Booky Makes Her Mark
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Booky Makes Her Mark is a made-for-TV movie that is based on the books by Bernice Thurman Hunter
. This uplifting family film also features beloved Canadian actors Megan Follows ("Anne of Green Gables"), Roberta Maxwell and Lally Cadeau. Filmed in Hamilton Ontario Canada and set in Toronto, this film features a young and diverse cast of Canadian actors and actresses.
When her new school teacher, Mr. Jackson inspires her to become a writer, Booky pursues her career with gusto - until she lets some well-meaning advice from a great Canadian author shatter her dreams.
Following a short stay at Aunt Aggie’s Muskoka farm to quell a bout of bronchitis, Booky returns home to resume the usual joys and trials of growing up. She starts the Deanna Durbin fan club with her best friends Ruthie and Gladys, rebuffs the advances of her brother’s trouble-making friend Georgie, celebrates her 16th birthday with disastrous results, and falls for Gloria’s ex-boyfriend Lorne. Then one day, she decides to enter the local newspaper’s essay writing contest and what happens after that nearly turns Booky’s life upside down.
Bernice Thurman Hunter
Bernice Thurman Hunter, was a Canadian children's author.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Hunter spent her adult years as an Eaton's employee, and did not publish her first book, That Scatterbrain Booky , until she was a grandmother...
. This uplifting family film also features beloved Canadian actors Megan Follows ("Anne of Green Gables"), Roberta Maxwell and Lally Cadeau. Filmed in Hamilton Ontario Canada and set in Toronto, this film features a young and diverse cast of Canadian actors and actresses.
Plot
Beatrice “Booky” Thomson, is a spunky 15-year-old who dreams of becoming a great writer despite the odds. Life in Toronto during the 1930s are hard ones for Booky’s family. Parents Thomas and Francy are barely able to eke out a living for themselves and their children Willa, Arthur and Booky. But irrepressible Booky, with her big imagination and even bigger plans, seems able to tackle anything.When her new school teacher, Mr. Jackson inspires her to become a writer, Booky pursues her career with gusto - until she lets some well-meaning advice from a great Canadian author shatter her dreams.
Following a short stay at Aunt Aggie’s Muskoka farm to quell a bout of bronchitis, Booky returns home to resume the usual joys and trials of growing up. She starts the Deanna Durbin fan club with her best friends Ruthie and Gladys, rebuffs the advances of her brother’s trouble-making friend Georgie, celebrates her 16th birthday with disastrous results, and falls for Gloria’s ex-boyfriend Lorne. Then one day, she decides to enter the local newspaper’s essay writing contest and what happens after that nearly turns Booky’s life upside down.
Cast
- Tatiana MaslanyTatiana Maslany-Acting career:Maslany is one of the stars of the Canadian TV series 2030 CE and is best known in her role as the character Ghost in Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed...
- Booky (Bernice Thomson) - Megan FollowsMegan FollowsMegan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows is a Canadian/American actress. She is most known to international audiences for her role as Anne Shirley in the acclaimed 1985 Canadian television miniseries Anne of Green Gables and its two sequels.-Biography:Follows was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as the...
- Frances Thomson - Stuart HughesStuart HughesStuart Hughes is a Canadian actor known for his leading roles on the stages of Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival, Soulpepper Theatre Company , and many other Canadian theatre companies.He has received three Dora Awards for the roles of Billy in The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, The Man in On the...
- Thomas Thomson - Erik KnudsenErik KnudsenErik Kenneth William Knudsen is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Daniel Matthews in Saw II and Robbie Mercer in Scream 4 and played Dale Turner in the CBS series Jericho.-Life and career:...
- Arthur Thomson - Sarah AllenSarah AllenSarah Allen is a Canadian actress. She studied acting at Canada's National Theatre School and graduated in 2002.-Filmography:*Student Seduction Jenna*Wall of Secrets Carrie*Il Duce canadese Colleen Kelly...
- Willa Thomson - Roberta MaxwellRoberta Maxwell-Background:Roberta Maxwell began studying for the stage at the age of 12. She joined John Clark for 2 years as the child co-host of his Junior Magazine series for CBC Television, before becoming the youngest actress apprentice at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario,to pursue...
- Aunt Aggie - Ephraim EllisEphraim EllisEphraim Todd Ellis is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Rick Murray in the television show Degrassi: The Next Generation...
- Georgie - Kate ToddKate Todd-External links: Has links to official Twitter and YouTube....
- Gloria - Mike LobelMike LobelMichael Ryan "Mike" Lobel is a Canadian actor.-Life and career:Lobel is the oldest of three siblings. At a young age he began showing interest in music and visual arts which drew him to Etobicoke School of the Arts. He attended ESA from 1998 to 2003, first majoring in music then later switching...
- Lorne - Lauren CollinsLauren CollinsLauren Felice Collins is a Canadian actress that is perhaps best known for portraying Paige Michalchuk on Degrassi: The Next Generation.-Life and career:...
- Ada-May - Stacey FarberStacey FarberStacey Anne Farber is a Canadian actress who is best known for playing Eleanor "Ellie" Nash in seasons 2 through 7 of the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
- Audrey - Phillip Riccio - Roy-Roy
- Sarah Todd - Raggy Rachel
- Lally CadeauLally CadeauLally Cadeau is a Canadian actress. An accomplished stage and television actress, she has been a mainstay with the Stratford Festival since 1998. She is best known for her role as Janet King in the CBC Television series Road to Avonlea...
- Lucy Maud Montgomery - Barry MacGregor - Grandpa Cole
- Steven McCarthy - Mr. Jackson
- Nicky GuadagniNicky GuadagniNicky Guadagni is a Canadian actress who has worked on stage, radio, film and television.-Career:Originally from Montreal, Nicky Guadagni majored in drama at Dawson College and went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her first role after graduation was playing Miranda, with...
- Mrs. MacDonald - Leanna BrodieLeanna BrodieLeanna Brodie is a Canadian actor and playwright.-Unpublished writings:*Invisible City. Broadcast by CBC Radio. 2001.*One Woman, One Child...
- School Secretary - Neil FosterNeil FosterNeil Foster and educated at Philip Morant Comprehensive, Colchester, is a former English cricketer, who played in twenty nine Tests and forty eight ODIs for England from 1983 to 1993. He played for Essex from 1980 to 1993, earning his county cap in 1983...
- Doctor
Awards & nominations
- 2006, Directors Guild of CanadaDirectors Guild of CanadaThe Directors Guild of Canada is a Canadian labour union, founded in 1962, which represents more than 3,700 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. The DGC represents directors, assistant directors, location managers, production assistants and...
nomination for 'DGC Craft Award' - 2006, Directors Guild of CanadaDirectors Guild of CanadaThe Directors Guild of Canada is a Canadian labour union, founded in 1962, which represents more than 3,700 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. The DGC represents directors, assistant directors, location managers, production assistants and...
nomination for 'DGC Team Award' - 2007, Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards nomination for 'Best Cinematography in TV Drama'
- 2007, Gemini Awards nomination for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series'
- 2007, Gemini Awards nomination for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series'
- 2007, Gemini Awards nomination for 'Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'