U OUGHT TO KNOW.Byline: - Evan Henerson Name: JENNA BOYD Jenna Michelle Boyd (born March 4, 1993) is an American child actress. Boyd was born in Bedford, Texas and moved with her mother and younger brother Cayden (also an actor) to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Age: 10 Profession: actress and skater Why U ought to know her: The busy young Boyd recently completed a cinematic trifecta tri·fec·ta n. A system of betting in which the bettor must pick the first three winners in the correct sequence. Also called triple. [tri- + (per)fecta.] with featured roles in William Friedkin's ``The Hunted,'' released in the spring and the upcoming ``Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' with David Spade David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. set for release this fall and Ron Howard's latest, ``The Missing,'' starring Tommy Lee Jones For the musician, see . Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. Biography Early life Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Clyde C. and Cate Blanchett Catherine Élise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969), better known as Cate Blanchett, is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. She has also won various awards, most notably including two SAGs and two BAFTAs, making her one of a few actors who won all , due out during the holiday season. Home is ... where the plane lands: The Texas born Boyd moved to Georgia for her airline pilot father Mike's work and then to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. so she and younger brother Cayden could pursue acting careers. So where does she hang her hat? ``Texas has always been home to us,'' says Jenna with narry a twang or drawl drawl v. drawled, drawl·ing, drawls v.intr. To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels. v.tr. . ``We're country family. What we're thinking about doing is just keeping a little place here (in L.A.) and buying property in Texas again and just kind of commute back and forth.'' Where U've seen her before: TV spots include ``CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International : Crime Scene Investigation Crime scene investigation may refer to:
``I was 2 when my mom put me in a model search,'' says Jenna. ``It was just print and a commercial or two and then it was a lot of commercials and then it slowly evolved into movies.'' The actor's life: ``You get to meet a lot of great people and you learn a lot from them,'' Jenna says of her profession. ``When you're filming, it may be hard sometimes, but when you see yourself up on the screen, the price pays off.'' Watch your language! Actors, directors and crew on Jenna's projects have routinely paid into the ``Cussing Can.'' A four letter word costs the offender 50 cents to be paid directly to Jenna Boyd. ``I think my mom got the idea,'' says Jenna. ``It's the rules for everyone. David Spade owed me $15. On 'The Missing,' I made $120.'' ``You're not getting my #$&S! money'' Two time co-star Tommy Lee Jones refused to pay the can. ``His daughter said, 'You know, Jenna, the reason he doesn't pay is because he wouldn't have a paycheck left,' '' relates Jenna. But it wasn't like there was any four-letter friction between Jones and Jenna. At the wrap party for 'The Missing,' Jones gave his young co-star a silver and turquoise charm bracelet. ``It practically weighs your entire arm down,'' she says. ``Missing'' in New Mexico: Jenna and her mom recently returned from a five month shoot in Santa Fe and environs to shoot Ron Howard's latest about an 1800s plains family coping with the disappearance of older daughter Lily (played by Evan Rachel Wood). ``I got to ride horses, and it was a lot of fun to do,'' says Jenna. ``We had to have period clothes and they had to put fake dirt on me all the time. I was just a little stable girl.'' Where's the rink?: A figure skater since the age of 3, Jenna's film roles frequently take her away from skating competitions. While working on ``The Missing,'' Jenna located a rink to practice, but she still missed a meet. ``But I'm doing one in August,'' she says. ``I'm working on a really hard jump where you have to jump up, do a one and a half turn in the air and come back down.'' If U want more information: www.imdb.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (Jenna Boyd) Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion