Jenna Kanell

Jenna Kanell is an American writer, director, actress and stunt performer who gained recognition for horror roles. Born in Brookline, she played Tara Heyes in Terrifier (2018), Damien Leone's slasher film, which gained a cult following after its Netflix debut, and Kim Hines in The Bye Bye Man (2017), a role Variety singled out. She later worked across genres, appearing in Renfield (2023), a horror comedy, The Front Runner (2018), a political drama, and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), an action comedy. Her short film credits include Max & the Monster, a dark comedy she wrote, directed and produced that opened the 2018 Austin Film Festival, and Abducted, a science fiction short by Ben Joyner that had its premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. On television, she was seen in WandaVision (2021) and The First Lady (2022).