Jane McGregor (born 1983) is a Canadian actress, known for her roles in ''
Slap Her... She's French'' (2002), ''
Flower & Garnet'' (2002), and ''
That Beautiful Somewhere'' (2006), as well as her recurring role on the television series ''
Robson Arms
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''.
Personal life
McGregor was born in 1983, and still resides in her native Vancouver. She has a sister. McGregor would like to work with
Christopher Guest
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and considers
Lucille Ball
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her favourite comedian. She enjoys interviews, but hates auditioning.
Career
McGregor's career began with classes at the Vancouver Youth Theatre at the age of eight, which were followed by toy commercials. Her first television appearance was a guest role on two episodes of the Canadian television series ''The Odyssey'', as 'Linda'. Following this she appeared in a string of made-for-television movies.
In 1999, McGregor appeared in an episode of the Disney series ''So Weird'' as Gabe Crawford, the girlfriend of a lead character.
In 2002 she starred as the popular Texas cheerleader Starla Grady in ''Slap Her... She's French'' with
Piper Perabo
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, and followed the American comedy with Canadian independent film ''Flower & Garnet'', where she plays an isolated, pregnant teenager.
Also in 2002 she won the
Women In Film And Video Vancouver Artistic Merit Award for ''Flower & Garnet'' and ''Bitten''.
In 2005 she appeared in an episode of ''Supernatural'' as a preacher's daughter, and had a small part playing
Keri Russell
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's sister in the
Hallmark Hall of Fame drama ''The Magic of Ordinary Days''.
In 2006 she portrayed Catherine Nyland, an
archaeologist suffering from debilitating
migraines in ''That Beautiful Somewhere'', opposite
Roy Dupuis
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. From 2005 to 2008 she had a recurring role as Alicia Plecas in the Canadian series ''Robson Arms'', and in 2007 she appeared in
American Venus as Jenna Lane, a competitive ice skater hovering on the brink of a mental breakdown due to her controlling mother (portrayed by
Rebecca De Mornay).
She has taught acting at Biz Studios, and currently teaches a Teen Intensive at Vada Studios in Vancouver.
Vada Studios
Most recently, McGregor has had guest roles on ''The Listener'', ''Almost Human'', and FX’s ''Fargo''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Canadian child actresses
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian voice actresses
Actresses from Vancouver