Gail Maurice
Gail Maurice | |
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.jpg) Gail Maurice at a CFC Filmmakers Reception in 2011 | |
| Occupation(s) | actor, writer, director |
Gail Maurice is a Canadian actress, writer, and producer.[1] She is most noted for her performances as the title character in the film Johnny Greyeyes,[2] Dorothy Pine in the television series Cardinal,[3] and Georgina in the television series Trickster.[4]
Career
[edit]Maurice is the head of Assini Productions, a film studio whose films have included Smudge (2006),[1] Kihtwam misawac na-wapamitin (2011), Assini (2015)[5] and Rosie (2018).
She was a co-writer and star of Joshua Demers's 2020 film Québexit.[6] At the 2020 Whistler Film Festival, Maurice, Demers and Xavier Yuvens won the Borsos Competition award for Best Screenplay in a Canadian Film.[7]
At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series for her performance in Trickster.[8] At the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Film, for the film Night Raiders.[9]
Rosie, Maurice's debut feature film as a director and an expansion of her 2018 short film of the same name, premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Maurice is in a relationship with Mélanie Bray, one of the stars of Rosie.[11]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Johnny Greyeyes | Johnny Greyeyes | |
| 2007 | Finn's Girl | Nancy | |
| 2016 | Me and My Little Sister | Documentary | |
| 2018 | Falls Around Her | Inez | |
| 2019 | The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw | Annabelle Bearclaw | |
| 2020 | Québexit | Meetos | |
| 2021 | Night Raiders | Ida | |
| 2022 | Bones of Crows | Older Taylor Whallach | |
| 2024 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Giant Mine | Technician | Television film |
| 1997 | The Rez | Barbara Fencepost | Episode: "No Reservations: One Hour Finale" |
| 1998 | Big Bear | Nowakich | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Psi Factor | Kachata | Episode: "GeoCore" |
| 2000 | Canada: A People's History | Captive Woman | Episode: "When the World Began" |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Ruth's Daughter | Episode: "Grandma's Shoes" |
| 2002–2003 | Street Time | Skye Nighthawk | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Monsters We Met | Early American | Episode: "The Eternal Frontier" |
| 2016 | Cold | Sara | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | Cardinal | Dorothy Pine | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Rita Colchack | Episode: "A Traveler" |
| 2020 | Diggstown | Annabel Draper | Episode: "Cheryl Battiste" |
| 2020 | Barkskins | Teyaronhiio' | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Trickster | Georgina | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Sort Of | ICU Nurse | Episode: "Sort Of Back Again" |
| 2024 | Don't Even |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Canadian aboriginal filmmaker en route to Sundance with Smudge". Times & Transcript, January 20, 2006.
- ^ Glen Schaefer, "Greyeyes can open eyes". The Province, December 14, 2001.
- ^ "CTV series in town; North a 'character of its own' in crime drama". Sudbury Star, February 16, 2016.
- ^ Radheyan Simonpillai, "TV review: B.C.–set Trickster is an electrifying adaptation of Eden Robinson’s book". The Georgia Straight, September 7, 2020.
- ^ Dan Davidson, "Film festival goes out on a big finish note". Whitehorse Star, April 1, 2016.
- ^ Ben Leeson, "Québexit, an ensemble comedy at intersection of language and culture, to premiere at Cinefest". Sudbury Star, September 21, 2020.
- ^ Lauren Malyk, "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback, December 21, 2020.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic leads TIFF Midnight Madness; Discovery, Wavelength sections also unveiled". Screen Daily, August 4, 2022.
- ^ David Friend, "‘Rosie’ director Gail Maurice on the difficult road to making a queer Indigenous film". Toronto Star, October 11, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Gail Maurice at IMDb
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