Jodelle Ferland

Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994 ) is a Canadian actress. She performed in the drama film Mermaid at the age of four, for which she received a Daytime Emmy nomination at the age of six, making her one of the youngest Emmy nominees. She then portrayed a young Carrie White in the horror film Carrie (2002) and starred in the television series Kingdom Hospital (2004).

Ferland was critically praised for leading the fantasy film Tideland (2005), and gained wide recognition for portraying Alessa Gillespie in the Silent Hill film adaptation (2006). She then starred in the horror films The Messengers (2007), Case 39 (2009), and The Cabin in the Woods (2011), and the comedy film Good Luck Chuck (2007). She achieved her highest-grossing film with the romantic fantasy The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), in which she portrayed Bree Tanner.

Ferland had voice roles in the video game BioShock 2 (2010) and the stop motion film ParaNorman (2012), and led the science fiction series Dark Matter (2015–2017). Her acting activity decreased in the late 2010s.

Early life Jodelle Micah Ferland was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia. She is of French, British and Austrian ancestry.

Career

1990s & 2000s Ferland started her career in commercials at the age of two in 1996. She made her acting debut in the television film Mermaid, filmed when she was four and released when she was five. For her performance, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination at the age of six, making her one of the youngest nominees of the award. She also won a Young Artist Award. She made guest appearances in several television series, including Stargate Atlantis, Dark Angel, Stargate SG-1, Smallville and Supernatural, and appeared in films including They and Trapped.

In 2005, she starred in the Terry Gilliam fantasy film Tideland, for which she received a Genie Award nomination in the Best Actress category. Later, she appeared in the 2006 film Silent Hill, an adaptation of the well-known video game, and had a supporting role in Good Luck Chuck for Lions Gate Entertainment. In 2006, she was cast opposite Renée Zellweger in the horror movie Case 39 as Lillith Sullivan, which was released in 2009; production was delayed after a fire destroyed the film set in October 2006.

2010s

In 2010, Ferland played Bree Tanner in the romantic fantasy film Eclipse, the third film of the Twilight series. "Usually I read the script before I take a role, but I haven't read this one," she explained. "It's Twilight; of course, I'm going to take it." From 2010 to 2011, she provided voice work for the videogame BioShock 2 and its downloadable content, appeared in the SyFy movie Ice Quake, and starred in the Lifetime television movie Girl Fight.

In 2012, Ferland appeared in the drama Mighty Fine, the horror film The Tall Man, Joss Whedon's The Cabin in the Woods, and the comedy film Home Alone: The Holiday Heist. For The Cabin in the Woods, filming took place in 2009. She also had a voice role in the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman, which earned an Academy Award nomination.

From 2013 to 2014, she starred in the family film Midnight Stallion, the short film Monster, and the crime drama film A Warden's Ransom. In 2015, she starred in the short film The Goodbye Girl and the horror film The Unspoken, which premiered at the Film4 Frightfest Film Festival on October 24. In 2016 she appeared in the Lifetime television movie My Daughter's Disgrace, and provided the narration for the audio book Wonder Women, written by Sam Maggs.

From 2015 to 2017, Ferland starred as Five in the SyFy series Dark Matter, based on the comic book series of the same name. On the role, she stated "On my latest show Dark Matter people teased me because I was the youngest in the cast but I had been acting the longest." She received a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series in 2016. In 2017, she appeared in the comedy Bigger Fatter Liar, the sequel to the 2002 movie and the horror film Neverknock.

In 2018, she appeared in an episode of Frankie Drake Mysteries. The same year, Ferland starred as Olive in the digital series Darken: Before the Dark, a prequel to the film Darken.

2020s Ferland is set to appear in the short film Women Seen directed by Amanda Tapping. In 2019, she was cast in the film Office Games as Tina, which was later released in 2022.

