Terra Vnesa (born 29th August 1984 Terra Vanessa Kowalyk in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress who portrayed Trina on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She has also played Melissa Chapman on Animorphs, Julie in the Are You Afraid of the Dark? episode The Tale of the Stone Maiden, Cecilia in 5ive Girls, Jessie on The Best Years, and more. Terra attended Unionville High School in Unionville, Ontario, where she was enrolled as a drama major, alongside Hayden Christensen and Kaylen Christensen, and dance major Emanuel Sandhu and music major Lani Billard.