Jenna Boyd

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Field	Value
name	Jenna Boyd
birth_name	Jenna Michelle Boyd
birth_date
birth_place	Bedford, Texas, US
known_for	Mary Christmas
The Missing
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
occupation	Actress
yearsactive	2001–present
spouse	Andrew Robert Bowers (m. 2024)
children	1Mack
relatives	Cayden Boyd (brother)
alma_mater	Pepperdine University
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| name = Jenna Boyd | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = Jenna Michelle Boyd | birth_date = March 4, 1993 | birth_place = Bedford, Texas, US | known_for = Mary Christmas The Missing The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = 2001–present | spouse = Andrew Robert Bowers (m. 2024) | children = 1Mack | website = | relatives = Cayden Boyd (brother) | alma_mater = Pepperdine University

Jenna Boyd is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress with roles in the 2003 films The Hunted, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star and The Missing, and the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. On television, she appeared on all four seasons of the Netflix comedy-drama Atypical (2017–2021).

Early life, education and family

Boyd was born in Bedford, Texas. She was selected at age two in a modeling search. She and her parents and younger brother Cayden (also an actor)

She is a graduate of Pepperdine University, where she earned a business degree.

Career

Boyd began her career at age three, appearing in episodes of the children's TV show Barney & Friends. She simultaneously acted and figure skated. In Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star she played the daughter of a family hired by the titular character (David Spade) to help him recapture his childhood. Boyd's big break came when she was cast in The Missing, alongside Cate Blanchett and Evan Rachel Wood. Although the film itself was not particularly well-received, critics praised Boyd's performance.

In 2005 Boyd played leukemia-suffering Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. and in the Ghost Whisperer episode "Children of Ghosts", as a troubled teenager living in a foster home. In 2017, she had the recurring role of Paige Hardaway, girlfriend of the autistic main character Sam Gardner, in the Netflix series Atypical.

In 2017 she stated that she had become a consultant for the multi-level marketing company Rodan + Fields.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	**	Loretta Kravitz
2003	Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	Sally Finley
2003	**	Dot Gilkeson
2005	In an Instant	The Girl
2005	**	Bailey
2012	Complicity	Rachel
2012	Last Ounce of Courage	Maddie Rogers
2014	Runaway	Abby
2022	Good Mourning	Sabrina the Stalker
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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	**	Kid	Episode: "Car Wash"
2001	Titus	5-Year-Old Shannon	Episode: "Shannon's Song"
2001	Just Shoot Me!	Hannah Gallo	Episode: "Christmas? Christmas!"
2002	Special Unit 2		voice role; episode: "The Piper"
2002	Six Feet Under	7-Year-Old Girl	Episode: "The Secret"
2002	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sasha Rittle	Episode: "Cross Jurisdictions"
2002	Mary Christmas	Felice Wallace	TV movie
2003	Carnivàle	Maddy Crane	Episode: "Milfay"
2007	Ghost Whisperer	Julie Parker	Episode: "Children of Ghosts"
2007	**	Elizabeth 'Zee' Foster	TV miniseries
2008	Criminal Minds	Jessica Evanson	Episode: "Minimal Loss"
2016	Code Black	Vanessa	Episode: "Hero Complex"
2017–2021	Atypical	Paige Hardaway	Recurring role
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Role	Result
2003	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special – Supporting Young Actress	Felice Wallace in Mary Christmas
2004	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress	Sally Finney in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress	Dot Gilkeson in The Missing
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female	Dot Gilkeson in The Missing
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	Youth in Film	Dot Gilkeson in The Missing
Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Dot Gilkeson in The Missing
2005	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Female	Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2006	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress	Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2008	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress	Julie Parker in Ghost Whisperer
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References

References

1. "Instagram".
2. (June 1, 2005). "Jenna Boyd: Sob Sister". [[Washington Post]].
3. Spencer, Samuel. (September 14, 2018). "Atypical season 2 cast: Who is Jenna Boyd? Who plays Paige?".
4. staff, Tyler Butler, KTUL. (September 3, 2019). "Actress moves to Tulsa as part of Tulsa Remote program".
5. Parker, Maggie. (October 18, 2017). "Bailey from 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' is all grown up — and a stunning skin care guru".
6. (October 21, 2021). "Jenna Boyd movies and TV shows, ATypical, figure skater and age".

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