Jana McKinnon

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Jana McKinnon
Born1998 or 1999 (age 25–26)[1]
NationalityAustrian-Australian
Notable work

Jana McKinnon is an Austrian-Australian actor.

Early life and education[edit]

McKinnon was born to an Austrian mother and an Australian father.[1] She grew up in both countries, but did all her schooling in Austria.[2]

Career[edit]

McKinnon began acting as a child, mostly in European student and short films.[3] She was cast in Kim Frank's Wach when she was 19. It was her first German movie, which required her to mask her Austrian accent.[2] McKinnon won the New Faces Award for Best Young Actress for her performance in Wach.[4] She played Christiane in the 2021 television remake of Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo.[5]

McKinnon made her Australian TV debut playing the lead role of Jo in the 2023 miniseries, Bad Behaviour, based on Rebecca Starford's memoir.[2][6][7] She played Liv in the Amazon Prime original series, Silver and the Book of Dreams, based on Silber – Das erste Buch der Träume by Kerstin Gier.[8]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Steirerkreuz Anna Fürst TV movie
2019–2021 Tatort Luise Nathan, Zoe Hilpert Episodes: "Die Pfalz von Oben" and "Luna Frisst oder Sterbt"[9]
2020 Dunkelstadt Katinka Episode: "Schandfleck"
2021 Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo Christiane Main role
2022 Die Discounter Jana Episode: "Herr Lewicki"
2023 Bad Behaviour Jo Mackenzie Main role; mini-series
2023 Silver and the Book of Dreams Liv Main role

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 My Blind Heart Conny
2015 Beautiful Girl Charly
2015 Jeder der fällt hat Flügel Kati
2015 Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß short
2016 Liebe möglicherweise
2016 Das unmögliche Bild Johanna
2018 To the Night Luna
2018 Wach C.
2020 The Trouble with Being Born Elli
2022 Servus Papa - See You in Hell Jeanne Main role

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 New Faces Award besten Nachwuchsschauspielerin (Best Young Actress) Wach Won [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kornits, Dov (15 February 2023). "Jana McKinnon: On Her Bad Behaviour". FilmInk. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Perrier, Jasmine (5 January 2024). "Jana McKinnon". GRUMPY MAGAZINE. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Streaming-Serie: Jana McKinnon: Serie über Christiane F. soll viele berühren". Die Zeit (in German). 20 February 2021. ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b zu Stolberg, Johanna (7 January 2020). "Bunte: New Faces Award Film jetzt virtuell". www.burda.com (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ ""Christiane F."-Darstellerin Jana McKinnon: "Ich habe das Gefühl, nie zu 100 Prozent zu Hause zu sein"". BUNTE.de (in German). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ Frater, Patrick (24 March 2022). "All-Female Australian Series 'Bad Behaviour' Adds Jana McKinnon as Star". Variety. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ "New Drama Bad Behaviour Introduces a Fresh Face". Who. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Press Reader.
  8. ^ Wiggan, Alex (18 December 2023). "Review: Silver and the Book of Dreams (2023)". It's A Stampede!. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ Grote, Lars (28 October 2021). "Frankfurter "Tatort: Luna frisst oder stirbt": Was ist echt?". www.rnd.de (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links[edit]

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