Jenny Raven
Born2 November[1]
Hong Kong
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Jenny Raven is a Hong Kong-born and raised actress and Canadian Screen Award Nominee. She is known for her work on Kims Convenience as Gwen, Irina Wong in the American film Flatliners and Sasha Dixon in the television series Designated Survivor. Another notable performance was as Jasmine in "Arkangel", a Series 4 episode of the British television series Black Mirror.

Early life

Jenny Raven was born on 2 November[1] in Hong Kong to her Chinese mother and British father.[2] She moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada[3] after graduating from Island School in Hong Kong, and graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in criminology and psychology.[2]

Career

In 2003, Raven made her screen debut in the Cantonese-language Hong Kong film Men Suddenly in Black.[2] After moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada and graduating, Raven landed a leading role[3] as Margo Dubois in the Canadian children's comedy TV series Majority Rules! for 26 episodes from 2009 to 2011.[2] Raven worked alongside Juno Temple and Rhys Ifans in the American independent comedy-drama film Len and Company, which had its North American premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] Raven has made single-episode appearances in numerous TV shows such as Lost Girl (2010), The L.A. Complex (2012), Private Eyes (2016), Shadowhunters and Good Witch (2017).[2][3]

In 2017, Raven appeared as Irina Wong in Flatliners, a remake of the 1990 film of the same name. The same year, she appeared as Jasmine in Arkangel, an episode of Black Mirror.[5] Raven played a recurring role as Sasha Dixon in 10 episodes of the television series Designated Survivor from 2017–2018.[6]

In 2018, Raven played Veronica in 6 episodes of the comedy series Wholesome Foods I Love You... Is That OK?,[3] which went on to win 'Best International Comedy' at the British Web Awards in 2020 and 'Best Ensemble' at the Seoul Web Fest in 2019.[7]

In 2019, Raven starred as Caine in the post-apocalyptic horror film Riot Girls.[8] In 2020, Raven landed a guest role in the award winning comedy series Kim's Convenience as Gwen, potential love interest of Kimchee played by Andrew Phung.[9]

In 2021, Raven played a leading role as Emily in the Adam Reider directed Canadian horror film Woodland Grey.[10][11] In 2022, Raven played a leading role in the romcom television movie Love at sky Gardens.[12] Raven stars as a barista, and her coffee spilling antics, end up starting a romance.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes / Ref(s)
2003 Men Suddenly in Black Young JoJo
2009 Patient Hostage Short film
2009 Cigarettes Hurt Babies Denise Short film
2009 Puck Hogs Babyface Waitress #1
2011 Long Branch Lynn Short film
2013 Hardsell Steffy Short film
2013 Cold Kate Short film
2014 Sleepless Marla Short film
2015 Cold Deck Nadine [4]
2015 Let's Rap Sam
2015 Len and Company Kelly [4]
2017 Bree and Drew (Me & You) Bree Short film
2017 Flatliners Irina Wong [4]
2017 Our Practice Madison Short film
2019 Lloyd loses everything Issy Short film
2019 Goliath Tiffany
2019 Riot Girls Caine [8]
2020 Consent Agreement Jess Short film
2021 My Soul to Take Quinn Short film
2021 Woodland Grey Emily [10][11]
2021 We're All in This Together Alyssa
2023 The Amityville Curse Lucy Davis

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2010 Lost Girl Libra Episode: "Oh Kappa, My Kappa" [4]
2010 Rookie Blue Female Party Goer 2 Episode: "In Blue"
2011 I Kill Monsters Piper Pilot episode
2011 Warehouse 13 Amy Gillan Episode: "Insatiable" [4]
2009–2011 Majority Rules! Margo Dubois 26 episodes [2]
2012 The L.A. Complex Production Assistant Episode: "It's All About Who You Know"
2013 Cracked Mai Nguyen Episode: "Fallen"
2014 The Listener Raven Masters Episode: "Amuse Bouche" [4]
2015 V Morgan is Dead Jenna 7 episodes [4]
2016 Private Eyes Kristy Greene-Garvey Episode: "Family Jewels" [4]
2016 The Girlfriend Experience Erin's Assistant 4 episodes [4]
2017 Black Mirror Jasmine Episode: "Arkangel" [5]
2017–2018 Designated Survivor Sasha 10 episodes [6]
2017 Good Witch Theresa Episode: "Say It with Candy"
2017 Shadowhunters Leigh Episode: "Dust and Shadows"
2018 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Dr. Yen Episode: "French Connection"
2018 Wholesome Foods I Love You... Is That OK? Veronica 6 episodes
2019–2021 Kim's Convenience Gwen 8 episodes [9]
2021 Hudson & Rex Bonnie Squire Episode: "The Secret Life of Levi"
2022 Ruby and the Well Angela Episode: "I Wish I Could Stop Pretending"
2022 Love at Sky Gardens Dierdre Up TV TV movie [12]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes + Ref(s)
2017 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Ying (Special Duties Unit Operator)
2022 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction Ying (Special Duties Unit Operator)

References

  1. 1 2 "Jenny Raven birthday". instagram.com. 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Featured Flock Member: Jenny Raven: Actor". withoutaflock.com. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Wholesome Foods, I Love You... Is That OK? Cast & Crew". wfily.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Canadian Vixen: Jenny Raven". gornoblonde.wordpress.com. 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Jenny Raven in Black Mirror". vimeo.com. 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Jenny Raven - Designated Survivor, Selected Scenes". vimeopro.com. 2019.
  7. ↑ "Wholesome Foods, I Love You... Is That OK? Awards & Nominations". wfily.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Riot girls". Amazon. 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Slippery Slope". tvmaze.com. 2021.
  10. 1 2 Hamman, Cody (19 November 2021). "Woodland Grey: Premiere info and Exclusive clip from horror film!". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. 1 2 Dahl, Dakota (28 November 2021). "Movie Review: "Woodland Grey" Is a Slow Burn That Never Really Catches Alight". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Love at Sky Gardens". uptv.com. 9 January 2022.
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