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Jordan Claire Robbins (born January 24, 1990) is a Bermudian-Canadian actress and model. Robbins is best known for her role as Grace in ''
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'' television series. Robbins was born and raised in
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. After graduating high school in 2008, she moved to
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to double major in drama and psychology at the
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. She began modeling and soon fell into acting while in Canada. She made her acting debut guest starring in the television series ''
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'', and thereafter had a recurring role in the series ''12 Monkeys'' (both 2015). She continued appearing in various television series, including ''
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''. She had her breakthrough portraying Grace Hargreeves, a robot, in the
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series ''
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'' (2019–2024), which has brought her widespread recognition.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Jordan Claire 1990 births 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Toronto Bermudian actresses Bermudian female models Female models from Ontario Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Living people People from Hamilton, Bermuda University of Toronto alumni Bermudian emigrants to Canada