Jann Arden
Birthday: Born in 1962-03-27 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Deathday: Alive
Jann Arden is a Canadian singer songwriter, broadcaster and author. She played supporting and guest roles in many television series', while starring as a fictionalized version of herself on a quest for renewed fame in CTV's comedy series Jann. Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, Jann catapulted onto the Canadian music scene in 1993, with the release of her debut album Time For Mercy, which featured the hit single, “I Would Die For You”. This was followed by Living Under June, which contained her break-out hit “Insensitive”. With a career that spans 12 albums and 19 top ten singles, Arden’s contributions to the Canadian music industry has been recognized with 8 Juno Awards, 10 SOCAN Awards, 4 Western Canadian Music Awards, a Much Music Video Award, 3 Prairie Music Awards and an Alberta Recording Industry Association Award. She has been inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, has been given the Vantage Women of Originality Award, awarded the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal, was inducted into the Western Canadian Music Alliance Hall of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame.
TV Credits
Ellen
Character: Self (uncredited)
Ellen is an American television sitcom that aired on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, consisting of 109 episodes. The title role of Ellen Morgan, played by stand-up comedian Ellen DeGeneres, was a neurotic bookstore owner in her thirties. The series centered on Ellen's dealing with her quirky friends, her family and the problems of daily life. The series is notable for being the first one in which the main character came out as gay, which DeGeneres' character did in the 199...
Corner Gas
Character: Jann Arden
Following the adventures of a bunch of nobodies who get up to a whole lot of nothing in the fictional prairie town of Dog River, Saskatchewan, Corner Gas focuses on the life (or lack thereof) of Brent LeRoy, proprietor of a gas station that is the only stop for miles around and a hub of action on the Prairies....
Robson Arms
Character:
Robson Arms follows the lives of the tenants in a once-grand low-rise in Vancouver's eclectic West End. The building is home to an unlikely collection of characters who live under one roof, yet occupy different worlds. One thing is certain, you'll never see your neighbours the same way again....
Hell on Wheels
Character: Madam Pauline
The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time....
Mary and Flo on the Go!
Character: Judge Helen MacGill (voice)
Inspired by Shaftesbury series Frankie Drake Mysteries, this animated series follows beloved characters Mary and Flo as they travel across the world encountering famous women of the 1920s....
Overlord and the Underwoods
Character: R0-FL(voice)
A typical North American family's lives change drastically when a distant relative moves in from another galaxy - Overlord, the 2nd-most wanted villain in the universe....
Emergency
Character: Herself - Narrator
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to two of Canada’s busiest hospital emergency rooms....
Wynonna Earp
Character: Bunny Loblaw
Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter Wynonna battles demons and other creatures with her unique abilities and a posse of dysfunctional allies - the only thing that can bring the paranormal to justice....
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character: Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002. Topics often discussed on the show include Broadway, children, extended families and charitable works, people and organizations. The show was based out of Studio 8G at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City, NY, USA and was produced and syndicated by KidRo Productions, Telepictures Productions and Warner Bros. Te...
The Launch
Character: Self - Mentor
Unsigned aspiring artists audition for the opportunity to learn, record, and perform their version of a new original song by a world famous songwriter/producer....
Jann
Character: Jann Arden
In Jann, Jann Arden plays a fictionalized, self-deprecating version of herself: a singer songwriter of a “certain age” in severe denial of the harsh reality that her former music career is slowly (okay rapidly) fading away. But it’s not just Jann’s career that’s on life support – she’s newly single (don’t remind her), her sister may disown her, and her mother may be showing early signs of memory loss. Jann's personal life is in shambles and she's convinced that the cure-all is to enlist a new ma...
Workin' Moms
Character: Jann Carlson
Four women juggle love, careers, and parenthood. They support, challenge, and try not to judge each other as life throws them curveballs. Whether it is an identity crisis, a huge job opportunity, postpartum depression, or an unplanned pregnancy – they face both the good and bad with grace and humour....
The Detour
Character: Motel Hooker
A what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family comedy created by comic super-couple Jason Jones & Samantha Bee and inspired by their own experiences with family trips. Unfiltered dad Nate hits the road with wife Robin and kids Delilah and Jared. Every leg of their trip is fraught with disaster as they encounter one hellish turn after another. If there's trouble on the road, this family will find it and plow into it....
Private Eyes
Character: Loretta
Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerhouse....
Movie Credits
Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
Character: The Ghost of Christmas Specials Present
Dave Foley hosts a Christmas Special to convince himself through music, friends, and counsel from the Ghosts, that Christmas retains a special meaning in spite of the trappings of Santa, money and gifts, and Hollywood Star Power....
Vandits
Character: Blanche
A teenage posse, known as the Vandits, attempts to pull off a ridiculous heist....
Anne Murray: Full Circle
Character: Self
A look a the career of singer Anne Murray, a small-town girl from a Nova Scotia coal mining town who became an international superstar....
Snowbound
Character: Sarah Hotchkiss
Liz tells her old friend Barbara that she believes her ex-husband is stalking her. She plans to leave town for awhile and stay at a cabin in the mountains. Barbara invites herself along and when it seems that Dale has followed them to the cabin, Barbara discovers she doesn't know Liz as well as she thought....
Spotlight
Character: Herself
Jann Arden appears in a documentary with recordings from her 2009 tour in support of her album "Free." It was filmed in November 2009 in British Columbia and includes performances of twelve songs. This DVD was released in combination with her live album, "Spotlight," in 2010....
Don't Cry Now
Character: Joan
Bonnie didn't rush when Joan, her husband Ross' ex, phoned to warn her that she and her daughter, Amanda, were in danger, but when she finally arrives she finds Joan stabbed to death. Bonnie and Ross now must take in Joan's children - Sam, who feels bitterly abandoned by Ross, and his flippant sister. Meanwhile Bonnie and police captain Kessler wonder who murdered Joan, why, and what part Nick, Bonnie's brother, had to play. Nick was recently released from jail and moved back in with their fathe...
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Character: Self
Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our frontline workers and in support of Food Banks Canada’s COVID-19 relief efforts....
Wynonna Earp: Vengeance
Character: Bunny Loblaw
Wynonna Earp is coming home to battle her greatest foe yet: a psychotic seductress hellbent on revenge against her... and everyone she loves....