Carmen Moore

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Carmen Moore
Born (1972-12-24) 24 December 1972 (age 51)
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present

Carmen Moore (born 24 December 1972 [1] ) is a Canadian actress known for her work in television.

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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.

Early life

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]

Career

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.

Producing and directing career

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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Keys to KingdomsEx-WifeShort
2002 Spooky House Dawn StarrMain role
2006 Unnatural & Accidental RebeccaLead role [13]
2007 Martian Child Miss Margie
2008 Edison and Leo Ute (voice)
2010MomentumVioletShort
2010Two Indians TalkingSue
2014Not Indian EnoughKarenShort
2016Lost SolaceApril
2016The Goodnight KissAprilShort
2019 Rustic Oracle Susan [14]
2024 The Birds Who Fear Death Shannon

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 The Commish Shirley"In the Shadows of the Gallows"
1996Brothers of the FrontierChewlynnditTV film
1996 Two Jamina"Dream Prisoner"
1997 Rose Hill Shining WaterTV 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 AssistantEpisode: "Cold Lazarus"
1998 The Net Lucia"Go Like You Know"
1999Revenge of the LandAgnesTV film
1999–2000 Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy Rita GeorgeRegular role
2000–01 Seven Days Raquel / Officer Merrill"The Cuban Missile", "The Final Countdown"
2001 Crossfire Trail Dancing FlowerTV film
2001 UC: Undercover Marianna Torres"Honor Among Thieves"
2001–02 Wolf Lake Deputy Molly BloomMain role
2002 Tom Stone SherryRecurring role
2003–04 Andromeda Tri-JemaRecurring role
2004 The Collector Janet Carter"The Roboticist"
2004 The Life SheilaTV film
2004–06Raven TalesFrog / Narrator (voice)Recurring role
2005 The 4400 Stacey Papequash"Weight of the World"
2005–06 Godiva's SimoneMain role
2006 Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Sister TivenanTV miniseries
2007 Eureka Dr. Childress"Noche de suenos"
2007–08 Flash Gordon Joely LavantRecurring role
2008 The Guard Pamela Highway"When All Else Fails"
2008Raven Tales: The GamesFrog (voice)TV film
2009 Killer Hair SherriTV film
2009 Psych Rosa"He Dead"
2009Tales of an Urban IndianKristaTV film
2010Meteor StormHarperTV film
2010 Hellcats Sarah LaurensonEpisode: "Finish What We Started"
2010 Caprica Fidelia Fazekas3 episodes; Episodes: "The Heavens Will Rise", "Here Be Dragons", "Apotheosis"
2010SupernaturalDoctorThe Devil You Know
2011Time After TimeOfficer RitaTV film
2011–15 Blackstone Leona StoneyLead role
2012 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Nina LeotheTV film
2012–14 Arctic Air Loreen CasswayLead role
2013 Supernatural Sgt. Miranda BatesEpisode: "Devil May Care"
2014–15 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Principal Barrows2 episodes; Episodes: "Rule #47", "Rule #3"
2015 Unreal Jessica SalinasEpisode: "Savior"
2015 iZombie Suzuki's Wife2 episodes; Episodes: "Grumpy Old Liv", "Love & Basketball"
2015–16 Arrow Mina Fayad3 episodes; Episodes: "Suicidal Tendencies", "Restoration", "Schism"
2016 Second Chance Agent Sue AdairRegular role
2016 Bates Motel Grace WeiEpisode: "Forever"
2016 Motive Gemma FowlerEpisode: "Chronology of Pain"
2016 Chesapeake Shores Sally3 episodes; Episodes: "Pilot", "Home to Roost: Parts 1 & 2"
2016Death of a Vegas ShowgirlCeleste Flores-NarvaezTV film
2019 Outlander Wahkatiiosta2 episodes; Episodes: "Man of Worth", "Providence"
2020 Cardinal Sheila GagneRecurring role, 6 episodes
2020 Supernatural SerafinaEpisodes: "Unity"
2020 Vikings Pekitaulet2 episodes; Episodes: "The Lord Giveth... ", "The Last Act" [15]
2020–21 Nancy Drew Hannah GruenRecurring 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 RonnieVoice, recurring role

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