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Sara Canning

Sara Canning

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Sara Canning is a Canadian actress who started out on Edmonton stages before moving into screen work. Born in Gander, Newfoundland, she made her professional debut at eighteen in a Citadel Theatre production of 1984 and later trained at Vancouver Film School. Her earliest credits included the television film Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story and guest roles on Smallville and Kyle XY, and she co-starred in The Vampire Diaries as Jenna Sommers. She went on to lead the Canadian series Primeval: New World and the medical drama Remedy, earning a UBCP/ACTRA award and a Leo Award for the latter. Her film work takes in Black Field, War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Level 16, The Banana Splits Movie and Superhost (2021), and she appeared in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events.

39years old

Turns 40 on July 14in 274 days

  • Born Gander
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
17 years2009 to 2026

Genres

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  1. First role

    Canning was 18 when she made her professional acting debut in Edmonton, appearing in the Citadel Theatre production of George Orwell's 1984.

  2. Early training

    Canning studied general arts at the University of Alberta, then left at 19 and moved to Vancouver to act. She finished a screen acting program lasting a year at Vancouver Film School in 2007.

  3. First role

    Canning's first acting role came in 2008, when she played Nicky Hilton in the television production Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story.

  4. Behind the camera

    Canning was co-writing a Western-set love story as of September 2010 and worked on the short film noir Corvus in 2011.

Sara Canning movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. War for the Planet of the Apes2017 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Lake

    IMDb rating 7.4330K votes

  2. Influencer2023 Thrilleras Jessica

    IMDb rating 6.223K votes

  3. Level 162018as Miss Brixil

    IMDb rating 6.120K votes

  4. Superhost2021as Claire

    IMDb rating 5.55.7K votes

  5. The Right Kind of Wrong2013as Colette

    IMDb rating 6.110K votes

  6. Z2019as Jenna Montgomery

    IMDb rating 5.57.5K votes

  7. One Mile: Chapter One2026as Janine

    IMDb rating 5.74.2K votes

  8. Holiday Road2023as Dana

    IMDb rating 7.22.0K votes

Most often with

Danishka Esterhazy directed two of these films, Brandon Christensen two and Adam Davidson two. Twenty actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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C. Thomas Howell, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with C. Thomas HowellRyan Phillippe, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ryan PhillippeMichael Eklund, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Michael EklundMatty Finochio, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Matty FinochioBeverley Elliott, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Beverley ElliottCameron Bancroft, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Cameron BancroftDanishka EsterhazyDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Danishka EsterhazyBrandon ChristensenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Brandon ChristensenAdam DavidsonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Adam Davidson

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