Jenna Edwards began her film career in Minnesota where she was signed on as talent with Easter Hailey. Quickly after being signed Edwards was hired by the agency as a full time employee giving her a head-start on her Hollywood education. After two years of rising through the Minnesota film community Edwards made the move to Los Angeles.

Soon after Edwards moved to Los Angeles she was hired by Agent Jamie Ferrar. It was while Edwards was working for Ferrar that she developed an interest in the casting process, before long she had moved from talent agencies to working in casting with such industry leaders as; Sally Steiner (”Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” “Boy Meets World”), Barbie Block (”Jonas,” “Pepper Dennis”) and Allison Jones (”Super Bad,” “The Office”). During this time Edwards was also able to gain valuable production experience working on shows such as; “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, “Malcolm in the Middle”, and working with studios like Disney, MTV, FOX and CBS.

After several years of successfully navigating her career throughthe Hollywood studio system Edwards made the leap to independent film with her first feature “April Showers.”

After her success with “April Showers” Edwards formed Mattoid Entertainment with partners Jeremy McGovern and Andrew Robinson. Edwards continues to be a driving force at Mattoid Entertainment and is actively involved with all aspects of the company.