Jennifer Podemski (born May 3, 1973) is a

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film and television actress and producer. Her acting credits include starring roles in the television series '' Tin Star'', '' The Rez'', '' Riverdale'', '' Moccasin Flats'', ''

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'', and '' Moose TV'', and the films ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Empire of Dirt'', as well as supporting or guest roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', '' Blue Murder'', '' Wild Card'', ''

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'', '' Rabbit Fall'', '' The Border'', and ''

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''. Her production credits include ''Rabbit Fall'', ''Moccasin Flats'', and ''Empire of Dirt''.

Early life

Podemski was born and raised in

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, Ontario. Her father is Jewish and her mother is of

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/Anishinaabe, Leni Lenape, and Métis descent. Her paternal grandparents were from Poland, and moved to Canada after WWII. Her sisters,

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and

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are also actors. All three sisters appear together in the FX series ''

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''.

Career

Podemski's acting credits include starring roles in the television series '' Tin Star'', '' The Rez'', '' Riverdale'', '' Moccasin Flats'', ''

'', and '' Moose TV'', and the films ''

'', ''

'', and '' Empire of Dirt'', as well as supporting or guest roles in ''

'', ''

'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', '' Blue Murder'', '' Wild Card'', ''

'', '' Rabbit Fall'', '' The Border'', and ''

''. Her production credits include ''Rabbit Fall'', ''Moccasin Flats'', and ''Empire of Dirt''. She was a

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nominee for the Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 1997 Gemini Awards for ''The Rez'' and a

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nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the

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'' for APTN. In 2021, together with Derek Diorio, she created the television series '' Unsettled'' for APTN. She went on to produce the drama series '' Little Bird'' for Crave with

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. In January 2023, she was named as a recipient of the

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's Board of Directors Tribute Award at the

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''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Podemski, Jennifer 1974 births Living people Canadian people of Polish-Jewish descent Canadian film actresses Film producers from Ontario Canadian television actresses Canadian television producers Canadian women television producers Ojibwe actresses Jewish Canadian actresses Canadian people of Métis descent Actresses from Toronto 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses 20th-century First Nations people 21st-century First Nations people 20th-century First Nations women 21st-century First Nations women Canadian women film producers Canadian Film Centre alumni Canadian television directors Canadian women television directors Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation people Canadian people of Lenape descent Canadian Screen Award winning directors