Michelle Beaudoin
Born (1975-08-25) August 25, 1975
OccupationActress
Years active1993โ€“2007

Michelle Beaudoin (born August 25, 1975) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Jenny Kelley in the sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and Penny Foster in the teen drama Madison.

Career

Beaudoin played Sabrina's best friend Marnie in the Sabrina the Teenage Witch movie, and Sabrina's best friend Jenny Kelley in the first season of the series. Apart from Melissa Joan Hart, Beaudoin was the only other original cast member from the film that went on to the Sabrina the Teenage Witch television series. Beaudoin's character was removed from the series after only one season. The show's star Melissa Joan Hart said characters left, because of the backstage drama, such as audience reaction and payments for actors and the writers who created the characters.

Beaudoin had earlier starred as Penny Foster in the Canadian teen drama series Madison, which earned her a 1994 Gemini Awards nomination for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series".

Beaudoin has also guest-starred in many popular television series including Da Vinci's Inquest and The Outer Limits as well as several independent films such as Waydowntown, Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed, Sweetwater and Sunset Strip.

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Neon Rider Sherry Episode: "Extreme Prejudice"
1993 Family of Strangers Young Sue TV movie
1993โ€“1995 Madison Penny Foster 24 episodes
1995 Live Bait Celia Watson
1995 Bad Company Wanda
1995 She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal Tawney TV movie
1995 Mixed Blessings Jane TV movie
1995 The Outer Limits Jessie Wells Episode: "White Light Fever"
1996 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Marnie Littlefield TV movie
1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy Wendy Barton Episode: "Ghost in the Road"
1996โ€“1997 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Jennifer 'Jenny' Kelley Season 1 (main role; appeared in only 13 of 24 credited episodes)
1997 Michael Hayes Episode: "Retribution"
1999 Sweetwater Rita Spiridakis TV movie
1999 Escape Velocity Ronnie
2000 Sunset Strip Girl with Frizzy Red Hair
2000 Waydowntown Anise
2001 The Outer Limits Beth Episode: "A New Life"
2001 Da Vinci's Inquest Cecilia Briaro Episode: "You See How It Begins?"
2004 Da Vinci's Inquest Lena Whelan Episode: "Can Bend, But I Won't Break"
2004 Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed Winnie
2005 Cold Squad Lindsay Moss Episode: "The Filth: Part 1"
Episode: "And the Fury: Part 2"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title of work Result
1994 Gemini Award Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Madison (for episode #1.2: "The Firefighter") Nominated

References


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