Aloka McLean

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Aloka Chandra McLean (born December 21, 1981, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her role in the film The Lotus Eaters , for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993. [1] The Lotus Eaters was her first film role; around the same time, she had her first stage role playing Helen Keller in a Vancouver production of The Miracle Worker . [2]

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McLean also made guest appearances in the television series Neon Rider , The X-Files and Are You Afraid of the Dark? , and the television films Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie and Songs in Ordinary Time .

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitle of workResult
1993 Genie Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Lotus Eaters Nominated

References

  1. "Genies nominations dominated by two B.C. films". Halifax Daily News , October 20, 1993.
  2. "Helen Keller role tough for Aloka". The Province , October 1, 1993.