Liane Balaban
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Liane Balaban is a Canadian
actress. Her film debut was in New Waterford Girl
(1999), playing Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, and has since appeared in the films Definitely, Maybe
(2008), Last Chance Harvey
(2009), and the independent drama One Week
(2008).
, the daughter of a Catholic mother who worked as a medical secretary, and Leon Balaban, a Jewish immigrant from Uzbekistan
who works in real estate. She grew up in the Willowdale
neighbourhood of North York, now part of Toronto
, and went to high school
at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
. Balaban majored in journalism at Ryerson University
but left to concentrate on acting. She received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in political science
from Concordia University
.
debut in New Waterford Girl
(1999), playing a 15-year-old misfit longing to escape the Cape Breton
coal-mining town, New Waterford
. Set in the 1970s, the film was directed by Allan Moyle
. Producer Julia Sereny, who had known Balaban through her aunt and uncle, asked her to audition for the film. Balaban had studied drama in high school, but had not intended to be an actor at that point. After seven auditions, Balaban landed the part that won a Special Jury Citation at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival
and a nomination for a Canadian Comedy Award.
Balaban made a successful follow-up with Saint Jude (2000), directed by John L'Ecuyer
. She starred in the TV movie After the Harvest (2001), opposite Sam Shepard
, and appeared in Happy Here and Now (2002), opposite David Arquette
and Ally Sheedy
. She also starred in the horror film Spliced (2002), co-starring Ron Silver
. Balaban was a member of the garage/electro/pop band We are Molecules where she sang and played keyboards and drums. She has also written for arts newspapers.
While previously unsure of acting as a career, Balaban committed to seriously pursuing acting around 2007. She appeared in her first mainstream Hollywood feature film, Definitely, Maybe
in 2008, a romantic comedy
starring Ryan Reynolds
. She next appeared in Last Chance Harvey
, a romance
starring Dustin Hoffman
and Emma Thompson
which had a wide release in January 2009. She played the supporting role of Susan, the estranged and soon-to-be-married daughter of Hoffman's character. She stated to The Globe and Mail
that her time in London
making the film was like "going to the best acting school in the world".
Balaban starred in the independent drama One Week
(2008), as Samantha Pierce, a woman whose fiancé (Joshua Jackson
) is diagnosed with terminal cancer and takes a motorcycle trip across Canada. Directed by Michael McGowan
, Balaban was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
in 2010 for her performance. Balaban starred in the black comedy
You Might as Well Live
in 2009, playing a psychotic girl who is obsessed with explosives. She appeared in the 12 minute short film "Goblin Market", directed by Adam Leith Gollner, which was presented at the 2009 Pop Montreal
festival. As of 2009, Balaban was writing a screenplay and doing improvisational theatre
in Montreal.
Balaban's other films in 2009 include Not Since You, a drama about a group of college friends, and The Trotsky
, by Jacob Tierney
. She also shot the CBC
TV movie Abroad, based on the love life of Leah McLaren
, a Toronto columnist for The Globe and Mail
. Balaban was nominated for the Gemini Award
for best lead actress in a dramatic program or miniseries for the role. She then starred in "The New Tenants
" with Vincent D’Onofrio, a short film entered into the CFC
Worldwide Short Film Festival.
Balaban starred in the 2010 comedy/drama Coach, directed by Will Frears, as an emergency room doctor who falls for an inner city soccer coach (Hugh Dancy
). She appeared in the episode "Communication Breakdown" of the TV series Covert Affairs
playing Natasha Petrova, a Russian computer hacker, and the character Auggie (Chris Gorham)'s ex-girlfriend. She played a journalist opposite Paul Ahmarani
in The Future is Now!, a docudrama
by Gary Burns.
Balaban made her stage debut in Divisadero: A Performance
at the Theatre Passe Muraille
in February 2011, directed by Daniel Brooks
. She starred as Claire, in an adaptation of the Governor General’s Award-winning novel by Michael Ondaatje
, with music by Justin Rutledge
. In mid 2011, Balaban filmed the independent comedy, Finding Joy, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
.
magazine. Balaban includes reading, writing, going to art galleries, and experiencing music as her leisure activities. Balaban told Toronto's Now
magazine in January 2009 that she is often mistaken for the actress Natalie Portman
. As of 2011, she was living in Los Angeles
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actress. Her film debut was in New Waterford Girl
New Waterford Girl
New Waterford Girl is a Canadian drama-comedy film, released in 1999. The film was directed by Allan Moyle, and written by Tricia Fish.New Waterford Girl stars Liane Balaban as Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, a teenager in New Waterford, Nova Scotia who dreams of life beyond her small-town home...