Filmography

Film Year Title RoleNotes 2000 Heather (age 5–6) as Jodelle Micah Ferland 2001 Deadly Little Secrets Madison 2002 They Sarah as Jodelle Micah Ferland 2005 Tideland Jeliza-Rose / various voiced characters 2006 Silent Hill Sharon Da Silva / Alessa Gillespie Amber's Story Nichole Taylor Timmons as Jodelle Micah Ferland 2007 The Messengers Michael Rollins Seed Emily Bishop Good Luck Chuck Lila Carpenter as Jodelle Micah Ferland BloodRayne 2: Deliverance Sally 2008 Wonderful World Sandra 2009 Case 39 Lillith Sullivan 2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Bree Tanner 2012 Mighty Fine Natalie Fine The Tall Man Jenny The Cabin in the Woods Patience Buckner ParaNorman Aggie Voice role 2013 Midnight Stallion Megan Shepard Also known as Midnight Rider 2014 A Warden's Ransom Kit Brandt Also known as Steel & Stilettos 2015 The Unspoken Angela 2017 Bigger Fatter Liar Becca Direct-to-video 2019 The Office Games Tina

Television Year Title RoleNotes 1999 Cold Squad Hailey Hatcher Episodes: "First Deadly Sin", "Deadly Games: Part 2" 2000 Higher Ground Young Juliette Episode: "Innocence" Mermaid Desiree Leanne 'Desi' Gill Television film Special Delivery Samantha Beck Sole Survivor Nina Carpenter Television miniseries 2001 Wolf Lake Lily Kelly Episode: unaired pilot Dark Angel Annabelle Anselmo Episode: "Red" The Lone Gunmen Mary the Little Girl Episode: "Cap'n Toby" So Weird Maria Episode: "Annie's Song" The Miracle of the Cards Annie Television film Trapped Heather 2002 Special Unit 2 Focus Group Girl Episode: "The Piper" John Doe Jenny Nichols Episode: Pilot Carrie Little Carrie Television film 2003 Smallville Emily Eve Dinsmore Episode: "Accelerate" Dead Like Me Kirsti Episode: Pilot Mob Princess Young Patti Television film 2004 Kingdom Hospital Mary Jensen Main role The Collector The Devil / Little Girl Episodes: "The Prosecutor", "The Rapper" 10.5 Little 'Wow!' Girl Miniseries Too Cool for Christmas Alexa Television film 2006 Supernatural Melanie Merchant Episodes: "Provenance" Stargate SG-1 Adria (age 7) Episode: "Flesh and Blood" Masters of Horror Lisa Episode: "The V Word" The Secret of Hidden Lake Young Maggie Dolan Television movie 2007 Stargate Atlantis Harmony Episode: "Harmony" Pictures of Hollis Woods Hollis Woods Television film 2008 Céline Young Céline 2010 Ice Quake Tia Webster 2011 Girl Fight Haley Macklin 2011–2012 The Haunting Hour: The Series Alice / Sara Episodes: "My Sister the Witch", "The Most Evil Sorcerer – Parts 1 & 2" 2012 Home Alone: The Holiday Heist Alexis Baxter Television film 2015 Motive Sophie Glass Episode: "The Glass House" 2015–2017 Dark Matter Five / Das / Emily Kolburn Main role 2016 My Daughter's Disgrace Audrey Television film; also known as Revenge Porn 2017 Neverknock Leah Television film 2018 Frankie Drake Mysteries Ana Episode: "Anastasia" Darken: Before the Dark Olive Web series; main role 2019 Supernatural Emily Episode: "Golden Time" 2020 The Order Zecchia Episode: "Fear Itself Parts 1 & 2" 2022 Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder Tamara Dilger Television film 2025 Murder in a Small Town Vanessa Recurring role

Video games YearTitleRoleNotes 2010 BioShock 2 Little Sisters Voice role BioShock 2: The Protector Trials BioShock 2: Minerva's Den

Audiobooks Wonder Women (2016) by Sam Maggs, as Narrator

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2001 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger Mermaid 2001 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming Mermaid 2004 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Smallville 2004 Leo Award Dramatic Series: Best Guest Performance by a Female The Collector 2005 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger Kingdom Hospital 2007 Genie Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Tideland 2007 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Tideland 2008 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special – Leading Young Actress Pictures of Hollis Woods 2008 CAMIE Award Lead Performance in a TV Movie, Series, or Special Pictures of Hollis Woods 2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actress Céline 2010 Leo Award Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama Everything's Coming Up Rosie 2011 Fangoria Chainsaw Award Best Supporting Actress Case 39 2016 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Dark Matter