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Jennifer Podemski
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Jennifer Podemski
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1974-01-01, Toronto, Canada
Gender
Female
Biography
Jennifer Podemski is an award winning Film and Television Producer and Actor born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Of mixed First Nations and Israeli descent, Jennifer began her acting career as a teen. Her career blossomed when she was cast as Pique in CBC's The Diviners followed by a starring role in Bruce McDonald's Dance Me Outside. As her career in front of the camera exploded, Jennifer began to notice the inequity behind the lens. Although all of the roles she was awarded as actor were First Nations characters, she rarely, if ever, saw any First Nations writers, producers or directors. By 25, with a solid career under her belt, Jennifer opened her first production company, Big Soul Productions (BSP) with fellow burgeoning producer Laura Milliken. BSP became the first Aboriginal owned and operated, full service production company in Canada, producing hundreds of hours of television including three seasons of the award winning Dramatic Series Moccasin Flats for Showcase and APTN. In 2005, Jennifer branched out on her own and founded Redcloud Studios, Inc. Although Jennifer has maintained a successful career as an actor, with roles in Degrassi, Republic of Doyle, Sarah Polley's Take This Waltz and Jimmy P alongside Benicio Del Toro, she is most proud of her starring role in her own film Empire of Dirt for which she was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as well as Best Feature Film for her work as producer. Empire of Dirt premiered at TIFF 2014 and continued to a theatrical release in Canada and traveled the world on the film festival circuit. Jennifer is also the creator and producer of APTN's famed paranormal series The Other Side, currently shooting it's second season; in her 9th year as Co-Executive Producer and Creative Director of the Indspire Awards (Global, APTN) for which she was nominated for Best Lifestyle Television Show at the 2014 CSA's. More recently, Jennifer can be seen as Dr. Crowshoe on the award winning drama series Blackstone; HBO's Sensitive Skin with Kim Catrall and in FireSong, written and directed by Adam Garnett Jones. A storyteller behind and in front of the camera, Jennifer still makes time for training aboriginal youth in film and tv, mentoring and holding self esteem workshops across the US and Canada.

Filmography

Take This Waltz

6.3

Take This Waltz
2011-11-25

Dance Me Outside

6.8

Dance Me Outside
1995-03-10

Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery

0

Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
2005-01-01

Bliss - Erotische Versuchungen

3.5

Bliss - Erotische Versuchungen
2002-10-16

5.6

Empire of Dirt
2013-11-22

6.2

Mouthpiece
2019-04-04

Akilla's Escape

4

Akilla's Escape
2021-06-11

5.8

Bogus
1996-09-06

The Robber Bride

4.8

The Robber Bride
2007-03-03

0

The Diviners
1993-01-03

Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince

0

Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince
2005-01-01

0

Rehab

Don't Think Twice

1

Don't Think Twice
1999-09-17

5.7

Fire Song
2015-09-13

Fugitive Pieces

6.2

Fugitive Pieces
2007-09-06

6.136

Jimmy P.
2013-09-11

0

Redlights
2023-09-20

0

Pavane
2008-09-28

7.717

Degrassi
2001-10-14

0

Moose TV
2007-07-05

6.8

Riverdale
1997-09-22

7.288

Private Eyes
2016-05-26

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

6.8

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2002-10-13

0

The Rez
1996-02-02

0

Moccasin Flats
2003-11-03

6.9

Departure
2019-07-10

7.876

Resident Alien
2021-01-27

Republic of Doyle

7.03

Republic of Doyle
2010-01-06