Jana McKinnon
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Career
McKinnon began acting as a child, mostly in European student and short films.[4] She was cast in Kim Frank's Wach when she was 19. It was her first German movie, which required her to mask her Austrian accent.[3] McKinnon won the New Faces Award for Best Young Actress for her performance in Wach.[5] She played Christiane in the 2021 television remake of Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo.[6]
McKinnon made her Australian TV debut playing the lead role of Jo in the 2023 miniseries, Bad Behaviour, based on Rebecca Starford's memoir.[3][7][8] She played Liv in the Amazon Prime original series, Silver and the Book of Dreams, based on Silber – Das erste Buch der Träume by Kerstin Gier.[9] She was cast in season two of the Australian television series, Black Snow.[10]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Steirerkreuz | Anna Fürst | TV movie |
| 2019–2021 | Tatort | Luise Nathan, Zoe Hilpert | Episodes: "Die Pfalz von Oben" and "Luna Frisst oder Sterbt"[11] |
| 2020 | Dunkelstadt | Katinka | Episode: "Schandfleck" |
| 2021 | Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo | Christiane | Main role |
| 2022 | Die Discounter | Jana | Episode: "Herr Lewicki" |
| 2023 | Bad Behaviour | Jo Mackenzie | Main role; mini-series |
| 2023 | Silver and the Book of Dreams | Liv | Main role |
| 2025 | Black Snow | Zoe Jacobs | |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | My Blind Heart | Conny | |
| 2015 | Beautiful Girl | Charly | |
| 2015 | Jeder der fällt hat Flügel | Kati | |
| 2015 | Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß | short | |
| 2016 | Liebe möglicherweise | ||
| 2016 | The Impossible Picture | Johanna | |
| 2018 | To the Night | Luna | |
| 2018 | Wach | C. | |
| 2020 | The Trouble with Being Born | Elli | |
| 2022 | Servus Papa - See You in Hell | Jeanne | Main role |
