Jeananne Goossen is an actress who rose to fame both in Canada where she grew up and in the United States, as well as in other parts of the world with her appearance in the AMC series, Walking Dead and The Night Shift Among Many other productions.
Although she didn’t start acting until much later, she became a very good actress who appeared in more than 30 years alone in more than 30 TV shows and movies.
Jeananne Goossen Biography
On January 3, 1985, Jeananne Goossen was appointed to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is also where she was raised, mainly in Kensington Market. Since childhood, Jeananne Goossen, who has dual American and Canadian nationality, learned French and Japanese while she spent some time in this Asian country.
While attending McGill University, she was invited to play basketball and volleyball. For an actress so worthy of Goossen, it was not acting that she studied, but rather biochemistry when she attended McGill University in Montreal. Her original intention was to become a gynecologist, but once she finished her studies, she realized that she might as well thrive as an actress. So she decided to drop her certificate and pursue a career in this field.
That said, she still went to the famed York University where she ran a short course to better herself in her chosen career. We will not find it surprising that she decides to become an actress because, since her childhood, she loves to play the guitar and to sing.
Movies and TV series
When it comes to her movies and TV shows, JeananneGoossen has made a name for herself as a TV actress rather than movies. She appeared in less than 10 movies and more than 20 TV shows. Her first acting job was in 2007 when she was given the role of Nula in the Canadian comedy film Breakfast with Scots
Her next three appearances were in shorts. The first was 138 Arlington in which she portrayed Anne Hale and Glitch, portraying Tamara both in 2009. In 2010 she appeared in the third, Summertime in which she portrayed Angel.
In 2011, Jeananne Goossen played Agent Wong in Unlucky, then Sonia in The Vow in 2012, then in 2014 she was Luna in That Last Lonely Place. The same year, she appeared in the David Hewlett-written and directed science fiction horror film, Debug. In the movie, she was offered the lead role of a programmer named Kaida. In 2018, she was in yet another short film, Hyperlight in which she played the role of Emiliana Newton.
She made her television debut the same year she made her film debut, in 2006, when she appeared in the Canadian drama television series, 11 Cameras in which she was given the recurring role of Serenity. She continued to land television roles, but the most popular include Falcon Beach (2007) in which she played Courtney True, Wild Roses (2009) as Ricky, and the TV movie, The Dealer (2009).
She was also in other shows such as Alcatraz (2012) as Nikki, the NBC medical drama series The Night Shift (2014 to 2015) in which she had the lead role in her first two seasons as Dr. Krista Bell-Hart, and Criminal Minds (2017) as Fiona Duncan.
With a rather successful career to date, she was nominated for the Gemini Awards in 2007 for her role in Falcon Beach (2006) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
The family life of the Canadian actress
Jeananne Goossen was born to Tam Goossen and Ted Goossen. While her mother, Tam is from Hong Kong, her father is an American from Manhattan, New York.
Her mother immigrated to Canada from her home, settling in Toronto where, in addition to being an activist, she was also elected to the municipality as an education officer. For his part, his father, a famous translator of Japanese novels for fiction, is a professor of Japanese literature and film.
In 2018, her father was honored by Japanese Emperor Akihito with the Order of the Rising Sun, Golden Rays with Rosette, for all his contributions to Japanese culture.