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Gail Harvey is a Canadian film and television director based in Toronto, Ontario. [1] She is most noted as director of the television film No One Would Tell , for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a TV Movie at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [2]

She began her career as a photojournalist with United Press International, becoming noted when she accompanied Terry Fox on the Marathon of Hope and took many of the best-known photographs of Fox. [3] After directing the short documentary film Uphill in a Wheelchair: The Wayne Pronger Story in 1987, [4] she enrolled at the Canadian Film Centre in 1988, [5] and released her debut feature film The Shower in 1992. [6]

She subsequently directed the films Cold Sweat , [7] Striking Poses , [8] Looking Is the Original Sin [9] and Never Saw It Coming . [10]

She has worked predominantly in television, directing episodes of television series such as Liberty Street , Train 48 , Paradise Falls , ReGenesis , The Best Years , The Line , Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures , Republic of Doyle , Murdoch Mysteries , Lost Girl , Heartland , Carter , Family Law , Pretty Hard Cases and Sullivan's Crossing .

From her marriage to journalist Kevin Boland, she is the mother of actress Katie Boland. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Rita Zekas, "At home with celebrity photographer and director Gail Harvey". Toronto Star , October 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Announced For Scripted Drama, Comedy Categories". ET Canada , May 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ Janis Cleugh, "Terry Fox Run: Photog remembers Marathon of Hope". Tri-City News , September 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ Rita Zekas, "East meets Queen St. West at Bam Boo bash". Toronto Star , September 16, 1987.
  5. ↑ "Film school chooses new class". The Globe and Mail , November 30, 1988.
  6. ↑ Rita Zekas, "Shower power: Film Centre grad makes movie". Toronto Star , August 28, 1992.
  7. ↑ "Cold Sweat brings together Cross, Thomas, Czerny, Zann". Halifax Daily News , April 18, 1993.
  8. ↑ "Devlin and Divine intervention". Toronto Star , June 16, 1999.
  9. ↑ Barnard, Linda (November 21, 2013). "Looking is the Original Sin: Look, don't connect: movie review". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ Patrick Hipes, "Emily Hampshire To Star In Indie ‘Never Saw It Coming’". Deadline Hollywood , March 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "A rock 'n' roll chick in girlie clothing". Toronto Star , January 20, 2007.
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