Jenna Clause is a First Nations (Cayuga) Canadian actress known for playing Martha Blackburn on the American drama The Wilds.
Jenna Clause | |
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| Born | (1999-02-20) February 20, 1999 (age 23) Buffalo, New York |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | The Wilds |
Clause was born in Buffalo, New York and raised in Southern Ontario. She is a Cayuga Nation Wolf Clan Member of the Haudenosaune people from Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford, Ontario.[1][2] Growing up she took acting classes in School of Dramatic Arts and Imagination Drama School in Niagara Falls.[citation needed] Clause also played lacrosse.[3]
Clause appeared in smaller films You're It and The Furies Inside Me before being cast as Ojibwe character Martha Blackburn on The Wilds.[4] In an interview with The Advocate, Clause discussed acting on a show that featured Indigenous characters and representing a culture other than her own stating: "it was so important to me that I got every little bit correct."[5] Her character's feature episode was directed by Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland.[1][2]