a Younger ActorNominated
Teen Choice Award2005Choice Movie Breakout Performance - FemaleNominatedBailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Young Artist Award2006Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young ActressNominated
2008Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young ActressNominatedJulie Parker in Ghost Whisperer
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