Jenny Wallis (Jody Thompson) is a hidden minor villainess from Season Five of Project Mc² (airdate September 15, 2017). She was introduced as the mother of 12-year-old prodigy Tessa Wallis.
Jenny first appeared in the season opener, "If You Fail on Mars, Can Anyone Hear You Scream," doing so during a seminar presented by Space Inc. She introduced herself to Dr. Charles Coyle (Camryn Coyle's father), who was immediately taken by Jenny and developed feelings for her. As the season progressed, Jenny reciprocated Charles' adoration and ended up going on a date in the season's penultimate episode, "Totally Marble Nailed it."
It was later in that episode that McKeyla McAlister revealed that Jenny has a criminal past, which alarmed Camryn once she, Adrienne, and Bryden informed her. The NOV-8 agents were searching for the culprit behind the theft of a dangerous nanotechnology prototype, and after learning that Jenny and Charles were atop the roof of Space Inc., the girls rushed there under the fear that Jenny might try to kill Charles, only to find the two of them stargazing. Regarding Camyrn's questions over Jenny visiting the facility late, Jenny claimed that she was working overnight on research.
However, in the season finale, "Gray Goo on the Loose," Jenny was revealed as a villainess involved in the theft, as the end of the previous episode showed Tessa stealing the prototype--after Jenny captured Charles typing the secret code on her phone. It was also revealed that Jenny and Tessa aren't mother and daughter, and that Jenny is a Bulgarian criminal with Tessa as her child cohort. Jenny's official reveal came when she encountered Tessa and commended her on stealing the prototype, only to lambast Tessa when she wanted to back out. Ember Evergreen overheard their conversation and protected Tessa, only to be later encountered by the true mastermind of the theft. The villainous cohorts were encountered by McKeyla and the rest of the group, leading to the evil Jenny engaging in a brief battle with McKeyla. Following her defeat, Jenny was handcuffed and arrested for her role.
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- Jody Thompson also played villainess Gina Byrnes in the film, In Her Mother's Footsteps, and also played recurring villainess Fallon on Sanctuary.