Jordan Claire Robbins (born January 24, 1990) is a Bermudian-Canadian actress and model. Robbins is best known for her role as Grace in ''
The Umbrella Academy
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'' television series.
Robbins was born and raised in
Bermuda
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Bermuda is an ...
. After graduating high school in 2008, she moved to
Toronto
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to double major in drama and psychology at the
University of Toronto
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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 ''
Man Seeking Woman
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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 ''
Supernatural
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''. She had her
breakthrough portraying Grace Hargreeves, a robot, in the
Netflix
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series ''
The Umbrella Academy
''The Umbrella Academy'' is an Absurdist fiction, absurdist Superhero fiction, superhero comic book series created by writer Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá. It follows a dysfunctional family of adopted superhero siblings with bizarre powers a ...
'' (2019–2024), which has brought her widespread recognition.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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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