Michelle Beaudoin (born August 25, 1975) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Jenny Kelley in the sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and Penny Foster in the teen drama Madison.
Career Beaudoin played Sabrina's best friend Marnie in the Sabrina the Teenage Witch movie, and Sabrina's best friend Jenny Kelley in the first season of the series. Apart from Melissa Joan Hart, Beaudoin was the only other original cast member from the film that went on to the Sabrina the Teenage Witch television series. Beaudoin's character was removed from the series after only one season. The show's star Melissa Joan Hart said characters left because of backstage drama, such as audience reaction and payments for actors and the writers who created the characters.
Beaudoin had earlier starred as Penny Foster in the Canadian teen drama series Madison, which earned her a 1994 Gemini Awards nomination for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series".
Beaudoin has also guest-starred in many popular television series including Da Vinci's Inquest and The Outer Limits, Neon Rider, and several independent films such as Waydowntown, Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed, Sweetwater and Sunset Strip.
Filmography
+Film and television Year Title Role Notes1993Neon RiderSherryEpisode: "Extreme Prejudice"1993Family of StrangersYoung SueTV movie1993–1995MadisonPenny Foster24 episodes1995Live BaitCelia Watson1995Bad CompanyWanda1995She Stood Alone: The Tailhook ScandalTawneyTV movie1995Mixed BlessingsJaneTV movie1995Jessie WellsEpisode: "White Light Fever"1996Sabrina the Teenage WitchMarnie LittlefieldTV movie1996Poltergeist: The LegacyWendy BartonEpisode: "Ghost in the Road"1996–1997Sabrina, the Teenage WitchJennifer 'Jenny' Kelley Season 1 (main role)1997Michael HayesEpisode: "Retribution"1999SweetwaterRita SpiridakisTV movie1999Escape VelocityRonnie2000Sunset StripGirl with Frizzy Red Hair2000WaydowntownAnise2001BethEpisode: "A New Life"2001Da Vinci's InquestCecilia BriaroEpisode: "You See How It Begins?"2004Da Vinci's InquestLena WhelanEpisode: "Can Bend, But I Won't Break"2004Ginger Snaps 2: UnleashedWinnie2005Cold SquadLindsay MossEpisode: "The Filth: Part 1"Episode: "And the Fury: Part 2"
Awards and nominations + Year Award Category Title of work Result 1994 Gemini Award Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Madison (for episode #1.2: "The Firefighter")
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