Devery Jacobs
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for | Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Mohawk Girls |
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (born August 8, 1993), occasionally credited as Devery Jacobs, is a Canadian actress. She garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for her performance in Rhymes for Young Ghouls.[1]
Career
Jacobs has appeared in the films South of the Moon and Assassin's Creed: Lineage, as well as the television series Stephen King's Dead Zone, Being Human and Mohawk Girls.
In 2013, she played the lead character in Rhymes for Young Ghouls which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. For her work in the film, Jacobs was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a leading role.
In 2014 she appeared in the music video for A Tribe Called Red's "Sisters".
In 2018 she was cast as Sam Black Crow in the second season of American Gods.[2]
Personal life
At the time of her performance in Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Jacobs was a student in the correctional intervention program at John Abbott College.[3]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Dead Zone | Monique | TV Series |
2009 | Assassin's Creed: Lineage | Claudia Auditore | TV Mini-Series |
2012 | Exploding Sun | Nourhan | TV Movie |
2013 | The Blanketing | Seniya | Short Film |
2013 | Rhymes for Young Ghouls | Aila | |
2013–2015 | Mohawk Girls | Lollipop | TV Series |
2015 | A Big Black Short | Jess | Short Film |
2016 | The Sun at Midnight | Lia | Post-Production |
2016 | The Land of Rock and Gold | Andrea | |
2016 | Running Eagle | Judith | Short Film |
2016 | Another WolfCop | Daisy | |
2016 | Level 16 | Vivien | |
2016 | The Walking Dead: Michonne | Sam | Video Game |
2016 | Stolen | Director | Short Film |
2018 | The Lie | Brittany | |
2019 | American Gods | Sam Black Crow | In production |
References
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards recognize Aboriginal talent". CBC News, January 13, 2014.
- ^ Deadline.com. June 4, 2018 https://deadline.com/2018/06/american-gods-season-2-dean-winters-mr-town-devery-jacobs-sam-black-crow-kahyun-kim-new-media-starz-neil-gaiman-1202402680. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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(help) - ^ a b "Ghoul Power!: Actress Devery Jacobs Discusses Her 'Badass' New Movie". Indian Country Today, October 18, 2013.