Jenna Boyd (born March 4, 1993) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress with roles in the 2003 films The Hunted, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star and The Missing, and the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. On television, she appeared on all four seasons of the Netflix comedy-drama Atypical (2017–2021).
Early life, education and family
Boyd was born in Bedford, Texas. She was selected at age two in a modeling search. She and her parents and younger brother Cayden (also an actor) moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. In September 2019, she moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma as part of the Tulsa Remote program.
She is a graduate of Pepperdine University, where she earned a business degree.
Career Boyd began her career at age three, appearing in episodes of the children's TV show Barney & Friends. She simultaneously acted and figure skated. In Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star she played the daughter of a family hired by the titular character (David Spade) to help him recapture his childhood. Boyd's big break came when she was cast in The Missing, alongside Cate Blanchett and Evan Rachel Wood. Although the film itself was not particularly well-received, critics praised Boyd's performance.
In 2005 Boyd played leukemia-suffering Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. She appeared in the Lifetime miniseries The Gathering as the daughter of a doctor (Peter Gallagher) searching for his wife; and in the Ghost Whisperer episode "Children of Ghosts", as a troubled teenager living in a foster home. In 2017, she had the recurring role of Paige Hardaway, girlfriend of the autistic main character Sam Gardner, in the Netflix series Atypical.
In 2017 she stated that she had become a consultant for the multi-level marketing company Rodan + Fields.
Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes2003Loretta Kravitz2003Dickie Roberts: Former Child StarSally Finley2003Dot Gilkeson2005In an InstantThe Girl2005Bailey2012ComplicityRachel2012Last Ounce of CourageMaddie Rogers2014RunawayAbby 2022 Good Mourning Sabrina the Stalker
+Television Year Title Role Notes2001KidEpisode: "Car Wash"2001Titus5-Year-Old ShannonEpisode: "Shannon's Song"2001Just Shoot Me!Hannah GalloEpisode: "Christmas? Christmas!"2002Special Unit 2voice role; episode: "The Piper"2002Six Feet Under7-Year-Old GirlEpisode: "The Secret"2002CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSasha RittleEpisode: "Cross Jurisdictions"2002Mary ChristmasFelice WallaceTV movie2003CarnivàleMaddy CraneEpisode: "Milfay"2007Ghost WhispererJulie ParkerEpisode: "Children of Ghosts"2007Elizabeth 'Zee' FosterTV miniseries2008Criminal MindsJessica EvansonEpisode: "Minimal Loss"2016Code BlackVanessaEpisode: "Hero Complex"2017–2021AtypicalPaige HardawayRecurring role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Role Result 2003 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special – Supporting Young Actress Felice Wallace in Mary Christmas 2004Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress Sally Finney in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress Dot Gilkeson in The Missing Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female Dot Gilkeson in The Missing Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Youth in Film Dot Gilkeson in The Missing Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Dot Gilkeson in The Missing 2005 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Female Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2006 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2008 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Julie Parker in Ghost Whisperer
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