The Gathering
Ghost Whisperer
'There’s thousands of ways. I can scare her. I used to listen in on her phone conversations but that was really bad so I don’t do it anymore.'
-Cayden Boyd, on how to annoy his sister.
'Special recognition should be given to Jenna Boyd as 12-year old Bailey, who believably transforms one teen from misogynist to humanist. This little actress has the chops to win the Oscar someday.'
-John DeSando, on IMDB.
'I would be remiss in my duties if I did not point out the wonderful performance by the spunky child actress Jenna Boyd. I believed that Miss Boyd had actually been raised in the hardscrabble world of the Wild West frontier. Miss Boyd has a gut-wrenching scene with Cate Blanchett in which she describes what she heard during the massacre of the ranch hands. She is able to translate the horror she experienced in a powerful way. She avoids all of the pitfalls that many young actress fall into. She is never coy or artificial. Her responses are appropriate to the stimuli her character comes in contact with. I don't know if Miss Boyd is a natural actor or the world's youngest method actor. I do know that she shows a maturity beyond her years.'
-Rusty White , article: Missing in Action (can be found in our article archive).
'Jenna Boyd (Dot) is so good in this movie. She acts up a storm, stealing the show from everyone else. Her character goes through such turmoil. We never forget that she is a child. She is not completely innocent, but struggles to deal with the horror of her situation. We see her character grow tremendously on their journey. She is afraid, terrified, but resolved to help in any way possible. Jenna Boyd could get nominated for this role.'
-Julian Roman , talking about 'The Missing'
'The film benefits, too, from sensitive and committed performances by its five young stars (including the precociously centered Boyd, a real presence on screen here as she was in the otherwise awful Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star). They make us believe in the connection between very different characters. It's almost possible to think of them as different aspects of the same adolescent -- shy and bold, thoughtful and impulsive, cynical and hopeful. Together, like the movie itself and like those magical Levis, they are more than the sum of their parts.'
-Movie Mom's Review
'Jenna Boyd gives a touching turn as a neighborhood pre-teen with a tragic secret who befriends Tibby when she needs a friend the most.'
-Jeanne Aufmuth
'Amber Tamblyn has the most interesting character and seems the most like a real live person, but the movie is practically stolen by supporting player Boyd. Watch out Dakota Fanning - there's a new, mature-beyond-her-years actress in your age group just waiting to steal your thunder!'
-Reeling Reviews
'Watching the marvelous, self-possessed Boyd makes you wonder why Dakota Fanning gets all the high-profile kid parts. Boyd's a natural, radiating confidence and curiosity, and she and Tamblyn bring sly humor to a relationship that defies easy categorization.'
-The Sacramento Bee
'When really annoying 'tween Bailey (Jenna Boyd, who steals the show from the formidable older actresses) attaches herself to Tibby's project, things couldn't possibly get any worse.'
-U Film
'But the real backbone of "Sisterhood" comes from the actresses playing the friends, and the fifth-wheel surprise of Jenna Boyd. As Tibby's unasked-for sidekick and production assistant, Boyd takes precocious Bailey from pest to gift in a heartbeat. If Boyd can't quite pull off the "Camille"-like demands of the final act, it's because this youngster is so full of life.'
-Denver Post
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