Rebecca Jenkins (born 1959) is a

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actress and singer.

Acting

She had starring roles in the 1990s CBC series ''

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'', and the films '' Bye Bye Blues'', '' Marion Bridge'', ''

Wilby Wonderful ''Wilby Wonderful'' is a 2004 comedy-drama film directed by Daniel MacIvor, and starring James Allodi, Maury Chaykin, Paul Gross, Rebecca Jenkins, Sandra Oh, Elliot Page, Callum Keith Rennie, and Daniel MacIvor. ''Wilby Wonderful'' tells the story ...

'', '' Whole New Thing'', '' South of Wawa'' and ''

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''. She also had a supporting role in the 1992 film '' Bob Roberts'', as Dolores Perrigrew. In NBC's miniseries '' 10.5'' she portrayed

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governor Carla Williams. Jenkins appeared in the January 17, 2006, episode of the WB series ''

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'', where she played the loving wife to a faith healer. Her next project was a television movie entitled ''Past Sins'' directed by David Winning, in which she co-starred with Lauralee Bell. ''Past Sins'' aired on Lifetime in November, 2006. In 2012, she appeared in

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's documentary film '' Stories We Tell'', playing Polley's mother Diane in dramatic recreations.

Music

As a singer, Jenkins has primarily been a backing vocalist for Jane Siberry and Parachute Club. Early in her career, she provided the voicings of the mermaids in the 1987 film '' I've Heard the Mermaids Singing''. She has also recorded tracks for a number of Canadian benefit and compilation albums, and participated in the '' Count Your Blessings'' concert with Siberry,

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and

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. As well, Jenkins is featured prominently on the ''Bye Bye Blues'' soundtrack album; her character in the film is a woman who takes up jazz singing to support her family while her husband is away during

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. She also performed the title track "Bye Bye Blues" in

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at the September 1, 2005, opening the night of the celebration of

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's centennial. In 2007, she was scheduled to release her first solo album, a collection of

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standards. Her husband, Joel Bakan, an jazz guitarist, accompanied her as well as Al Matheson on trumpet and Liam Macdonald on drums and percussion. She cohosted a five-week radio series called ''Quiet, There's a Lady on Stage'' with singer-songwriter David Ramsden. The radio show was recorded with four new female singers weekly in the CBC's Glenn Gould Studio. Guests included Carole Pope,

, Lee Whalen,

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, Molly Johnson, Kate Fenner and

. She married Joel Bakan, the writer of the book and documentary film '' The Corporation'', in July 2004.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Rebecca 1959 births Canadian women jazz singers Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Best Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Living people People from Red Deer County Actresses from Alberta The Parachute Club members People from Innisfail, Alberta