Jodelle Ferland (born October 9, 1994) is the Canadian actress who played the newborn vampire Bree in the 2010 film Eclipse.
Ferland was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, the daughter of Valerie Ferland. Her siblings are actress Marisha Ferland and musician Jeremy Ferland. She is of Austrian, French, and British descent.
Career
A young Jodelle Ferland
Ferland was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, the daughter of Valerie and Marc Ferland.Her siblings are actress Marisha Ferland and musician Jeremy Ferland. She is of Austrian, British, and French descent.
Ferland started her career in commercials at the age of two. She made her movie debut at age 4 in the TV-movie Mermaid, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination, making her the youngest nominee in Emmy history.
She has since made guest appearances in several televisions series, including Stargate Atlantis, Dark Angel, Stargate SG-1, Smallville and Supernatural, and has appeared in films including They and Trapped.
In 2005, she starred in the Terry Gilliam drama Tideland, for which she received a Genie Award nomination in the Best Actress category. Later, she appeared in the 2006 film Silent Hill, an adaptation of the well-known video game, and had a supporting role in Good Luck Chuck for Lions Gate Entertainment.
Jodelle as Bree Tanner
In 2007, she filmed the movie Case 39 opposite Renée Zellweger, however, due to a lengthy post-production, it was not released until 2010. She played Bree Tanner in the third film of the Twilight series, titled Eclipse. She has stated "Usually I read the script before I take a role, but I haven't read this one," she explained.
"It's Twilight, of course I'm going to take it." She also provided the voices of the little sisters for the videogame BioShock 2, and appeared in the SyFy movie Ice Quake. Other projects include a short film titled Monster, the drama Mighty Fine, and the horror film The Tall Man.
She also appeared in the TV movie Girl Fight. She was going to appear in the independent comedy Locked in a Garage Band, but due to a conflicting filming schedule, she had to drop out. She recently appeared in the horror film The Cabin in the Woods. She is set to play Alexis Baxter in the next installment of the Home Alone series: Home Alone 5: Alone in the Dark She is also going to appear in a new film by Films by Neptune called Red, based on Little Red Riding Hood. She is currently filming an as of yet unknown project
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mermaid | Desiree Leanne 'Desi' Gill |
| The Linda McCartney Story | Heather (age 5-6) | |
| Special Delivery | Samantha Beck | |
| 2001 | Trapped | Heather |
| Deadly Little Secrets | Madison | |
| The Miracle of the Cards | Annie | |
| 2002 | They | Sarah |
| Carrie | Little Carrie | |
| 2003 | Mob Princess | Young Patti |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Mary Jensen |
| 10.5 | Little 'Wow!' Girl | |
| Too Cool for Christmas | Alexa | |
| 2005 | Tideland | Jeliza-Rose |
| 2006 | Silent Hill | Sharon DaSilva / Alessa |
| Amber's Story | Nichole Taylor Timmons | |
| Swimming Lessons | Zoe | |
| The Secret of Hidden Lake | Young Maggie Dolan | |
| 2007 | The Messengers | Michael Rollins |
| Seed | Emily Bishop | |
| Good Luck Chuck | Lila Carpenter | |
| Pictures of Hollis Woods | Hollis Woods | |
| 2008 | Céline | Young Celine |
| Wonderful World | Sandra | |
| 2009 | Case 39 | Lillith Sullivan |
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Bree |
| The Cabin in the Woods | Wikipedia Girl Fight 2012 |
Television
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Cold Squad | Hailey Hatcher |
| 2000 | Higher Ground | Young Juliette |
| 2000 | Sole Survivor | Nina Carpenter |
| 2001 | Wolf Lake | Lily Kelly |
| Dark Angel | Annabelle Anselmo | |
| The Lone Gunmen | Mary the Little Girl | |
| So Weird | Maria | |
| 2002 | Special Unit 2 | Focus Group Girl |
| John Doe | Jenny Nichols | |
| 2003 | Smallville | Emily Eve Dinsmore |
| Dead Like Me | Kirsti | |
| 2004 | The Collector | The Devil / Little Girl |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Cameo in a family portrait |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Melanie Merchant |
| Stargate SG-1 | Adria (age 7) | |
| Masters of Horror | Lisa | |
| 2007 | Stargate Atlantis | Harmony |
| 2009 | Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas | Gwen |
| 2011 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Alice |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Won | Desi Gill in Mermaid |
| Emmy Award | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress | Nominated | Emily Eve Dinsmore in Smallville |
| Leo Award | Dramatic Series: Best Guest Performance by a Female | Nominated | The Devil/Little Girl in The Collector | |
| 2005 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Nominated | Mary Jensen in Kingdom Hospital |
| 2007 | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated | Jeliza-Rose in Tideland |
| Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV movie, miniseries, or special - Leading Young Actress | Nominated | Hollis Woods in Pictures of Hollis Woods |