Sara Canning Biography
Sara Canning is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Jenna Sommers in The Vampire Diaries on the CW and Jacquelyn Scieszka in A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix. She also appeared in Black Field, Primeval: New World, Remedy, and War for the Planet of the Apes.
Sara Canning Age
Canning was born on July 14, 1987, in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is 37 years old as of 2024. Canning celebrates her birthday on July 14th.
Sara Canning Height
Canning stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6¼ inches.
Sara Canning Family
Canning was born to Wayne and Daphne Canning in Gander, Newfoundland. The family lived in Brown’s Arm, Newfoundland before she turned 11. They later moved to Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta.
During her childhood and early adolescent years, Canning competed in figure skating. It is not known if she has any siblings, but we’ll update this information once it’s available to the public.
Sara Canning Husband/Relationship
Canning is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship. She moved to Atlanta while filming The Vampire Diaries, where she discovered a different culture than what she experienced on the west coast of Canada. She lived there for 2 years and moved back to Vancouver, British Columbia after the series ended.
Sara Canning Net Worth
Canning has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an actress.
Sara Canning Education
Canning developed an interest in Theatre when she was studying at F.R. Haythorne Junior High. She later joined Bev Facey Community High School where she appeared in multiple stage productions and shows at her hometown stage at Festival Place.
Canning started studying general arts at the University of Alberta. There, she thought of going into journalism. However, her interest in performing made her leave school at 19 and pursue an acting career in Vancouver. In 2007, she graduated from a year-long screen acting program at Vancouver Film School.
Sara Canning Supernatural
Canning starred as Lydia in the episode The Slice Girls in the series, Supernatural. She is briefly entangled with Dean Winchester at a bar called The Cobalt Room. As a result, she is later revealed to be the mother of Dean’s daughter, Emma.
Sara Canning The Vampire Diaries
Canning starred as Jenna Sommers in The Vampire Diaries on the CW for 46 episodes. Jenna took the guardianship of Elena Gilbert and Jeremy after their parents passed away in a car crash.
While playing the role, Canning was the agemate of her fellow cast members who portrayed high school students. Thus, she was made to look older by makeup artists and the wardrobe team. Additionally, she minimized her Canadian accent for her role.
Sara Canning Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Canning starred as Jacquelyn Scieszka in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events for 10 episodes from 2017 to 2018. Jacquelyn serves as a member of the Volunteer Fire Department(V.F.D.) and an affiliate of the Baudelaire orphans, including Violet, Klaus, and Sunny.
Jacquelyn helps the Baudelaires fight against Count Olaf and his ploys. For her performance in the series, she won a nomination for the Leo Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series Award.
Sara Canning Level 16
Canning starred as Miss Brixil in Level 16 in 2018. Miss Brixil works at the Vestalis boarding school as a facility manager. She is tasked with administering the school’s severe rules and keeping order among the students. In this magnitude, she works with Dr. Miro to execute savage practices on the students such as giving sedatives disguised as vitamins
Sara Canning Career
Canning is best known for her role as Jenna Sommers in The Vampire Diaries on the CW and Jacquelyn Scieszka in A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix. She also appeared in films like Black Field, Primeval: New World, Remedy, and War for the Planet of the Apes.
Early Career
When she was 18, Canning professionally debuted as an actress in George Orwell’s 1984 at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. After finding an agent, she launched her TV and film acting career in Vancouver. She took time off from her work at a restaurant while filming. Her first role came in 2008 when she starred as Nicky Hilton in Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story.
In 2009, Canning made a guest appearance on Smallville and Kyle XY. Additionally, she played the role of Anne Sluti in Taken in Broad Daylight. That same year, she filmed the pilot episode of the CW’s The Vampire Diaries. She also portrayed Maggie McGregor in Black Field. Three weeks after wrapping up Black Field‘s filming, The Vampire Diaries was picked up for filming. In this magnitude, she played the role of Jenna Sommers in the series.
Besides acting, Canning has an interest in writing and directing. In September 2010, she served as the co-writer for a love story set in the Western time period. The following year, she starred in Corvus and filmed Lifetime’s Hunt for the I-5 Killer in Vancouver. In late 2011, she filmed Hallmark’s Hannah’s Law in Calgary, Alberta opposite Greyston Holt.
2012 to present;
Canning made an appearance in I Think I Do, which was filmed in January 2012 in Edmonton. In the film, she portrayed Audrey, an event planner who manages a business with her two sisters. Next, she filmed The Right Kind of Wrong in Banff, Alberta in late 2012 opposite Ryan Kwanten and Catherine O’Hara.
Canning starred in Space Channel’s Primeval: New World as Dylan Weir, a predator control expert. In 2012, she starred opposite Aaron Ashmore in I Put a Hit on You. The following year, she joined the cast of Eadweard where she portrayed Flora, the wife of 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge.
Canning portrayed general surgeon Mel Conner in Global’s Remedy opposite Sarah Allen, Dillon Casey, and Enrico Colantoni. For her performance in the role, she won the UBCP/ACTRA Best Actor Award in 2014. The following year, she starred the Leo Best Lead Performance Award.
In 2017, Canning co-starred in War for the Planet of the Apes. Next, she starred in On the Farm and Hello Destroyer. That same year, she starred as Jacquelyn Scieszka in A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix. Moreover, she portrayed Ms. Brixil in Level 16. She worked with Danishka Esterhazy for the 3rd time in The Banana Splits Movie, which was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.
In 2020, Canning won a nomination for the UBCP/ACTRA Best Female Lead Performance Award for her performance in Hospital Show. The following year, she starred in Superhost, where she said that she struggled filming the YouTube vlogging scenes.
Sara Canning Movies and TV Shows
Canning has starred in several films and TV shows during her career such as
- Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
- The Right Kind of Wrong
- Eadweard
- Prodigals
- The Fish and the Sea
- Black Rain
- Taken in Broad Daylight
- The Banana Splits Movie
- Primeval: New World
- Superhost
- Remedy
- Sweetland
- A Christmas Star
- The Burning Season
- The Irrational
- Creepshow
Sara Canning Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media account and often posts on her Instagram. She has over 335K followers on Instagram.