Sarah Canning is a Canadian and American actress. She played in many film projects. Fame brought her the role of Jenna Sommers, the aunt of the protagonist of the telenovela "The Vampire Diaries".
From early childhood, Sarah Canning learned to find a common language with people. The family had to move very often. This skill helped the girl quickly adapt to a new place.
Road to vocation
The biography of the future performer began in 1987. The only child in the family was born in the Canadian city of Gander on July 14. The girl easily made new friends, had those around her.
Young Canning was fond of creativity from early childhood. In addition, the girl was gifted with the ability to figure skating. She took part in many competitions in the selected sport. All interests were replaced by a love of acting.
Due to the frequent lack of money, Sarah is used to dressing practical and modest. The girl often chased with the boys on a skateboard, and did not communicate with her friends. Appearance did not occupy all the thoughts of the future actress.
After graduating from school, the girl went to receive education at the University of Alberta. She chose journalism and art as a specialty. A year later, Sarah realized that she was mistaken with the choice. After leaving training, the girl entered the Vancouver School of Art. She worked as a waitress in a local cafe to pay for her studies and help her family. After completing the course, Canning began working as an actress in the Edmonton Theater.
In it, the performer played her first role in the production of "1984" based on the work of the same name by Orwell. In addition to the stage activity, the girl tried her hand at cinema. In 2008, she was offered a job in the image of Kat in the serial TV project Smallville Secrets. Then the secondary heroines in “Kick on goal 3” and “Kyle XY” followed.
Significant Roles
The first significant film role was Nicky Hilton from the film "Princess for the Paparazzi." After her, the actress began to be recognized. A year later, an invitation came to the drama based on real events, "Abducted in broad daylight." The actress played Anne Slaty. The heroine according to the script is abducted by a criminal. For six terrible days, the girl lived in captivity. Despite this, she managed to help the police find the kidnapper.
A new success was the image in the film "Black Field". The work received an award for best acting at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Simultaneously with this project, a pilot episode of the mystical television series Vampire Diaries was filmed. Three weeks later, Sarah learned that work was beginning on a new series.
In his personal life, Canning was not easy. The first choice of the girl was the banker Michael Morris. The couple became husband and wife in 2008. Sarah's husband died due to illness three years after marriage. The actress closed herself and completely stopped communicating with the opposite sex.
Private life has become a closed topic for journalists. Evenings with a book at home, Sarah prefers clubs and noisy parties. The actress likes to spend her free time to good use. She, in addition to reading, likes to watch TV shows. Celebrity calls vacation on the coast the best vacation.
She loves rock and jazz in music. Sarah repeatedly admitted that she was not yet ready for a long relationship, because most of her life was occupied by work.
In September 2009, the American mystical multi-part project "The Vampire Diaries" was released. The plot of the plot was a love triangle between the beautiful Elena Gilbert and two vampire brothers. In the image of the aunt of the main character appeared before the fans of Sarah Canning.
Jenna returned to Mystic Falls after the deaths of parents of Jeremy and Elena to take custody of her nephews. Her relationship with Elena is more like friendship. Jenna and her niece get along well with each other.
Jeremy introduced Sommers to his new history teacher, Alaric Salzmann. Young people start dating. Jenna after a while became a vampire and died. Her heroine was present only in the first seasons, however, the audience remembered and fell in love with the charming lady.
