Nancy Beatty

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Nancy Beatty is a Canadian actress. Best known as a stage actress, [1] she has also appeared in film and television roles.

On stage, she is a four-time Dora Mavor Moore Award winner, [1] winning in 1990 for George F. Walker's Love and Anger , in 1991 for Morris Panych's 7 Stories, [2] in 1995 for John Murrell's The Faraway Nearby [3] and in 1999 for Walker's Risk Everything. [4] She was also a nominee in 1986 for Don Hannah's The Wedding Script [5] and in 1997 for Carole Fréchette's The Four Lives of Marie. [6]

In film, she appeared in Where's Pete , The Michelle Apartments , Henry & Verlin , Life with Billy , Losing Chase , The Confessor , Casino Jack , Lars and the Real Girl , The Shipping News , For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down , and City on Fire . She garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for Henry & Verlin. [7]

On television, she appeared in The Newsroom and Foolish Heart , and garnered a Gemini Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for an appearance on This Is Wonderland . [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Veteran actress lands the mother of all mother roles in The Glass Menagerie". Calgary Herald , November 30, 1999.
  2. "DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS: Lilies, 7 Stories win top honors". Ottawa Citizen , June 18, 1991.
  3. "Tommy cleans up at Dora awards". Kingston Whig-Standard , June 28, 1995.
  4. "The Drawer Boy tops theatre's Dora awards". Kingston Whig-Standard , June 23, 1999.
  5. "Tarragon sweeps the nominations for Dora Awards". Toronto Star , May 15, 1986.
  6. "Major Dora Mavor Moore nominations". Toronto Star , September 12, 1997.
  7. "Exotica tops Genie nominations". Halifax Daily News , October 20, 1994.
  8. "The best in some of Canadian TV". National Post , August 30, 2006.