Jana McKinnon is an Austrian-Australian actor.
Jana McKinnon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998 or 1999 (age 25–26)[1] |
| Nationality | Austrian-Australian |
| Notable work | |
Early life and education
editMcKinnon 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
editMcKinnon 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
editTelevision
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- ^ a b Kornits, Dov (15 February 2023). "Jana McKinnon: On Her Bad Behaviour". FilmInk. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Perrier, Jasmine (5 January 2024). "Jana McKinnon". GRUMPY MAGAZINE. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b zu Stolberg, Johanna (7 January 2020). "Bunte: New Faces Award Film jetzt virtuell". www.burda.com (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (24 March 2022). "All-Female Australian Series 'Bad Behaviour' Adds Jana McKinnon as Star". Variety. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "New Drama Bad Behaviour Introduces a Fresh Face". Who. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Press Reader.
- ^ Wiggan, Alex (18 December 2023). "Review: Silver and the Book of Dreams (2023)". It's A Stampede!. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Grote, Lars (28 October 2021). "Frankfurter "Tatort: Luna frisst oder stirbt": Was ist echt?". www.rnd.de (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.