Carmen Moore | |
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Born | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | 24 December 1972
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Carmen Moore (born 24 December 1972 [1] ) is a Canadian actress known for her work in television.
She is known for her role as Loreen Cassway on Arctic Air (for which she was nominated for a Leo Award in 2012) and the lead role of Leona Stoney, on the acclaimed series Blackstone (for which she has garnered five Leo nominations with three wins for Best Lead Performance and was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2011 and a Canadian Screen Award in 2017). She's also known for her role as Simone Cardinal on Godiva's [2] for which she earned a 2006 Leo nomination.
Moore is of mixed heritage including Wet'suwet'en [2] [3] and is registered with the Hagwilget Village First Nation in Hazelton, British Columbia. She was born in Burnaby, British Columbia and grew up in Coquitlam, British Columbia. She attended Port Moody Senior Secondary School. In 1991 she joined the Spirit Song Native Theatre Co., and worked with them for nine months. Her first professional theatre gig was with Theatre New Brunswick's Young Company tour in 1992 and got rave reviews. Carmen was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award for Best Supporting Actress in Fend Players' Danceland in 1993. [4] She continued her work in theatre, [2] as well as auditioning for TV and film. For Firehall Arts Centre's Someday she was nominated for another Jessie, this time for Best Actress. [5]
From 2011 to 2015 she was the lead of the APTN TV show Blackstone in the role of Leona Stoney. [2] For this she won three Leo Awards for Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series, in 2011, 2014, and 2016. [6] [7] [8] Moore was also nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2011, was nominated for a 2016 UBCP/ACTRA Award for Blackstone [9] and was nominated for a 2017 Canadian Screen Award. She portrayed the role of Loreen Cassway on the CBC series Arctic Air from 2012 to 2014, [2] for which she was nominated for the Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series in 2012. [10]
She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 for her performance in the film Rustic Oracle . [11]
In 2021, Moore recurred on The Flash as Kristen Kramer.
Carmen has dabbled in the producing and directing side of the industry. She was associate producer on Two Indians Talking, [12] and producer on White Indians Walking, both written by Andrew Genaille. Her directing debut happened in 2015 on the short film Ariel Unraveling, a BravoFACT Award winner.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Keys to Kingdoms | Ex-Wife | Short |
2002 | Spooky House | Dawn Starr | Main role |
2006 | Unnatural & Accidental | Rebecca | Lead role [13] |
2007 | Martian Child | Miss Margie | |
2008 | Edison and Leo | Ute (voice) | |
2010 | Momentum | Violet | Short |
2010 | Two Indians Talking | Sue | |
2014 | Not Indian Enough | Karen | Short |
2016 | Lost Solace | April | |
2016 | The Goodnight Kiss | April | Short |
2019 | Rustic Oracle | Susan | [14] |
2024 | The Birds Who Fear Death | Shannon |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | The Commish | Shirley | "In the Shadows of the Gallows" |
1996 | Brothers of the Frontier | Chewlynndit | TV film |
1996 | Two | Jamina | "Dream Prisoner" |
1997 | Rose Hill | Shining Water | TV film |
1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Winter Bird | "Medicine Man" |
1997 | Police Academy: The Series | Joanie | "Two Men and a Baby" |
1997 | North of 60 | Janine Carr | "Peter and the Wolf" |
1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Laboratory Assistant | Episode: "Cold Lazarus" |
1998 | The Net | Lucia | "Go Like You Know" |
1999 | Revenge of the Land | Agnes | TV film |
1999–2000 | Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy | Rita George | Regular role |
2000–01 | Seven Days | Raquel / Officer Merrill | "The Cuban Missile", "The Final Countdown" |
2001 | Crossfire Trail | Dancing Flower | TV film |
2001 | UC: Undercover | Marianna Torres | "Honor Among Thieves" |
2001–02 | Wolf Lake | Deputy Molly Bloom | Main role |
2002 | Tom Stone | Sherry | Recurring role |
2003–04 | Andromeda | Tri-Jema | Recurring role |
2004 | The Collector | Janet Carter | "The Roboticist" |
2004 | The Life | Sheila | TV film |
2004–06 | Raven Tales | Frog / Narrator (voice) | Recurring role |
2005 | The 4400 | Stacey Papequash | "Weight of the World" |
2005–06 | Godiva's | Simone | Main role |
2006 | Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance | Sister Tivenan | TV miniseries |
2007 | Eureka | Dr. Childress | "Noche de suenos" |
2007–08 | Flash Gordon | Joely Lavant | Recurring role |
2008 | The Guard | Pamela Highway | "When All Else Fails" |
2008 | Raven Tales: The Games | Frog (voice) | TV film |
2009 | Killer Hair | Sherri | TV film |
2009 | Psych | Rosa | "He Dead" |
2009 | Tales of an Urban Indian | Krista | TV film |
2010 | Meteor Storm | Harper | TV film |
2010 | Hellcats | Sarah Laurenson | Episode: "Finish What We Started" |
2010 | Caprica | Fidelia Fazekas | 3 episodes; Episodes: "The Heavens Will Rise", "Here Be Dragons", "Apotheosis" |
2010 | Supernatural | Doctor | The Devil You Know |
2011 | Time After Time | Officer Rita | TV film |
2011–15 | Blackstone | Leona Stoney | Lead role |
2012 | Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Nina Leothe | TV film |
2012–14 | Arctic Air | Loreen Cassway | Lead role |
2013 | Supernatural | Sgt. Miranda Bates | Episode: "Devil May Care" |
2014–15 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Principal Barrows | 2 episodes; Episodes: "Rule #47", "Rule #3" |
2015 | Unreal | Jessica Salinas | Episode: "Savior" |
2015 | iZombie | Suzuki's Wife | 2 episodes; Episodes: "Grumpy Old Liv", "Love & Basketball" |
2015–16 | Arrow | Mina Fayad | 3 episodes; Episodes: "Suicidal Tendencies", "Restoration", "Schism" |
2016 | Second Chance | Agent Sue Adair | Regular role |
2016 | Bates Motel | Grace Wei | Episode: "Forever" |
2016 | Motive | Gemma Fowler | Episode: "Chronology of Pain" |
2016 | Chesapeake Shores | Sally | 3 episodes; Episodes: "Pilot", "Home to Roost: Parts 1 & 2" |
2016 | Death of a Vegas Showgirl | Celeste Flores-Narvaez | TV film |
2019 | Outlander | Wahkatiiosta | 2 episodes; Episodes: "Man of Worth", "Providence" |
2020 | Cardinal | Sheila Gagne | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2020 | Supernatural | Serafina | Episodes: "Unity" |
2020 | Vikings | Pekitaulet | 2 episodes; Episodes: "The Lord Giveth... ", "The Last Act" [15] |
2020–21 | Nancy Drew | Hannah Gruen | Recurring role; Episodes: "The Whisper Box," "The Clue in the Captain's Painting," "The Reunion of Lost Souls," "The Secret of the Solitary Scribe," "The Drowned Woman," "The Riddle of the Broken Doll," "The Judgement of the Perilous Captain" |
2021-23 | The Flash | Kristen Kramer | Recurring role 20 episodes |
2024 | Jurassic World: Chaos Theory | Ronnie | Voice, recurring role |
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