(1999), playing Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, and has since appeared in the films Definitely, Maybe
Definitely, Maybe
Definitely, Maybe is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Brooks, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Abigail Breslin and Kevin Kline.-Plot:...
(2008), Last Chance Harvey
Last Chance Harvey
Last Chance Harvey is a 2008 American romantic drama film written and directed by Joel Hopkins. The screenplay focuses on two lonely people who tentatively forge a relationship over the course of three days...
(2009), and the independent drama One Week
One Week (2008 film)
One Week is a 2008 Canadian film directed by Michael McGowan and starring Joshua Jackson, Liane Balaban, and Campbell Scott. The film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2008 and was released theatrically on March 6, 2009....
(2008).
Early life
Balaban was born in North York, OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, the daughter of a Catholic mother who worked as a medical secretary, and Leon Balaban, a Jewish immigrant from Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
who works in real estate. She grew up in the Willowdale
Willowdale, Toronto
Willowdale is an established, affluent community in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the district of North York. It was originally called Lansing, which is now the name of a nearby neighbourhood....
neighbourhood of North York, now part of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, and went to high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute is a high school in the Lawrence Park neighbourhood of Toronto. It is a non-semestered school and focuses mainly on academics, drama, music, and visual arts, featuring strong French extended and immersion streams....
. Balaban majored in journalism at Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
but left to concentrate on acting. She received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
.
Career
Balaban made her feature filmFeature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
debut in New Waterford Girl
New Waterford Girl
New Waterford Girl is a Canadian drama-comedy film, released in 1999. The film was directed by Allan Moyle, and written by Tricia Fish.New Waterford Girl stars Liane Balaban as Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, a teenager in New Waterford, Nova Scotia who dreams of life beyond her small-town home...
(1999), playing a 15-year-old misfit longing to escape the Cape Breton
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
coal-mining town, New Waterford
New Waterford, Nova Scotia
New Waterford is a Canadian urban community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.-Geography:New Waterford is located north of Sydney and northwest of Glace Bay. It is named after the city of Waterford, in Ireland. It is located near the ocean and is bordered on one side by cliffs...
. Set in the 1970s, the film was directed by Allan Moyle
Allan Moyle
Allan Moyle is a Canadian film director. He is best known for directing the films Pump Up the Volume and New Waterford Girl .-Biography:His first major film was Times Square...
. Producer Julia Sereny, who had known Balaban through her aunt and uncle, asked her to audition for the film. Balaban had studied drama in high school, but had not intended to be an actor at that point. After seven auditions, Balaban landed the part that won a Special Jury Citation at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival
1999 Toronto International Film Festival
The 1999 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 9 to September 18, 1999. The festival opened with Atom Egoyan's Felicia's Journey and closed with Onegin by Martha Fiennes...
and a nomination for a Canadian Comedy Award.
Balaban made a successful follow-up with Saint Jude (2000), directed by John L'Ecuyer
John L'Ecuyer
John L'Ecuyer is a Canadian film and television director. He is the younger brother of Gerald L'Ecuyer, a noted Canadian film and television director. L'Ecuyer studied at Ryerson University in Toronto, where his classmates included screenwriter Brad Abraham.His first feature, Curtis's Charm , was...
. She starred in the TV movie After the Harvest (2001), opposite Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
, and appeared in Happy Here and Now (2002), opposite David Arquette
David Arquette
David Arquette is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer, and occasional professional wrestler. A member of the Arquette acting family, he first became known during the mid 1990s after starring in several Hollywood films, such as the Scream series, Wild Bill and...
and Ally Sheedy
Ally Sheedy
Alexandra Elizabeth "Ally" Sheedy is an American film and stage actress, as well as the author of two books. She is best known for her roles in the Brat Pack films The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire.-Early life:...
. She also starred in the horror film Spliced (2002), co-starring Ron Silver
Ron Silver
Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver was an American actor, director, producer, radio host and political activist.-Early life:...
. Balaban was a member of the garage/electro/pop band We are Molecules where she sang and played keyboards and drums. She has also written for arts newspapers.
