About
Janaya Lynn Stephens (born March 17, 1974, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress raised in a small southwestern Ontario town. She excelled in sports in high school, played varsity basketball at Laurentian University where she also studied English and drama (starring as Juliet in a production of Romeo & Juliet), and later trained at the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto. She made her screen debut in 1996 on Lexx and Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (1997). Her most notable film credits include Chloe Steele in the Left Behind trilogy (Left Behind: The Movie 2000, Left Behind II: Tribulation Force 2002, Left Behind: World at War 2005), Alison Pratt in The Lookout (2007, directed by Scott Frank, with Matthew McConaughey), Suzy in Death Race (2008, with Jason Statham), Pilla in Strange But True (2019), and Grace's Mom in Whistle (2026, directed by Corin Hardy). On...
Known for
SuitsSeries • 2011
Hudson & RexSeries • 2019
The StrainSeries • 2014
Designated SurvivorSeries • 2016
QuanticoSeries • 2015
Relic HunterSeries • 1999
Hemlock GroveSeries • 2013
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal IntentSeries • 2024
Sue Thomas: F.B.EyeSeries • 2002
Mutant XSeries • 2001
FlashpointSeries • 2008
LexxSeries • 1997
WhistleMovie • 2026
Twice in a LifetimeSeries • 1999
Death RaceMovie • 2008
Kevin HillSeries • 2004
Cruel Intentions 2Movie • 2000
The LookoutMovie • 2007
Strange but TrueMovie • 2019
Left BehindMovie • 2000
Left Behind: World at WarMovie • 2005
Left Behind II: Tribulation ForceMovie • 2002
The Hunt for the BTK KillerMovie • 2005
Fall Into WinterMovie • 2023