Background
Genevieve Buechner was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to single mother Tea Buechner.
Genevieve Buechner was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to single mother Tea Buechner.
Her stepfather is folk musician Geoff Berner. When her family moved to Vancouver, she took a small course in acting from the Vancouver Youth Theatre. She was scouted by Robert Carrier and signed to Carrier Talent Management in Vancouver.
At age ten Buechner got the lead role in a Toronto film production Saint Monica.
The film went on to be a festival success playing across North America and being selected for the Berlin Festival, the Atlantic Festival, the Toronto Festival and the Vancouver Festival. She was nominated for a Canadian Leo Award for Best Lead performance by a female in 2003 for that role.
In 2005, Buechner played the daughter of Brooke Shields in the Tom Green-led film Bob the Butler. She followed this up in 2007 with a role in the Canadian drama film Mount Pleasant.
Buechner has notable recurring roles on the television series Caprica, The 100, and UnREAL. In 2015, Buechner played the lead role of Annie Emmerson in the Lifetime television film Jim Henson"s Turkey Hollow.
After completing the course, she went on tour with the youth theater as the youngest member of the cast.