While previously unsure of acting as a career, Balaban committed to seriously pursuing acting around 2007. She appeared in her first mainstream Hollywood feature film, Definitely, Maybe
Definitely, Maybe
Definitely, Maybe is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Brooks, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Abigail Breslin and Kevin Kline.-Plot:...
in 2008, a romantic comedy
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...
starring Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his roles in such films as National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Waiting..., The Amityville Horror, Just Friends, Definitely, Maybe, The Proposal, Buried, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Green Lantern.One of his best known...
. She next appeared in Last Chance Harvey
Last Chance Harvey
Last Chance Harvey is a 2008 American romantic drama film written and directed by Joel Hopkins. The screenplay focuses on two lonely people who tentatively forge a relationship over the course of three days...
, a romance
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
starring Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....
and Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson is a British actress, comedian and screenwriter. Her first major film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy. In 1992, Thompson won multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress, for her performance in the British drama Howards End...
which had a wide release in January 2009. She played the supporting role of Susan, the estranged and soon-to-be-married daughter of Hoffman's character. She stated to The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
that her time in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
making the film was like "going to the best acting school in the world".
Balaban starred in the independent drama One Week
One Week (2008 film)
One Week is a 2008 Canadian film directed by Michael McGowan and starring Joshua Jackson, Liane Balaban, and Campbell Scott. The film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2008 and was released theatrically on March 6, 2009....
(2008), as Samantha Pierce, a woman whose fiancé (Joshua Jackson
Joshua Jackson
Joshua Carter Jackson is a Canadian American actor. He has appeared in primetime television and in over 32 film roles. He is best known for playing Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series, Pacey Witter in the television series Dawson's Creek and Peter Bishop in the television series...
) is diagnosed with terminal cancer and takes a motorcycle trip across Canada. Directed by Michael McGowan
Michael McGowan (director)
Michael McGowan is a Canadian filmmaker who wrote directed the feature films One Week and Saint Ralph...
, Balaban was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Geneviève Bujold, Murder by Decree...
in 2010 for her performance. Balaban starred in the black comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
You Might as Well Live
You Might as Well Live
You Might as Well Live is a Canadian 2009 film directed by Simon Ennis and co-written with Joshua Peace.-Plot:On the advice of his childhood hero, Robert R...
in 2009, playing a psychotic girl who is obsessed with explosives. She appeared in the 12 minute short film "Goblin Market", directed by Adam Leith Gollner, which was presented at the 2009 Pop Montreal
Pop Montreal
Pop Montreal is an annual music festival occurring in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the early fall, usually at the end of September or the beginning of October. More than 400 acts are scheduled to play in more than 50 venues across the city, mostly located in the Mile End area...
festival. As of 2009, Balaban was writing a screenplay and doing improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...
in Montreal.
Balaban's other films in 2009 include Not Since You, a drama about a group of college friends, and The Trotsky
The Trotsky
The Trotsky is a 2009 Canadian comedy film directed by Jacob Tierney.-Plot:Montreal West high school student Leon Bronstein believes that he is the reborn incarnation of Marxist/Bolshevik leader Leon Trotsky. Shortly after he starts to work in his family's clothing factory, he attempts to unionize...
, by Jacob Tierney
Jacob Tierney
Jacob Daniel Tierney is a Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter.Tierney was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of veteran producer Kevin Tierney...
. She also shot the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
TV movie Abroad, based on the love life of Leah McLaren
Leah McLaren
Leah McLaren is a Canadian author and newspaper columnist.Born in Peterborough, Ontario, McLaren attended Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto. She studied English literature at McGill University in Montreal, and Trent University in Peterborough, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in...
, a Toronto columnist for The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
. Balaban was nominated for the Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for best lead actress in a dramatic program or miniseries for the role. She then starred in "The New Tenants
The New Tenants
The New Tenants is a 21-minute Danish live action short film directed by Joachim Back, written by Anders Thomas Jensen and adapted by David Rakoff...
" with Vincent D’Onofrio, a short film entered into the CFC
Canadian Film Centre
The Canadian Film Centre is an advanced training institution for film, television and new media. Based in Toronto, Canada, CFC offers residents education, industry partnerships and production experience...
Worldwide Short Film Festival.
