| Jennifer Podemski | |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Years Active: | 1991–present |
| Relatives: | Tamara Podemski (sister) Sarah Podemski (sister) |
Jennifer Podemski (born May 3, 1973) is a Canadian film and television actress and producer.[1]
Her acting credits include starring roles in the television series Tin Star, The Rez, Riverdale, Moccasin Flats, Bliss, and Moose TV, and the films Dance Me Outside, The Diviners, and Empire of Dirt, as well as supporting or guest roles in Degrassi, Republic of Doyle, The Eleventh Hour, Blue Murder, Wild Card, This Is Wonderland, Rabbit Fall, The Border, and Maniac Mansion. Her production credits include Rabbit Fall, Moccasin Flats, and Empire of Dirt.
Podemski was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Her father is Jewish and her mother is of Saulteaux/Ojibwe/Anishinaabe, Leni Lenape, and Métis descent.[2] [3] [4] Her paternal grandparents were from Poland, and moved to Canada after WWII.[5] Her sisters, Tamara Podemski and Sarah Podemski are also actors. All three sisters appear together in the FX series Reservation Dogs.[4] [5]
Podemski's acting credits include starring roles in the television series Tin Star, The Rez, Riverdale, Moccasin Flats, Bliss, and Moose TV, and the films Dance Me Outside, The Diviners, and Empire of Dirt, as well as supporting or guest roles in Degrassi, Republic of Doyle, The Eleventh Hour, Blue Murder, Wild Card, This Is Wonderland, Rabbit Fall, The Border, and Maniac Mansion. Her production credits include Rabbit Fall, Moccasin Flats, and Empire of Dirt.
She was a Gemini Award nominee for the Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 1997 Gemini Awards for The Rez and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, for Empire of Dirt.
In 2018, Podemski created the documentary series Future History for APTN.[6]
In 2021, together with Derek Diorio, she created the television series Unsettled for APTN. She went on to produce the drama series Little Bird for Crave with Hannah Moscovitch.[7]
In January 2023, she was named as a recipient of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Board of Directors Tribute Award at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | data-sort-value="Diviners, The" | The Diviners | Pique | |
| 1994 | Dance Me Outside | Sadie Maracle | ||
| 2005 | Distant Drumming: North of 60 Mystery | Marjory Sebastian | ||
| 2007 | Fugitive Pieces | Grace | ||
| 2011 | Take This Waltz | Karen | ||
| 2013 | Empire of Dirt | Minerva | Also producer | |
| Doll | ||||
| 2015 | Fire Song | Jackie | ||
| 2018 | Mouthpiece | Mrs. Cappo | ||
| 2020 | Akilla's Escape | Mrs. Rosenthal | ||
| 2024 | Aberdeen | Grace |