{{short description|American actress}} {{Use American English|date=November 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Juliana Canfield | image = JulianaCanfield-byPhilipRomano.jpg | alt = | caption = Canfield in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |21|2014|3|26}} | birth_place = | education = Yale University (BA, MFA) | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2017–present | relatives = Cass Canfield (great-grandfather) }}
'''Juliana Canfield''' is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jess Jordan on the HBO series ''Succession'' (2018–2023). She is also known for portraying Beth DeVille on the post-apocalyptic drama series ''Y: The Last Man'' (2021) and Janine Harris on the Peacock crime drama series ''The Calling'' (2022).
Canfield received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in ''Stereophonic'' (2024).
== Early life and education == Canfield earned a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in English and graduated ''cum laude'' from Yale College in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yale School of Drama {{!}} The Showcase of the Class of 2017 {{!}} Juliana Canfield |url=https://ysd.yale.edu/showcase/showcase17/canfield.html |website=Yale School of Drama |language=en-US |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> She then attended and graduated from the Yale School of Drama with an MFA in Acting in 2017. Her great-grandfather was the book publisher Cass Canfield.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cass Canfield Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/cass-canfield-obituary?id=23791151 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref> She was a debutante at the French debutante ball Bal des Débutantes in Paris in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bevan |first1=Andrew |date=March 26, 2014 |title=An Inside Look at Paris's Ultra-Chic Bal des Débutantes |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/le-bal-des-debutantes-2013 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US |access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
== Career == In 2017, just after graduating from the Yale School of Drama, Canfield auditioned for the role of WIlla Ferreyra in the HBO comedy-drama ''Succession''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menza |first1=Kaitlin |date=December 6, 2021 |title=Kendall Roy’s Assistant Just Wants to Save Him |url=https://www.thecut.com/2021/12/succession-juliana-jess-assistant-kendall-roy.html |website=The Cut |language=en-US |access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref> She was instead cast as Jess Jordan, Kendall Roy's executive assistant, in a recurring co-starring role. From the third season onward, Canfield was promoted to a guest starring role with her character playing a larger role with more screen time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Willen |first1=Claudia |date=December 6, 2021 |title='Succession' star Juliana Canfield says her character Jess gets more screen time because of Jeremy Strong's method acting approach |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/succession-jess-more-screen-time-jeremy-strong-kendall-juliana-canfield-2021-12 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref> Canfield's role as Jordan was highlighted by ''The Ringer'' critic Jessica MacLeish who called her "one of the most compelling ''Succession'' characters".<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacLeish |first=Jessica |date=October 2, 2019 |title=An Ode to Jess Jordan, Kendall's Tireless Assistant on 'Succession' |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/10/2/20893894/succession-kendall-assistant-jess-jordan |website=The Ringer |language=en-US |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref>
Canfield played the role of Christina in the 2019 revival of Maria Irene Fornes's play Fefu and Her Friends at the Theatre for a New Audience in Brooklyn.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FEFU AND HER FRIENDS by María Irene Fornés |url=https://www.tfana.org/current-season/fefu/overview |date=22 July 2019}}</ref>
In 2021, Canfield starred as Beth DeVille,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juliana Canfield as Beth Deville in Y: The Last Man |url=https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/y-the-last-man/cast-crew/juliana-canfield-beth-deville |website=FX Networks |language=en-US |access-date=October 13, 2021}}</ref> the girlfriend of lead character Yorick Brown, the only male survivor of a virus that wipes out all others with a Y-chromosome, on the FX comic-book adaptation ''Y: The Last Man''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Hipes |first2=Patrick |date=October 28, 2020 |title='Y: The Last Man' Starts Production With Cast Changes As Ashley Romans & Olivia Thirlby Join FX On Hulu Series |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/y-the-last-man-cast-changes-olivia-thirlby-ashley-romans-timothy-hutton-1234605099/ |website=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, Canfield portrayed an NYPD detective, Janine Harris, in the crime drama ''The Calling''.