Balaban starred in the 2010 comedy/drama Coach, directed by Will Frears, as an emergency room doctor who falls for an inner city soccer coach (Hugh Dancy
Hugh Dancy
- Early life and career :Dancy was born in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of British philosopher Jonathan Dancy, a professor at the University of Reading and at the University of Texas at Austin. His mother, Sarah, is a publisher. His brother, Jack, is a co-director of the travel company, Trufflepig...
). She appeared in the episode "Communication Breakdown" of the TV series Covert Affairs
Covert Affairs
Covert Affairs is a USA Network television series starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham. The one-hour drama premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The show concluded its first season on September 14, 2010 and was renewed for a second season on August 19, 2010. The second season began airing on...
playing Natasha Petrova, a Russian computer hacker, and the character Auggie (Chris Gorham)'s ex-girlfriend. She played a journalist opposite Paul Ahmarani
Paul Ahmarani
Paul Ahmarani is a Quebec actor. He was born from the union of two teachers, one from Cacouna, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec and another from the Mediterranean coast...
in The Future is Now!, a docudrama
Docudrama
In film, television programming and staged theatre, docudrama is a documentary-style genre that features dramatized re-enactments of actual historical events. As a neologism, the term is often confused with docufiction....
by Gary Burns.
Balaban made her stage debut in Divisadero: A Performance
Divisadero (novel)
Divisadero is a novel by Michael Ondaatje, first published on April 17, 2007 by McClelland and Stewart.-Synopsis:The novel centres on a single father and his children: Anna, his natural daughter; Claire, who was adopted as a baby when Anna was born; and Cooper , who was taken in "to stay and work...
at the Theatre Passe Muraille
Theatre Passe Muraille
Theatre Passe Muraille is a theatre company in Toronto, Canada.-Brief history:One of Canada's most influential alternative theatres, Theatre Passe Muraille was founded in 1968 by director and playwright Jim Garrard, who started the company out of Rochdale College.Its radical intention was create a...
in February 2011, directed by Daniel Brooks
Daniel Brooks
Daniel Brooks is a Canadian theatre director, actor and playwright. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.A highly regarded theatre maker in Toronto's "alternative" theatre scene, Daniel Brooks has a reputation for creating and directing cutting edge productions which combine fiercely intellectual...
. She starred as Claire, in an adaptation of the Governor General’s Award-winning novel by Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje
Philip Michael Ondaatje , OC, is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet of Burgher origin. He is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning novel, The English Patient, which was adapted into an Academy-Award-winning film.-Life and work:...
, with music by Justin Rutledge
Justin Rutledge
Justin Rutledge is a Toronto-based alt-country singer-songwriter signed to Six Shooter Records.Rutledge's musical style is often compared to that of American alt-country singer Ryan Adams. His influences, both of the literary and music world, include Leonard Cohen, Hank Williams, Richard Brautigan...
. In mid 2011, Balaban filmed the independent comedy, Finding Joy, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
.
Personal life
As of 2007, Balaban lived in Mile End, Montreal. She described Montreal as "not a city that revolves around acting, so you stay very grounded here" to HourHour (magazine)
Hour is an English-language urban news magazine published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Communications Voir. Its president-publisher is Pierre Paquet, the editor-in-chief is Kevin Laforest. It caters to Montreal's anglophone community and is published every Thursday. The news features "expose...
magazine. Balaban includes reading, writing, going to art galleries, and experiencing music as her leisure activities. Balaban told Toronto's Now
NOW (magazine)
Now is a free weekly newspaper in Toronto, Canada. It was first printed on September 10, 1981 by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein. Now is an alternative weekly mixing arts and entertainment news with political coverage....
magazine in January 2009 that she is often mistaken for the actress Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag , better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel...
. As of 2011, she was living in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Awards and nominations
- 2010 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleGenie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleThe Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Geneviève Bujold, Murder by Decree...
for One WeekOne Week (2008 film)One Week is a 2008 Canadian film directed by Michael McGowan and starring Joshua Jackson, Liane Balaban, and Campbell Scott. The film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2008 and was released theatrically on March 6, 2009....
