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Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (born August 8, 1993) is a Canadian actress. For her performance in Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013), she garnered a Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Actress.
Devery Jacobs was born and raised in Kahnawa:ke Mohawk Territory and is an award-winning actor and filmmaker. Her breakout leading role in Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013) landed her a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.
- January 1, 1
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- Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada
Jul 27, 2023 · Devery Jacobs talks about her roles on Reservation Dogs and This Place, and how she's paving the way for other LGBTQ artists of colour. Watch the interview with Peter Knegt on Here & Queer, a series that celebrates queer culture.
Jun 1, 2022 · Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, known professionally as Devery Jacobs, is an award-winning Indigenous actor and filmmaker, born and raised in Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, a reservation in Quebec,...
Best known for her critically acclaimed turn in Reservation Dogs, in Backspot, Devery Jacobs takes on the role of a driven teenager who struggles to handle the pressure when she is promoted to an elite cheer squad that trains under a formidable coach played by Evan Rachel Wood.
Jun 5, 2024 · From the time Devery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs, Blood Quantum) was a kid, she dreamed of being an actor. "I was always a ham," she tells Q 's Tom Power on today's show.
Jun 5, 2024 · Devery Jacobs Is Decolonizing Queer Storytelling. The 30-year-old actor shattered Indigenous stereotypes in Reservation Dogs. Now, she’s ready to tell her own authentic queer stories in Backspot. By Quispe López.
