What is Victoria Sawal's ethnicity? The Umbrella Academy Season 4's actress' nationality and heritage explored

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Victoria Sawal as Jennifer in The Umbrella Academy (Image Source: Netflix)

Actress Victoria Sawal recently starred in Netflix's hit series The Umbrella Academy as Jennifer, the one who carried a deadly substance inside her and was related to the Umbrellas, especially Ben in the original timeline.

Victoria Sawal is a Filipino-Canadian actress who's gaining immense attention on the internet after portraying Jennifer. Many might think she's new in the entertainment industry, but Sawal has worked in some highly acclaimed films and projects since her debut through Guillermo del Toro's 2013 film Pacific Rim.

Sawal played a small role in Toro's film, but it was just the beginning of her triumphant acting career. Following her rising fanbase, enthusiasts are curious about Victoria Sawal's personal life, and if she has a partner or not.

However, the 31-year-old does not share her private life on social media, and neither does she talk about it in interviews. Apart from her brief role in Toro's film, and key character in The Umbrella Academy, Victoria Sawal has worked on several other projects.


What roles has The Umbrella Academy star Victoria Sawal played so far?

It's been almost eleven years since Victoria Sawal stepped into the entertainment world, emerging as a talented actress. Before playing Jennifer in The Umbrella Academy, Sawal helmed the role of Lt. Naya in Star Trek: Discovery and appeared in a total of seven episodes.

She also portrayed Tyler in four episodes of The Handmaid's Tale, including other roles in TV series like Y: The Last Man, Good Sam, Station Eleven, and many more.

Sawal holds Canadian nationality and has roots in Scarborough, Ontario. Her most recent role is Jennifer in The Umbrella Academy, and fans loved watching her intriguing character.


What happens with Jennifer in The Umbrella Academy?

A still from The Umbrella Academy (Image Source: Netflix)
A still from The Umbrella Academy (Image Source: Netflix)

Sawal's Jennifer is introduced in The Umbrella Academy season 4, but she has always been linked to Ben, who died in the original timeline. The Netflix series has ended with its forth and last season, reveling how Ben died and his past with Jennifer.

The Umbrellas gain powers through a substance called Marigold, which was made by their adoptive mother Abigail, who accidentally invented the destructive substance, Durango. It can cause massive destruction when merged with Marigold which is found inside the Hargreeves siblings—Allison, Diego, Luther, Viktor, Five, Klaus, and Ben.

When the siblings were young, Reginald Hargreeves sent his children on a mission to confront an arms dealer and warned them about a huge container. However, when Ben heard a voice coming from the container, he opened it.

The other Hargreeves siblings try to stop Ben, but he doesn't listen and finds a girl inside that container, who is revealed to be Jennifer in the fourth season. Since they were recalling their memory of Ben's death, they found out that Jennifer had Durango inside her, and almost came in contact with Ben.

This could have caused the biggest apocalypse, but Reginald Hargreeves reached on time and shot Ben and Jennifer. He did this to save the original timeline from the possible destruction.


How did Jennifer meet Ben in The Umbrella Academy season 4?

Jennifer and Ben in The Umbrella Academy (Image Source: Netflix)
Jennifer and Ben in The Umbrella Academy (Image Source: Netflix)

Despite being killed in the original world, Jennifer was alive in other timelines. However, she was kept in an unusual town, where each resident was armed and protective of her.

In The Umbrella Academy season 4, The Umbrellas search for Jennifer, and Ben finally meets her in a restaurant. The two gradually caught feelings for each other and came in contact.

However, the moment Jennifer's Durango and Ben's Marigold merged, they transformed into a scary creature, who started destroying the world. The only way to stop them was the extinction of the Hargreeves siblings, and they all sacrificed themselves in the last episode of The Umbrella Academy season 4.

Following their disappearance from each timeline, the world got back to the original timeline, and nothing unusual happened. In the credit scenes of the series, we see eight beautiful Marigolds blooming in a park, possibly hinting at the essence of the Umbrellas and Lila.


The Umbrella Academy is streaming on Netflix.

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Edited by Sezal Srivastava