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Early life

Watkins was born and raised in

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. She is the youngest of nine children, five sisters and four brothers. Her father died four months after her birth, leaving her mother to raise all of the children on her own with very limited means. Watkins dreamed of being on the big screen since she was around five years old. She watched movies repeatedly and acted out the scenes, mimicking the actresses she loved. Watkins began acting in Community Theater productions at about age 10 and did some theater in high school as well. She studied acting at Margie Haber Studios and the Van Mar Academy of Motion Picture and Television Acting.

Career

Watkins came to a crossroads in her life when she had the choice to stay in her hometown, or venture out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She came to the decision to try out Hollywood and left with $600 in her pocket and drove across the country by herself. Her first roles include the thriller ''Son of Sam'' and the short ''Struck'' (both 2008), co-starring

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. In 2009, she had a bigger role besides

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in '' Absolute Evil''. Since 2010, she was seen in more popular movies such as '' MILF'' (2010), '' Axeman'' (2013), ''

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'' (2015), starring

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, '' Mortdecai'' (2015), starring

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, ''

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'' (2015), and '' The Darkness'' (2016), starring

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. She also appeared in an episode of '' The Neighbors''. In 2016, she starred in ''Let's Be Evil'' and ''All Girls Weekend''. She also played the starring role in '' I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu'' (2019).

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

Awards

* Recipient of the 2017 Best Actress Award by the Independent Cinema Foundation and Festival Academy (ICFFA) * Best Actress in a feature film for ''The 6th Friend'' at the 2016 Freak Show Horror Film Festival * Best Actress in a feature film for ''The 6th Friend'' at the 2016 RIP Horror Film Festival, * Nominated Best Original Screenplay of a feature film for ''The 6th Friend'' at the 2017 Madrid International Film Festival * Best Feature Film for ''The 6th Friend'' at the 2016 Freak Show Horror Film Festival * Best Horror Feature Film for ''The 6th Friend'' at the 2017 Independent Filmmakers Showcase IFS Film Festival * Best Ensemble for feature film ''Smothered by Mothers'' at the 2017 New York Film Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernadette, Jamie Living people American actresses 1987 births 21st-century American women