Miranda de Pencier
Miranda de Pencier | |
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 De Pencier in 2020 | |
| Born | August 20, 1968 (age 56) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director, producer |
Miranda de Pencier (born August 20, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director, producer, and actress. She is most noted for her 2011 film Throat Song, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards.[1]
Career
[edit]She began her career as an actress, most notably playing Josie Pye in the 1985 telemovie Anne of Green Gables and its sequels.[2] She also had a recurring role on Street Legal in the 1989–90 season as Jennifer Winston, a college student who was dating Chuck Tchobanian,[3] and appeared in the film The Myth of the Male Orgasm and on stage in Canadian productions of Les Misérables and Aspects of Love.[4]
In the late 1990s she began producing, first in theatre[5] before moving into film production. Through her production company, Northwood Entertainment,[6] she first produced the 2005 film Cake.[7] Her subsequent credits as a producer have included the films Pu-239, Adam and Beginners,[8] the television series Wild Roses[9] and the new 2017 Anne of Green Gables adaptation Anne with an E.[10]
The short film Throat Song was her debut as a director.[11] Her feature debut, The Grizzlies, debuted at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018. In October, de Pencier won the Directors Guild of Canada award for Best Direction in a Feature Film for The Grizzlies.[12]
Personal life
[edit]She is the daughter of magazine publisher Michael de Pencier, and the sister of documentary filmmaker Nicholas de Pencier.[13]
Filmography
[edit]Acting
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mind Benders | Julie Freeman | |
| 1988 | Murder One | Jenny | |
| 1989 | Sea of Love | Bride | |
| 1993 | The Myth of the Male Orgasm | Jane Doe | |
| 1995 | Butterbox Babies | May Wilson |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Josie Pye | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel | Television film | |
| 1989–1990 | Street Legal | Jennifer Winston | 7 episodes |
| 1990 | My Secret Identity | Michelle | Episode: "White Lies" |
| 1990 | Star Runner | Linda | Television film |
| 1994–1995 | Catwalk | Double J | 7 episodes |
| 1995 | Harrison Bergeron | Phillipa | Television film |
| 2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story | Josie Pye Spurgeon | 2 episodes |
Producing
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cake | |
| 2006 | Pu-239 | |
| 2009 | Adam | |
| 2010 | Beginners | |
| 2012 | Thanks for Sharing | |
| 2014 | The Backward Class | Documentary |
| 2018 | The Seagull | |
| 2018 | The Grizzlies |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wild Roses | Executive producer; also writer and creator |
| 2017–2019 | Anne with an E | Executive producer |
| 2023 | Black Life: Untold Stories |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rebelle wins big at Canadian Screen Awards; Grabs 10 statuettes at inaugural event held in Toronto". Montreal Gazette, March 4, 2013.
- ^ "The Sisterhood of Anne of Green Gables Is Ready for Anne’s Next Chapter". Vanity Fair, May 10, 2017.
- ^ "It can't be Street Legal to look this good". Toronto Star, December 26, 1989.
- ^ "Aspects transformed by a light touch". Ottawa Citizen, September 6, 1991.
- ^ "Frida Mania: Renowned play opens season at One Yellow Rabbit". Calgary Herald, September 27, 1997.
- ^ "Miranda de Pencier". Variety. 19 February 2016.
- ^ "New Canadian romantic comedy, Cake, stars Heather Graham". Telegraph-Journal, November 30, 2005.
- ^ "Canuck nominees celebrate in L.A." Toronto Star, February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Wild Roses planted on CBC". Vancouver Sun, January 3, 2009.
- ^ "Anne of Green Gables show producer says we can never get too much Anne". CBC News Prince Edward Island, January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Iqaluit-made movie premieres at Toronto film fest". CBC North, September 12, 2011.
- ^ "Miranda de Pencier, Kari Skogland win DGC Awards" Playback, October 22, 2018.
- ^ "The Accidental Mogul". Toronto Life, November 3, 2016.
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| National | |
- 1968 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- Canadian child actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian musical theatre actresses
- Canadian women film directors
- Film producers from Ontario
- Canadian television producers
- Canadian women television producers
- Actresses from Toronto
- Film directors from Toronto
- Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Live Action Short Drama
- Canadian Film Centre alumni