Jenna Paul is a good friend of Stef Adams Foster and Lena Adams Foster, and the mother of Garret. She appears to be exceedingly enthusiastic and seems a little much to take, especially to the Adams Fosters. She is around the same age as Stef and Lena, as it is mentioned that they went to college together. She is a lesbian, and she was in a marriage with Kelly, who is Garrett's other mom, but they divorced.
In Season 3, she showed an interest in Lena's coworker Monte, who she went out with for a little while, before Monte broke up with her because she had feelings for Lena. Jenna is very energetic, which the Adams Foster kids love about her, and she has built a very good relationship with them.
Jenna is portrayed by Suzanne Cryer.
Biography
Jenna was born around the same year as Stef and Lena, as it is mentioned that she went to college with Stef. Either during or after college, Jenna married her long-time girlfriend, Kelly. At some point, they had a son together, Garret Paul. According to Garret, the two women were married twenty-years before they divorced.
Physical Appearance
Jenna is a woman with short brown hair and brown eyes.
Series
Déjà Vu
Stef joins Jenna in a bar and she sees Monte and catches Jenna's eye. Stef explains that it's Lena's boss and soon helps her meet Monte. Stef and Lena host a dinner at the house for the four of them so Jenna and Monte get to know each other better.
Idyllwild
Jenna suggests having a mini couples getaway when she says she knows someone in Idyllwild where they can get them a cabin to stay in to see Brandon's performance. Jenna calls anyways. Lena and Monte show up during the day, and Jenna arrives at night, seeing Lena and Monte laughing. The day of the performance, Jenna shows up alone and tells Lena and Stef that they broke up. Afterward, before Jenna left, she talks to Stef and explains to her why they broke up. When Stef asks who, Jenna looks over at Lena.
Appearances (6/101)
Relationships
Monte Porter
- First Relationship:
- Start Up: Déjà Vu (3x03)
- Broke
Up: Idyllwild (3x09)
- Reason: Monte admits to Jenna she has feelings for another.
Trivia
- In The Morning After, Garret says in his poem that Jenna and Kelly were married for 20 years, which is historically impossible, because gay marriage wasn't legal by then anywhere in the world (the timestamp of the series regarding this topic is later implied in I Do, when Stewart says that "the Supreme Court has finally seemed fit [to acknowledge same-sex marriage]"). It seems like Garret means that his moms had at that point be together for 20 years. For how long Jenna and Kelly were actually married, is in that case unknown.
- It's unknown whether either Jenna or Kelly is Garret's biological mom or if he's adopted.
Gallery
Quotes
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Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 2 of Good Trouble.
Season 4, Episode 2 of Good Trouble marked lead actress Maia Mitchell's last episode — at least, for now.
The creators and crew gave the 28-year-old Australia-born actress a hearty sendoff, with several old faces making an appearance just in time to say goodbye to Maia's on-screen character, Callie. Hers and Mariana's moms, Lena (Sherri Saum) and Stef (Teri Polo), and their brother, Jude (Hayden Byerly), all paid a visit. Another character, Jenna, earned a mention in the episode as well. But who is she?
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A mystery woman named Jenna was mentioned in passing in Season 4, Episode 2 of 'Good Trouble.' Who is she?
Maia Mitchell's exit left many Good Trouble fans teary-eyed. The star has played a lead character on the show and The Fosters for close to a decade — but her departure is far from the only surprise the episode had in store.
Joaquin (Bryan Craig) moves into the Coterie, Callie and Mariana's home, in Season 4, and he is already busy stirring up trouble. Joaquin briefly mentioned a woman named Jenna in the episode, and fans have been scratching their heads ever since.
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"So, Joaquin is looking for his sister Jenna. That's why he came to the Coterie. He's investigating everyone else, too," tweeted @aclarkcountry.
"This new Joaquin character is going to get on my nerves. I just know it. His mom sounds like she has issues. Also, was he looking for Jenna for eight years? Some journalist," tweeted @ChatterboxKeirn.
"My thoughts on who Jenna is: I feel like it’s Kelly. They really haven’t gone into her story yet. The mom said Jenna left and turned away from religion. I don't know, but let’s see if I’m right at the end of the season," tweeted @NinjaTurtleJess.
Jenna has yet to appear in the flesh on Good Trouble (as far as we know),but there's no shortage of fan theories attempting to explain her and Joaquin's background story.
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Bryan Craig plays Joaquin, an investigative journalist who might be on Jenna's scent, in 'Good Trouble.'
Joaquin likely moves to the Coterie because he is working on a new case — perhaps a follow-up to his five-part article series about the Sherriff's Department. As he vaguely hints in Season 4, Episode 2, he is currently in the process of sniffing out new details about Jenna.
The mystery woman might be his sister, some Good Trouble fans seem to believe. It's also possible that she is just a figure from his past. Season 4 of Good Trouble will likely cast light on why Joaquin is looking for Jenna.
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As for Joaquin and Mariana's potential romance, the pair didn't exactly hit it off in Season 4. Joaquin seemingly rebuffed her advances by revealing that he was seeing somebody. However, some fans still hope the two will embark on a romantic relationship.
"I want Joaquin and Mariana together so badly," tweeted @bluntquirkygirl.
"Joaquin and Mariana are end game. I see it already," tweeted @susanloli.
Catch new episodes of Good Trouble every Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST on Freeform.