(nomination). - 2010 Gemini AwardGemini AwardThe Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for Abroad (nomination).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | New Waterford Girl New Waterford Girl New Waterford Girl is a Canadian drama-comedy film, released in 1999. The film was directed by Allan Moyle, and written by Tricia Fish.New Waterford Girl stars Liane Balaban as Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, a teenager in New Waterford, Nova Scotia who dreams of life beyond her small-town home... |
Moonie Pottie | Film debut |
| 2000 | The City | Alison | TV series, episode: "Blindside!" |
| 2000 | Saint Jude | Jude | |
| 2001 | Full | Meryl | |
| 2001 | After the Harvest | Lind Archer | TV film |
| 2001 | World Traveler | Meg | |
| 2002 | Happy Here and Now | Amelia | |
| 2002 | The Annual Crafts & Arts Contest | Neilburt | |
| 2002 | Spliced | Mary | |
| 2004 | Seven Times Lucky | Fiona | |
| 2004 | Eternal Eternal (2005 film) Eternal is a 2004 film about sixteenth-century Countess Elizabeth Bathory "repeating her crimes in modern day Montreal".-Overview:When the beautiful wife of a Montreal vice cop disappears, his investigation leads him to an alluring temptress who admits only to having steamy sex with the missing woman... |
Lisa | |
| 2005 | Anniversary Present | Sandra Dobbs | TV film |
| 2005 | Leo | Ameilia | |
| 2005 | Burnt Toast | Woman | TV film |
| 2006 | Above and Beyond Above and Beyond (mini series) Above and Beyond is a four-hour 2006 miniseries aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on October 29 and 30. The miniseries is about the Atlantic Ferry Organization, which was tasked with delivering aircraft from North America to Europe in the early years of the Second World War. It... |
Shelagh Emberly | TV miniseries Miniseries A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term... |
| 2007 | The Canadian Shield | Genvieve | |
| 2007 | St. Urbain's Horseman | Jenny | TV miniseries |
| 2008 | Definitely, Maybe Definitely, Maybe Definitely, Maybe is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Brooks, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Abigail Breslin and Kevin Kline.-Plot:... |
Kelly | |
| 2008 | Beware of Dog | ||
| 2008 | One Week One Week (2008 film) One Week is a 2008 Canadian film directed by Michael McGowan and starring Joshua Jackson, Liane Balaban, and Campbell Scott. The film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2008 and was released theatrically on March 6, 2009.... |
Samantha Pierce | |
| 2008 | Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas | Lily | |
| 2008 | Last Chance Harvey Last Chance Harvey Last Chance Harvey is a 2008 American romantic drama film written and directed by Joel Hopkins. The screenplay focuses on two lonely people who tentatively forge a relationship over the course of three days... |
Susan | |
| 2008 | A Valentine Haircut | Clare | Short film |
| 2009 | You Might as Well Live You Might as Well Live You Might as Well Live is a Canadian 2009 film directed by Simon Ennis and co-written with Joshua Peace.-Plot:On the advice of his childhood hero, Robert R... |
Edna Kemperton | |
| 2009 | Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
Jessie Robertson | TV series, episode: "First Law" |
| 2009 | The Trotsky The Trotsky The Trotsky is a 2009 Canadian comedy film directed by Jacob Tierney.-Plot:Montreal West high school student Leon Bronstein believes that he is the reborn incarnation of Marxist/Bolshevik leader Leon Trotsky. Shortly after he starts to work in his family's clothing factory, he attempts to unionize... |
||
| 2009 | Not Since You | Heather | |
| 2009 | "The New Tenants The New Tenants The New Tenants is a 21-minute Danish live action short film directed by Joachim Back, written by Anders Thomas Jensen and adapted by David Rakoff... " |
Irene | 2009 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate... winner |
| 2010 | Abroad | Amy Pearce | TV film |
| 2010 | Coach | Gabrielle | |
| 2010 | Covert Affairs Covert Affairs Covert Affairs is a USA Network television series starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham. The one-hour drama premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The show concluded its first season on September 14, 2010 and was renewed for a second season on August 19, 2010. The second season began airing on... |
Natasha Petrova | TV series, episode: "Communication Breakdown" |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Emma Mastin | TV series, episode: "Black Widow" |
| 2011 | The Future is Now! | Woman of Tomorrow | |
| 2011 | Alphas Alphas Alphas is an American science fiction dramatic television series created by Zak Penn and Michael Karnow. The series follows a group of people with superhuman abilities, known as "Alphas", as they work to prevent crimes committed by other Alphas.... |
Anna | TV series, 2 episodes: "Rosetta", "Original Sin" |