Nancy Palk

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Nancy Palk
Born1956 (age 67–68)

Nancy Palk (born 1956) is a Canadian actress, [1] most noted as one of the founding members of the Soulpepper theatre company. [2]

Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Palk studied English at Queen's University, later studying at the National Theatre School of Canada in their Acting program. [1] She has spent her career as an actress based in Toronto, Ontario. [3]

She has been a six-time Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Lead Actress, General Theatre, receiving nods in 1988 for I Am Yours, [4] in 1994 for Dancing at Lughnasa , [5] in 1996 for The Glorious 12th, [6] in 1998 for Molly Sweeney, [7] in 1999 for Don Carlos , [8] and in 2014 for Angels in America . [9]

In 2020 she received a nomination in the Best Leading Performer, General Theatre category for August: Osage County . [10]

She has also had film and television roles, most notably a recurring role as Betsy in the television series Rogue , and a major role in the 2018 film Catch and Release . [11] However, she has noted in interviews that as a woman who is almost six feet tall, she has often been passed over by film and television casting directors. [3]

She is married to actor Joseph Ziegler, alongside whom he has acted in several shows including Death of a Salesman , Long Day's Journey Into Night and A Tender Thing, a play by Ben Power which reimagines William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as an elderly couple confronting mortality. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 Anne Nothof, "Palk, Nancy" Archived 2021-12-04 at the Wayback Machine . Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, July 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ Keith Garebian, "Soulpepper Theatre" Archived 2023-10-19 at the Wayback Machine . The Canadian Encyclopedia , November 4, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Vit Wagner, "Respected stage artist simply too big for film". Toronto Star , November 7, 1998.
  4. ↑ "CentreStage play tops Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star , May 11, 1988. Page C1.
  5. ↑ "Mirvish Productions nets 16 Dora Mavor Moore nominations". Hamilton Spectator , May 18, 1994.
  6. ↑ H.J. Kirchhoff, "Harbourfront Centre tops Dora list Captures 23 nominations, Canadian Stage is second with 17". The Globe and Mail , May 17, 1996.
  7. ↑ "Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star , May 27, 1998.
  8. ↑ "Dora awards are darkest without the Don ; Soulpepper play a glaring omission from strong field of best show nominees". Toronto Star , June 19, 1999.
  9. ↑ Robert Cushman, "Best in shows; The Doras have a weak field to choose from this year, but they've chosen well". National Post , June 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ Smith, Mae (June 29, 2020). "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners". Intermission Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ Alisha Mughal, "'Catch and Release' Is a Scathing Statement on How Dangerous the Pro-Life Agenda Can Be" Archived 2023-10-19 at the Wayback Machine . Exclaim! , July 14, 2020.
  12. ↑ Martin Morrow, "A story of even greater woe: an aging Juliet and Romeo". The Globe and Mail , August 23, 2014.
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