In 2024, she made her Broadway debut as Holly in ''Stereophonic''. She was nominated for a Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Play.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-30 |title=The Tony Nominations Are Out! Here's How Some of Broadway's Biggest Stars Reacted—From First-Timers to Theater Veterans |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/tony-nominations-reactions-2024 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == Canfield lives in New York City. She is in a relationship with actor Edmund Donovan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma|first=Rahul|date=29 April 2024 |title= All About Juliana Canfield's Life; Parents, Ethnicity, and Net Worth |url=https://poptvculture.com/juliana-canfields-parents-ethnicity-net-worth/ |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=PopTVCulture|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Acting credits == === Film === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2019 | ''The Assistant'' | Sasha | |- | 2020 | ''On the Rocks'' | Amanda | |- | 2025 | ''The Family McMullen'' | Karen Martin | |- | 2027 | {{Pending film|F.A.S.T.}} | | Post-production |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2018–2023 | ''Succession'' | Jess Jordan | 25 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Amazing Stories'' | Nina Bowman | Episode: "The Rift" |- | 2021 | ''Y: The Last Man'' | Beth DeVille | Main role |- | 2022 | ''The Calling'' | Janine Harris<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruff |date=November 15, 2022 |first1=Rivea |title=Juliana Canfield Answers 'The Calling' To Become The Newest Streaming Star |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/juliana-canfield-the-calling/ |website=Essence |language=en-US |access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref> | Main role |- | 2023–2024 | ''American Horror Story: Delicate'' | Talia Thompson | 6 episodes |}
=== Theatre === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Venue ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |rowspan=2|2018 || ''He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box'' || Kay || Theatre for a New Audience || rowspan=5|Off-Broadway || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tfana.org/productions/he-brought-her-heart-back-in-a-box-2018|title=He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box (2018)|website=Theatre for a New Audience}}</ref> |- | ''The House That Will Not Stand'' || Maude Lynn Albans || New York Theatre Workshop || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/115560-the-house-that-will-not-stand-at-new-york-theatre-workshop-2018|title= The House That Will Not Stand|website= Abouttheartist|accessdate= March 23, 2024}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2019 || ''Sunday'' || Gil || Atlantic Theater Company || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/124437-sunday-at-atlantic-theater-company-linda-gross-theater-2019|title= Sunday|website= Abouttheartist|accessdate= March 23, 2024}}</ref> |- | ''Fefu and Her Friends'' || Christina || Theatre for a New Audience || <ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Jesse |date=2019-11-25 |title=Review: The Many Unusual Stages of 'Fefu and Her Friends' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/theater/review-the-many-unusual-stages-of-fefu-and-her-friends.html |access-date=2025-03-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |- |2023 || rowspan=2|''Stereophonic'' || rowspan=2|Holly || Playwrights Horizons || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/178930-stereophonic-at-playwrights-horizons-mainstage-theater-2023|title= Stereophonic at Playwrights Horizons|website= Aboutheartist|accessdate= March 23, 2024}}</ref> |- |2024 || John Golden Theatre || Broadway || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/production/stereophonic-broadway-john-golden-theatre-2024|title= Stereophonic (Broadway, 2024)|website= Playbill|accessdate= March 23, 2024}}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {|class="wikitable" width="100%" |- ! Year ! Association ! Category ! Project ! Result ! Ref. |- | align="center"| 2022 | rowspan="2"| Actor Awards | rowspan="2"| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | rowspan="2"| ''Succession'' | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sag-awards-2022-nominations-list-nominees-1235073685/ |title=SAG Awards: 'House of Gucci,' 'The Power of the Dog' Lead Film Nominations |first1=Hilary |last1=Lewis |first2=Tyler |last2=Coates |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" align="center" |2024 | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-30th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awardsr|title=Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®|publisher=Screen Actors Guild |date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> |- |Tony Awards |Best Featured Actress in a Play |''Stereophonic'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Floyd |first=Thomas |date=2024-04-30 |title=Tony Award nominations 2024: Full list and analysis |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2024/04/30/tony-award-nominations-2024-list/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |}
== See also == * African-American Tony nominees and winners == References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|8943180}} * {{Instagram|julianakdc}} {{authority control}}
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