Brantford actress surprised with hometown movie premiere

The Scream movie franchise has been known around the world since it first debuted in 1996 and now 27 years later, “Scream 6” has hit theatres and features a local actress.

Devyn Nekoda was welcomed by a crowd of family and friends for a viewing of “Scream 6” at the Brantford Cineplex on Saturday.

Nekoda grew up just outside of Brantford and has been active in the arts since joining dance at two-years-old.

She never expected to make her way into acting roles and was set on pursuing dance in film and television.

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At 12-years-old she auditioned for a one-line dance role when she was asked to audition and was given one of the lead roles in another movie called “Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight.”

Since then she knew she wanted more acting opportunities and decided to pursue a career in acting.

“I still love dancing to this day, but acting is definitely my true passion,” Nekoda said.

The 22-year-old has landed roles for Netflix before and most recently played the role of Anika Kayoko in “Scream 6” alongside Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere, Courteney Cox and many others.

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