Sara Canning is the Canadian actress who portrays Jacquelyn on Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Biography[]
Canning was born in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, the daughter of Wayne and Daphne Canning, and was raised in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta. She competed as a figure skater in her childhood and early adolescent years, and became interested in theatre as a student at F.R. Haythorne Junior High. Canning starred in several stage productions while attending Bev Facey Community High School, and acted in shows at her hometown stage at Festival Place. Canning made her professional acting debut in George Orwell's 1984 at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton at the age of 18. She began studying general arts at the University of Alberta, and considered going into journalism. Still interested in performing, Canning left university and moved to Vancouver at 19, to pursue a career in acting. She graduated from a year-long acting program at the Vancouver Film School.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story | Nicky Hilton | |
| 2008 | Slap Shot 3: The Junior League | Hope | |
| 2009 | Taken in Broad Daylight | Anne Sluti | |
| 2009 | Come Dance at My Wedding | Andrea Merriman | |
| 2009 | Black Rain | Jenny | |
| 2009 | Black Field | Maggie McGregor | |
| 2011 | Hunt for the I-5 Killer | Beth Williams | |
| 2012 | Hannah's Law | Hannah Beaumont | |
| 2012 | Corvus | The Dame | Short |
| 2013 | I Think I Do | Audrey Ryan | |
| 2013 | The Right King of Wrong | Colette | |
| 2013 | Garage Sale Mystery | Hannah | |
| 2014 | I Put a Hit on You | Harper | |
| 2015 | Eadweard | Flora | |
| 2016 | On the Farm | Sinead McLLeod | |
| 2016 | Hello Destroyer | Wendy Davis | |
| 2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes | Lake | |
| 2017 | Prodigals | Jen | |
| 2017 | Multiverse Dating for Beginners | Ivy | Short |
| 2018 | Send Us Smokes | Lucille | Short |
| 2018 | Welcome to Nowhere | Blake | |
| 2018 | A.R.C.H.I.E. 2 | Lara | |
| 2018 | The Fish & The Sea | The Real Estate Agent | Short |
| 2019 | Hatch | Marcy | Short |
| 2019 | Z | Jenna Montgomery | |
| 2019 | The Banana Splits Movie | Rebecca | |
| 2019 | Amish Abduction | Annie | |
| 2020 | An Awwkward Balance | Venice |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Smallville | Kat | |
| 2009 | Kyle XY | Redhead | One Episode |
| 2012 | Supernatural | Lydia | One Episode |
| 2012-2013 | Primeval: New World | Dylan Weir | |
| 2013 | King & Maxwell | Claire Culpepper | One Episode |
| 2013-2014 | Republic of Doyle | Jessica Dwyer | |
| 2014 | Hell on Wheels | Charlotte Royce | |
| 2014-2015 | Remedy | Melissa Conner | |
| 2016 | Motive | Tracy Blaine | |
| 2009-2017 | The Vampire Diaries | Jenna Sommers | |
| 2017 | Android Unemployed | Sophia | One Episode |
| 2018 | One Upon a Time | Gretell | One Episode |
| 2017-2018 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Jacquelyn Scieszka | |
| 2018 | Take Two | Melissa Larson | One Episode |
| 2018 | Van Helsing | Carter / Polly Miller | One Episode |
| 2019 | Wu Assassins | Alana | One Episode |
| 2019 | Hospital Show | Charlie | |
| 2019-2020 | Nancy Drew | Katherine Drew | Recurring Role |
Gallery[]
