Genevieve Buechner
- Actress
Born on November 10, at 2:30A.M., 1991 in Edmonton during a terrible
snow storm, Genevieve Buechner was born to single parent mother Tea
Buechner. She began to pester her mother about acting lessons when she
was three. Her mother was very reluctant to encourage this interest.
Still Genna persevered and finally her mother allowed her to take a
small course in acting from the local theatre - Vancouver Youth
Theatre. After completing the course Genna asked if she could please
audition for the youth theatre's acting tour. Her mother refused,
explaining that as Genna had no experience; the chances were not high
that she would make the selection. Later that evening the director for
the tour called their home demanding to know why Genevieve Buechner had
not come to the audition. A special audition was set up for her the
next day, and Genna was selected as the youngest member of the cast.
During the tour performances, Genna was scouted by Robert Carrier and
signed to Carrier Talent Management in Vancouver Canada.
A week later Genevieve was sent to audition for the lead in a Toronto
Independent Film called St. Monica. Both Mother and child were utterly
unprepared for the audition, and Genna showed up in dirty clothes, with
unbrushed hair. Casting Director Carol Tarlington took pity on the
hapless two, explained some of the rules, tidied her up and prepared
her for the camera. Genevieve Buechner got the lead role at the age of
ten years - the first film audition that she had ever been to and was
flown to Toronto within three days. The film went on to be a festival
success playing across North America and being selected for the Berlin
Film Festival, the Atlantic Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival
and the Vancouver Film Festival. She was nominated for a Canadian Leo
Award for Best Lead performance by a female in 2003 for that role.
Since then she has been cast in Feature Films, lead roles in M.O.W. and
has had recurring roles in Television series including the Battlestar
spin- off "Caprica" as Tamara Adams.
She has been a huge supporter of independent films.
snow storm, Genevieve Buechner was born to single parent mother Tea
Buechner. She began to pester her mother about acting lessons when she
was three. Her mother was very reluctant to encourage this interest.
Still Genna persevered and finally her mother allowed her to take a
small course in acting from the local theatre - Vancouver Youth
Theatre. After completing the course Genna asked if she could please
audition for the youth theatre's acting tour. Her mother refused,
explaining that as Genna had no experience; the chances were not high
that she would make the selection. Later that evening the director for
the tour called their home demanding to know why Genevieve Buechner had
not come to the audition. A special audition was set up for her the
next day, and Genna was selected as the youngest member of the cast.
During the tour performances, Genna was scouted by Robert Carrier and
signed to Carrier Talent Management in Vancouver Canada.
A week later Genevieve was sent to audition for the lead in a Toronto
Independent Film called St. Monica. Both Mother and child were utterly
unprepared for the audition, and Genna showed up in dirty clothes, with
unbrushed hair. Casting Director Carol Tarlington took pity on the
hapless two, explained some of the rules, tidied her up and prepared
her for the camera. Genevieve Buechner got the lead role at the age of
ten years - the first film audition that she had ever been to and was
flown to Toronto within three days. The film went on to be a festival
success playing across North America and being selected for the Berlin
Film Festival, the Atlantic Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival
and the Vancouver Film Festival. She was nominated for a Canadian Leo
Award for Best Lead performance by a female in 2003 for that role.
Since then she has been cast in Feature Films, lead roles in M.O.W. and
has had recurring roles in Television series including the Battlestar
spin- off "Caprica" as Tamara Adams.
She has been a huge supporter of independent films.