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Janet Ruth Montgomery

(born 29 October 1985 in Bournemouth, England) is an English film and TV actress. Her favorite actresses are Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet and Winona Ryder. Her favorite actors are Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman and Ben Whishaw. She is perhaps best known for her roles in The Hills Run Red and Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead, as well as her role as Eric Murphy's assistant Jennie in HBO's Entourage.

Biography

Montgomery began her acting career at the tender age of 12, when she appeared on British children show Short Change, with her brother Jason. In 2008, she was cast as the love interest of Nicholas Hoult in the teen drama Skins, where she exposes her breasts. Montgomery appeared in both the critically acclaimed Dis/Connect and short film Flushed. After a few years of living in London, she moved to Los Angeles so she could chase the dreams she had as a child.
In September 2008, it was announced Montgomery had signed on to portray the role of Serina in Dark Castle Entertainment's Slasher Horror film The Hills Run Red. Filming took place towards the star of 2009 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The film stars Sophie Monk and Tad Hilgenbrink. The film premiered at Horror film festival UK Frightfest. The film was released Straight-to-DVD on 29 September 2009. Despite Montgomery's performance being well received, critical reception was negative.
In April 2008, Montgomery announced she had signed on to portray the role of Alex, the leading female character of Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead. The film is the third instalment of the Cannibal Horror trilogy series Wrong Turn.Filming took place in Sofia, Bulgaria on 4 August 2008. Filming ended on 4 September 2008. The film was announced completed in January 2009. The film was released Straight-to-DVD on 20 October 2009 via Fox Home Entertainment. Critical reception was negative to mixed.
She portrayed the role of Fallyn Werner in the Lifetime film Accused at 17. The film follows "a teenager accused of murdering a fellow classmate claims to have been framed by her best friend. Her mother tries to find the truth". Critical reception was mixed to positive with Montgomery's performance being claimed to be the breakout role of the film.
In November 2009, Montgomery returned to London, England to portray the role of Giselle in the independent Horror film Dead Cert. The film was announced in Post-Production in March 2010. A release date is yet to be confirmed. She will also have a small role as Ruth in the upcoming Mystery film The Rapture which has yet to have an official release date.
In March 2010, Montgomery was announced to portray the supporting role of Madeline in Fox Searchlight Pictures Psychological Thriller Black Swan. The film stars Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder. She will portray a character "a co-dancer jealous of Natalie Portman's character Nina's talented ballet dancing". Filming took place in late 2009 and was confirmed to be in Post-Production in February 2010. The film is yet to have an official release date. This will be Montgomery's first theatrical role.
Montgomery was recently announced to have signed on the independent Drama film Yellow portraying the role of Amanda. The film is yet to begin production. The film has a targeted 2011 release date.

Filmography

Television:
- 1997 Short Change Uncredited Extra Appeared In One Episode
- 2008 Skins (TV series) Beth Appeared In One Episode
- 2010 Entourage (TV Series) Jennie 8 Episodes
Film:
- 2008 Dis/Connected Lucy Made-For-Television
- 2008 Flushed Queen Bitch Short Film
- 2009 The Hills Run Red Serina Straight-to-DVD
- 2009 Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead Alex Straight-to-DVD
- 2009 Accused at 17 Fallyn Werner Made-For-Television
- 2010 Dead Cert Giselle Post-Production
- 2010 The Rapture Ruth Post-Production
- 2010 Black Swan Madeline Post-Production
- 2011 Yellow Amanda Pre-Production