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Janis Ahern

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Janis Ahern
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Janis Ahern was born Janis Reno in Upstate New York. She graduated with a BA from Hartwick College with 2 Majors - English & Theatre.

Janis' professional debut was as Sally Bowles in Cabaret opposite acclaimed Baritone Dwayne Croft. Janis trained at HB studios in NYC with Bill Hickey & Uta Hagen and at the Lee Strasberg studios.
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    Known for

    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    Guardians of the Galaxy
    8.0
    • Meredith's Mother
    • 2014
    Sverrir Gudnason and Shia LaBeouf in Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
    Borg vs. McEnroe
    6.9
    • Psychologist
    • 2017
    Olivia Kreutzova, Madelaine Petsch, Matus Lajcak, and Letizia Fabbri in The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)
    The Strangers: Chapter 1
    4.7
    • Carol
    • 2024
    Tom & Jerry (2021)
    Tom & Jerry
    5.3
    • Mrs. Jacobson
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Actress

    • The Thomas Crown Affair
      • Reilly
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • De Gaulle: Liberté (2026)
      De Gaulle: Liberté
      8.0
      • Florence Conrad
      • 2026
    • Madelaine Petsch in The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026)
      The Strangers: Chapter 3
      4.2
      • Carol
      • 2026
    • Harry Trevaldwyn, T'Nia Miller, and Jude Mack in Bury Your Gays (2025)
      Bury Your Gays
      7.6
      Short
      • Kelly's Mum
      • 2025
    • Madelaine Petsch in The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025)
      The Strangers: Chapter 2
      4.7
      • Carol
      • 2025
    • Susan Wokoma, Jack Fox, Joshua McGuire, and Callie Cooke in Cheaters (2022)
      Cheaters
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Phoebe
      • 2024
    • Michael Chiklis, Yul Vazquez, and Danny Pino in Hotel Cocaine (2024)
      Hotel Cocaine
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Saleswoman
      • 2024
    • John Simm and Richie Campbell in Grace (2021)
      Grace
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Pat Amos
      • 2024
    • Olivia Kreutzova, Madelaine Petsch, Matus Lajcak, and Letizia Fabbri in The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)
      The Strangers: Chapter 1
      4.7
      • Carol
      • 2024
    • Bruce Lester Johnson, Camryn Jackson, Matthew Simpson, Vanessa Aleksander, and Spencer Vaughn Kelly in Bonus Trip (2024)
      Bonus Trip
      4.2
      • Lana Woolfe
      • 2024
    • Eamon Farren and Georgina Campbell in T.I.M. (2023)
      T.I.M.
      5.5
      • Estelle
      • 2023
    • Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Citadel (2023)
      Citadel
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Dr. Hudes
      • 2023
    • Emma Fischer and Finlay Bain in Meet You in Scotland (2023)
      Meet You in Scotland
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Liz Harvii
      • 2023
    • Greg Canestrari and Janis Ahern in The Buckhorn (2022)
      The Buckhorn
      Short
      • Kat
      • 2022
    • The Toys That Built America (2021)
      The Toys That Built America
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Josephine Masters
      • 2022
    • #No_Filter (2022)
      #No_Filter
      4.0
      • Susan
      • 2022

    Additional Crew

    • Gravity (2013)
      Gravity
      7.7
      • motion capture artist
      • voice stand-in (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2013

    Videos3

    REEL 2026
    Demo Reel 4:01
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    2 min - Comedy
    Demo Reel 1:57
    2 min - Comedy
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:20
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    Personal details

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      • Janis Ahern
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Spouse
      • Tim AhernOctober 21, 1992 - present (2 children)

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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      Peter Quill's Grandmother in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - opening hospital scene. Meredith Quill's (Laura Haddock) mother.

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