Genevieve Kang

Genevieve Kang is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Jackie Veda in the fantasy drama series Locke & Key and Patty Yang in the sci-fi drama series Impulse.

Early life Kang was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, to a Chinese father and a Portuguese mother. She fell in love with acting at the age of 14 when she performed in a high school production of The Wizard of Oz. Kang is a graduate of the Institute of Holistic Nutrition.

Career Early on in her career, Kang made made appearances in the horror drama series The Strain and the comedy drama series Private Eyes, playing Jax and Sadie Tufts respectively. Her first significant role came playing Patty Yang in the sci-fi drama series Impulse. She later played Jackie Veda in the fantasy drama series Locke & Key. She also had a recurring role in the supernatural drama series Shadowhunters, portraying Morgan Young.

Personal life Kang is the founder of KIKAN BLVD, a modern holistic lifestyle brand dedicated to optimizing health and vitality. She cites Natalie Portman and Alicia Vikander as her acting idols.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Score: A Hockey Musical Female Teen 2012 If I Were You Office Assistant 2012 The Good Witch's Charm Katie 2018 Christmas With a View Darlene 2018 Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe Erica 2018 Nose to Tail Angela 2019 Run This Town The Squirrel 2019 Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle To Die For Josephine 2019 Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder Josephine 2019 Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver Josephine 2024 Conditions of Release Hannah Short

Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Romeo! Denise Cruz Episode; Speechless in Seattle 2005 Beautiful People Madeleine 3 episodes 2011-2012 What's Up Warthogs! Kara Lee Burk Episode; Taekwonzombie 2011 Life with Boys Poster Girl Episode; Wrestling with Boys 2012 Really Me Teen Girl#1 Episode; A Nightmare on Elm Street 2014 The Strain Jax Episode; Gone Smooth 2017 Private Eyes Sadie Tufts Episode; The P.I. Code 2018 Shadowhunters Morgan Young 2 episodes 2018 Odd Squad Baroness Goo Episode; It Takes Goo to Make a Feud Go Right/Friends of Odd Squad 2019 Jett Miss Kennedy 2 episodes 2018-2019 Impulse Patty Yang 10 episodes 2020-2021 Locke & Key Jackie Veda 16 episodes 2023 Goosebumps Ann Macy Episode; Night of the Living Dummy: Part 2