Janaya Stephens

Janaya Stephens

Janaya Stephens is a Canadian film actress prominently featured in the Left Behind series of films as Chloe Steele. She appeared on the TV series Flashpoint, playing the character Sophie Lane.

Stephens was born in London, Ontario. In high school at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute, Stephens excelled at basketball and soccer. After graduating, she went on to play varsity basketball at Laurentian University for the Laurentian Lady Vee's while studying English and Drama. While at Laurentian, she starred as Juliet in the school's production of Romeo & Juliet. Later she went on to study at George Brown Theatre School in Toronto.

Janaya has appeared in the television shows Twice in a Lifetime, Relic Hunter, and Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. A notable movie role Janaya played was the lead part of Marie Osmond in the 2001 ABC original television movie Inside the Osmonds. It was rebroadcast four years later on VH1. One of her more recent films was the 2008 film Death Race where she played opposite Jason Statham.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Left Behind: The Movie Chloe Steele
2000 Cruel Intentions 2 Cab Driver Direct to video
2002 Left Behind II: Tribulation Force Chloe Steele
2005 Left Behind: World at War Chloe Steele
2007 The Lookout Alison Pratt
2008 Death Race Suzy
2014 Siren Sarah Short film
2019 Strange But True Pilla

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1999–2000 Twice in a Lifetime Mrs. John Paul O'Brien / Young Kat Lopez Episode: "Sixteen Candles" (as Mrs. John Paul O'Brien)
Episode: "Expose" (as Kat Lopez)
2000 Lexx Peach Episode: "Boomtown"
2000 Relic Hunter Barmaid Episode: "Irish Crown Affair"
2001 Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science Sandra McLean Episode: "Away"
2001 Inside the Osmonds Marie Osmond (older) Television film
2001 Leap Years Chloe Episode: "1.6"
Episode: "1.7"
2002 Relic Hunter Hippolyte Episode: "Antianeirai"
2003 Blessings Young Lydia Blessing Television film
2004 Celeste in the City Lauren Rawley-Simms Television film
2004 Mutant X Diane Taylor Episode: "Cirque des Merveilles"
2004 Suburban Madness Cassie Bascha Television film
2004 While I Was Gone Cass Beckett Television film
2004 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Dodger 2 episodes
2004 Category 6: Day of Destruction Laura Harkin Television film
2005 Missing Amanda Keener / Elizabeth Harrington Episode: "Paper Anniversary"
2005 Kevin Hill Alison 6 episodes
2005 Beach Girls Francesca Dellio Television film
2005 The Hunt for the BTK Killer Mom with Baby Television film
2005 Category 7: The End of the World Mary Beth Davis Television film
2006 Beautiful People Ms. Newburg 4 episodes
2008-2012 Flashpoint Sophie Lane 16 episodes
2010 You Lucky Dog Katie Television film
2014 Hemlock Grove Michelle Episode: "Lost Generation"
2015 Saving Hope Shona Episode: "Shine a Light"
2017 Designated Survivor Reporter Episode: "One Hundred Days"
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