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Peyton Kennedy

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Peyton Kennedy
Kennedy in 2017
Born (2004-01-04) January 4, 2004 (age 20)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Peyton Kennedy (born January 4, 2004) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Betty Nelson on the ABC television drama series Grey’s Anatomy (2018–2019). She is also known for her film roles in The Captive (2014), American Fable (2016), and Lavender (2016).[1] She played Kate Messner in the Netflix series, Everything Sucks! (2018), where she played a 15-year-old girl who is trying to figure out her sexuality. She is also known for her role as Dr. O in Odd Squad.

Early life

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Kennedy was born on January 4, 2004, in Toronto, Ontario.[2] She attended the Canadian Model and Talent Convention.[3]

Career

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Kennedy had a recurring role on the PBS Kids television show Odd Squad (2014–2017). She has also made appearances on numerous other shows, including, Copper, The Ron James Show, Hannibal, Between, Murdoch Mysteries, Killjoys, and Taken.[4][5][6][7]

Kennedy has appeared in the films An Officer and a Murderer (2012), The Captive (2014), Cut Bank (2014), Lavender (2016), American Fable (2016), Odd Squad: The Movie (2016), and XX (2017).[8][9] She has also starred in the short films, The Offering (2012), To Look Away (2013), Dorsal (2014), and Sunny Side Up (2017).[10]

She starred as Kate Messner in the Netflix series, Everything Sucks! (2018).[11][12]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 An Officer and a Murderer Gwen Pelway
2012 The Offering Marla Short film
2013 To Look Away Denise Short film
2014 Dorsal Iris Short film
2014 The Captive Young Cass
2014 Cut Bank Rosie (uncredited)
2016 American Fable Gitty
2016 Lavender Young Jane
2016 Odd Squad: The Movie Dr. O
2017 XX Jenny Jacobs Segment "The Box"
2017 Sunny Side Up Sunny Short film
2017 Pond life Ellie Post-production
2017 What The Night Can Do Luana Cole Completed
2017 Cardinal Julie Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Copper Clara Purvis Episode: "The Place I Called My Home"
2014 The Ron James Show episode #5.1
2014 Hannibal Little Girl Episode: "Takiawase"
2015 Between Annie Episodes: "Who's the Boss?" and "End of the Rope"
2015 Murdoch Mysteries Mary Pickford Episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas"
2016 Killjoys Xosia Episode: "Schooled"
2017 Taken Mattie Glynn Episodes: "Mattie G."
2014–2017 Odd Squad Dr. O Recurring role, 28 episodes
2018 Everything Sucks! Kate Messner Lead role
2018–2019 Grey's Anatomy Betty Nelson Recurring role, 12 episodes

Podcasts

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Borrasca Whitney Walker

Awards and nominations

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List of awards and nominations
Year Award / Film Festival Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Short Film The Offering Nominated [13]
2014 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Short Film To Look Away Won
The Joey Awards Young Actress Age 9 or Younger in a TV Series Drama or Comedy Guest Starring or Principal Role Copper Nominated
The Joey Awards Young Actress Age 9–10 in a Short Film Dorsal Nominated
The Joey Awards Young Actress in a Feature Film Principle or Supporting Role The Captive Won
2015 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Short Film Dorsal Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress 10 and Under Odd Squad Won
The Joey Awards Best Actress in a TV Comedy or Action Recurring Role Odd Squad Won
The Joey Awards Best Young Ensemble in a TV Series Odd Squad Won
The Joey Awards Best Actress in a TV Drama Featured Role 10–19 Years Between Nominated
2016 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series Odd Squad Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special – Leading Young Actress Murdoch Mysteries Nominated
Savannah Film Festival Breakout Performance American Fable Won
The Joey Awards Best Young Ensemble in a TV Series Odd Squad Nominated
The Joey Awards Best Actress in a Feature Film or Made for TV/Straight to video Feature Featured Role Odd Squad: The Movie Won
2017 Canadian Film Festival Best Breakout Performance Sunny Side Up Won
Young Entertainer Awards Best Leading Young Actress in an Independent or Film Festival Feature Film American Fable Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Peyton Kennedy Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Peyton Kennedy: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography | eTimes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Peyton Kennedy | Canadian Model and Talent Convention". cmtc.ca. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Peyton Kennedy talks American Fable, Odd Squad, and XX Films". Indie Outlook. February 24, 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Peyton Kennedy American Fable Official Trailer 2017". YouTube Movie Clips Film Festivals & Indie Films. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Peyton Kennedy to star in Netflix Original Series". Variety. June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "Peyton Kennedy to star in 'Everything Sucks' on Netflix". Hollywood Reporter. June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Peyton Kennedy American Fable". AMFM. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "VIFF 2016 Peyton Kennedy Interview". eFilmCritic. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Peyton Kennedy American Fable Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. February 24, 2017. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  11. ^ Warner, Sam (January 17, 2018). "Netflix's Everything Sucks Wants To Transport You Back to the 1990s". digitalspy.com. digitalspy.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "Everything Sucks Stars Discuss Kate's Coming Out Story". TVGuide.com. February 17, 2018. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  13. ^ "Peyton Kennedy Nominated for a Young Artist Award". Canadian Film Centre. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
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