Why Does Jenna From ‘The Waterfront' Look So Familiar?
Humberly González in "The Waterfront."
The cast of Netflix's hit crime drama The Waterfront includes Humberly González as Jenna Tate, the ex-high-school girlfriend of Jake Weary's Cane Buckley. What else has González starred in?
Released on June 19, The Waterfront immediately became the No. 1 most-streamed show in the U.S. on the platform from June 16-22 with 8.3 million views, which equates to 53.3 million hours viewed.
The official logline for the series created by Kevin Williamson reads, 'The Waterfront dives into the flawed Buckley family as their attempts to retain control of their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire drive them to increasingly dangerous means to keep themselves afloat.'
Holt McCallany stars as family patriarch Harlan Buckley, while Maria Bello plays Belle, Harlan's wife and business partner. The series also stars Melissa Benoist as the Buckley's daughter, Bree, who is still in recovery from drug addiction; while Weary plays the Buckley's son, Cane, whose desperate decision to run drugs to save the crumbling company threatens to doom the family for good.
González's Jenna is a journalist in Atlanta who returns home to North Carolina to care for her dying father. Her encounter with Cane, however, suddenly creates tension between each of them and their spouses, as the warm memories of being high school sweethearts bubble up to the surface.
González was born on April 14, 1992, in Venezuela and grew up in Canada. She made her screen debut in the 2016 Canadian miniseries Women Are From Mars and since then has appeared in guest roles in several television shows, including BBC America's Orphan Black (2017) and the Netflix series Workin' Moms (2019) and Jupiter's Legacy (2021).
The actor has also appeared in recurring roles in such TV series as The CW's In the Dark and NBC-TV's Nurses (2021) and had a supporting role in the 2021 Bob Odenkirk action comedy Nobody. In addtion, González has starred in the 2022 Lifetime original movies Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For and Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons.
Below are more of González's roles, explaining why she looks so familiar.
Humberly González in "Utopia Falls."
'Utopia Falls' (2020)
Humberly González stars as Brooklyn 2, one of the lead characters in Hulu's dystopian sci-fi drama Utopia Falls, which ran for one season on the streaming service.
Set in a domed colony of survivors after war destroyed life on Earth, Utopia Falls follows 24 teens selected to participate in a competitor called the Exemplar. During the competition, however, the teens discover dark secrets about Earth's past.
Humberly González in "Ginny & Georgia."
Ginny & Georgia (2021-2025)
Humberly González stars in a recurring role in the hit Netflix series Ginny & Georgia, which stars Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey in the title roles.
González plays Sophie Sanchez, who enters a complicated romantic relationship with Maxine 'Max' Baker (Sara Waisglass) after splitting up with Josh (Michael Spina). González has appeared in 18 episodes over Ginny & Georgia's three seasons.
'Friends & Family Christmas' (2023)
Humberly González and Ali Liebert star as Dani and Amelia, an artist and entertaiment lawyer who form a fake romatic relationship over the holidays to please their respective parents in the Hallmark Channel's Friends & Family Christmas.
However, as Dani and Amelia spend more time together, they start to develop true feelings for one another.
Humberly Gonzalez in "Tarot."
'Tarot' (2024)
Humberly González stars as Madeline in Tarot, a horror thriller from directors Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg that follows a group of college friends who make the mistake of playing with a haunted used tarot deck.
By breaking the unwritten rule of playing with another person's tarot cards, each of the friends are stalked by ancient astrologer who bound her soul to the deck bu physically manifesting herself as the ghoulish characters pictured on the cards they were dealt.
All eight episodes of The Waterfront are streaming on Netflix.
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