Paula Brancati

Canadian actress, producer, and director Paula Brancati first became interested in performing after working on a commercial as a child. Born in Thornhill, Ontario, she trained in a regional arts program and with CharActors Theatre Troupe. Early television roles included Doc and Radio Free Roscoe, and her part in Dark Oracle brought a Gemini Award nomination. She gained wider notice as Jane Vaughn on Degrassi: The Next Generation, later playing Jenny Zalen in the CBC comedy-drama Being Erica and several characters in the horror anthology Slasher. Brancati co-founded BrancSeater Productions, where she has written, produced, and starred in independent Canadian films; the company's first feature, People Hold On, had its premiere at the Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival and later received distribution from Mongrel Media. On stage she played Miss Honey in a Toronto staging of Matilda the Musical in 2016, and she directed the short film Junior's Giant in 2022.