Briana Buckmaster (born July 15, 1982) is a Canadian actress and singer best known for her portrayal of Donna Hanscum in Supernatural. She released her debut album, Begin, in 2018.
Early life Buckmaster was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She attended Grant MacEwan University where she received her diploma in Theatre Arts.
Career
Acting Buckmaster is best known for her portrayal of the recurring character Sheriff Donna Hanscum on The CW's Supernatural in seasons 9-11 and 13–15. She was set to appear as a main cast member on the spinoff Wayward Sisters, but that show was ultimately not picked up by the network. Since 2018, she has portrayed Lil' Mama on Chip and Potato. Since 2020, she has portrayed Fretta Van Dango on Dorg Van Dango. She appeared in an episode of Kung Fu as Tamra in 2022, alongside fellow Supernatural alum Richard Speight Jr.
Theater She has also performed in several theater shows including On The Banks of the Nut, Vidalia, Mother of the Year, A Rocky Night For His Nibs, Witness to a Conga, The Adulteress, and Saint Albert all of which are by Stewart Lemoine of the Teatro la Quindicina theater. She was nominated for the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards in 2012 for her role in The Adulteress.
Music She released her debut album, Begin, in 2018, which features Rob Benedict of Louden Swain and was produced by Jason Manns. The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Blues Album. She is featured on Jason Mann's Recovering with Friends 2018 album. She released a cover of Carry on Wayward Son with Billy Moran in 2019.
Personal life Buckmaster is married to José Rosales-Lopez. They have one daughter together.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2004My Pet CowboyPasserbyShort2008Repo! The Genetic OperaSherrie Alviso2009Life in a Fish BowlKatie CrustfieldShort; Credited as Brianna Buckmaster2013Baby SellersTracey TV movie; Credited as Brianna Buckmaster2014In My DreamsShopping Woman #2TV movie2015Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with LoveAnchor Woman2015The Weirdo HeroSecurity Guard JulesShort2015A Country WeddingMonicaTV movie2015R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of SoulsNewscaster2017Devil in the DarkSophie2019HomeownerMaryShort2019Mama BearSweet nurseShort
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2013Cedar CoveCourt Clerk2013ArrowProtester2014-2020SupernaturalDonna Hanscum7 episodes; Seasons 9–11, 13–15; 2 Nominations with 1 win for a Leo Award for Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series2019Chip and PotatoLittle MommaMain cast; Voice Over; 40 episodes2020Dorg Van DangoFretta Van DangoMain cast; Voice Over; 48 episodes2022Kung FuTamra2023Creating ChristmasLiz YoungTV film
Discography
Begin (2018)
References
External links IMDb