Jane Widdop
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2011–present
| television = Yellowjackets
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Jane Washington Widdop (born April 23, 2002) is an American actor known for playing Laura Lee on Yellowjackets and Winnie Carruthers in the 2023 film It's a Wonderful Knife.
Career
Widdop had a recurring role on the Amazon Prime Video teen sitcom The Kicks as Lily Padgett in 2016. That year they could also be seen on ABC series Making Moves as Kit. Widdop also made appearances on the sitcoms Speechless, Fresh Off the Boat, and 2 Broke Girls.{{cite web|url= https://www.naludamagazine.com/interview-with-talented-sag-actress-jane-widdop/|accessdate=7 October 2023|title= Interview with talented Sag Actress Jane Widdop|date=June 12, 2019}}
Widdop came to prominence playing Laura Lee in Yellowjackets.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/its-a-wonderful-knife-trailer-jane-widdop-joel-mchale-justin-long/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=7 October 2023|title= Yellowjackets star is having a killer Christmas in trailer for slasher-comedy It's a Wonderful Knife|first=Clarke|last=Collis|date=5 October 2023}} Following that performance, they were cast in the lead role of 2023 Christmas comedy-horror film It's a Wonderful Knife.{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodnorthbuzz.com/2023/03/its-a-wonderful-knife-with-jane-widdop-starts-filming-next-week-in-vancouver.html|website=Hollywoodnorthbuzz.com|accessdate=7 October 2023|title= IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE With Jane Widdop Starts Filming in Vancouver Next Week|first=Susan|last=Gittins|date=March 17, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/yellowjackets-jane-widdop-community-joel-mchale-justin-long-new-horror-movie-1235339181/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=7 October 2023|title= Jane Widdop, Joel McHale & Justin Long Lead Slasher Horror ‘It’s A Wonderful Knife’; Independent Launches For Cannes Market, First Look Image|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=April 27, 2023}} In 2023, Widdop could also be seen in the third season of Octavia Spencer procedural Truth Be Told.{{cite web|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/reviews/review-truth-be-told-continues-to-intrigue-in-a-riveting-third-season/|accessdate=7 October 2023|website=We Got This Covered|title= Review: ‘Truth Be Told’ continues to intrigue in a riveting third season|first=Martin|last=Carr}}
Personal life
From Tennessee, Widdop was brought up attending Episcopal Church but considers themself more Wiccan in the present.{{cite web|url=https://lemonadamedia.com/podcast/the-ultimate-yellowjackets-deep-dive-part-2-with-jane-widdop/|website=Lenonadamedia|accessdate=7 October 2023|title= The Ultimate Yellowjackets Deep Dive Part 2 (with Jane Widdop)}} Widdop identifies as non-binary.{{cite web|last=Foreman|first=Alison|url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/its-a-wonderful-knife-review-jane-widdop-1234925296/|title='It's a Wonderful Knife' Review: Jane Widdop Battles a Killer Angel in This Mixed Bag of a Queer Christmas Slasher|website=IndieWire|date=November 10, 2023|access-date=December 1, 2023}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2011
|Little blonde girl |Episode: "And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving" |
| 2015
|Steffi McCormack |Episode: "State of the Union" |
| 2016
|Making Moves |Kit |5 episodes |
| 2016
|Hope |Main role |
| 2016
|{{sortname|The|Kicks}} |Lily Padgett |6 episodes |
| 2017
|Girl |Episode: "S-u-r-Surprise" |
| 2018
|Karen |Episode: "Big Baby" |
| 2020
|Deadly Daughter Switch |Breanne |Lead role |
| 2020
|Angie: Lost Girls |Angie Morgan |Lead role |
| 2021–2023
|Laura Lee |12 episodes |
| 2023
|Emily Mills |3 episodes |
| 2023
|Winnie Carruthers |Lead role |
References
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