Jodelle Ferland
Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress
In context
- When
- Sunday, October 9 199432 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Jodelle Ferland
At a glance
Born 1994-10-09.
Known as: actor, film actor, and voice actor. Citizenship: Canada.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Jodelle Micah Ferland is a Canadian actress. She performed in the drama film Mermaid (2000) 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).
Early life
Early life Jodelle Micah Ferland was born in Nanaimo , British Columbia . [ 1 ] She is of French, British and Austrian ancestry. [ 2 ] ^ Ash, Amanda (2011-02-22). "Watch for these B.C. actors in the Twilight series" . Vancouver Sun . ^ Ferland, Jodelle [@jodellemicah] (2011-10-09). "@photo_obscura I get that a lot! But no, I'm half French and part Austrian and British" ( Tweet ) – via Twitter .
Path and career
Career 1990s & 2000s Ferland started her career in commercials at the age of two in 1996. [ citation needed ] She made her acting debut in the television film Mermaid , filmed when she was four [ 1 ] and released when she was five. [ 2 ] For her performance, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination at the age of six, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] making her one of the youngest nominees of the award. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] She also won a Young Artist Award . [
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Jodelle Ferland appears on our October 9 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.
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