Kawennahere Devery Jacobs

Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs
Jacobs in 2017
Born (1993-08-08) August 8, 1993
Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007–present
Known for Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Mohawk Girls

Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (born August 8, 1993), occasionally credited as Devery Jacobs, is a Canadian actress. She garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for her performance in Rhymes for Young Ghouls.[1]

Career

Jacobs has appeared in the films South of the Moon and Assassin's Creed: Lineage, as well as the television series Stephen King's Dead Zone, Being Human and Mohawk Girls.

In 2013, she played the lead character in Rhymes for Young Ghouls which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. For her work in the film, Jacobs was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a leading role.

In 2014 she appeared in the music video for A Tribe Called Red's "Sisters".

In 2018 she was cast as Sam Black Crow in the second season of American Gods.[2]

Personal life

Jacobs is Mohawk.[3]

At the time of her performance in Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Jacobs was a student in the correctional intervention program at John Abbott College.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Dead Zone Monique TV Series
2009 Assassin's Creed: Lineage Claudia Auditore TV Mini-Series
2012 Exploding Sun Nourhan TV Movie
2013 The Blanketing Seniya Short Film
2013 Rhymes for Young Ghouls Aila
2013–2015 Mohawk Girls Lollipop TV Series
2015 A Big Black Short Jess Short Film
2016 The Sun at Midnight Lia Post-Production
2016 The Land of Rock and Gold Andrea
2016 Running Eagle Judith Short Film
2016 Another WolfCop Daisy
2016 Level 16 Vivien
2016 The Walking Dead: Michonne Sam Video Game
2016 Stolen Director Short Film
2018 The Lie Brittany
2019 American Gods Sam Black Crow In production

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards recognize Aboriginal talent". CBC News, January 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ Deadline.com. June 4, 2018 https://deadline.com/2018/06/american-gods-season-2-dean-winters-mr-town-devery-jacobs-sam-black-crow-kahyun-kim-new-media-starz-neil-gaiman-1202402680. Retrieved June 4, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 1 2 "Ghoul Power!: Actress Devery Jacobs Discusses Her 'Badass' New Movie". Indian Country Today, October 18, 2013.
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