Trenna Keating (born January 23, 1987) is a Canadian actress known for her recurring role as Doc Yewll in ''

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'', between 2013 and 2015.

Early life

Trenna Keating was born and grew up in

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, Saskatchewan. She likes spending her time hiking and camping outdoors, loves cooking, playing games and dancing. Keating is also a passioned writer of plays. Keating did her BFA degree in acting at the

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Career

When she moved to

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, Keating studied clown for a while, and began working as a reader for auditions as her introduction to the Toronto film industry. Keating spent several years working at the theatre and doing crew work in film productions, as background casting director, casting assistant and casting director. On occasion of an interview, she told that ''most of what I have learned about acting has come from being on the other side of the camera watching actors work''. Keating first appeared in the American romantic comedy and Christmas film ''

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'' in 2005, and thenafter in Canadian television series and television films, among them '' Renegadepress.com'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' in recurring roles. Her probably best known role is the recurring character ''Doc Yewll'' in the US-Canadian SciFi-series ''

'' that started broadcast in 2013 and was renewed for a third, and last season; ''Defiance'' was cancelled by ScyFy on October 16, 2015.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keating, Trenna Living people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses People from Weyburn University of Regina alumni 1987 births