Nancy Sivak

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Nancy Sivak is a Canadian actress. [1] She is most noted for her performance in the film Dirty , for which she won the Leo Award for Best Lead Actress in a Film in 1999. [2]

At the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2000, she also received a dual nomination for Best Actress in a Canadian film for her performances in the films Protection and No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed . [3]

Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Sivak has spent much of her career based in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1] Her other credits have included the films Live Bait , Last Wedding , Living with the Dead , Everyone , Imaginary Playmate , Moving Malcolm , Mount Pleasant , Crimes of Mike Recket and Down River , guest roles in television, and stage performances in the Vancouver area. She has won two Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards for her stage performances. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 David Spaner, "One craft, two worlds: Ken Olin and Nancy Sivak are both actors but they operate at different ends of the spectrum". The Province , September 28, 1999.
  2. David Spaner, "Sivak gets down and Dirty: Local actress wouldn't give up on her dream - now she has Leo award to show for it". The Province , May 24, 1999.
  3. "Vancouver film critics pick Quebec film Malestrom as best Canadian film". Canadian Press, February 14, 2001.
  4. Barbara Crook, "Jessie winner drops drawers for strip show". Vancouver Sun , June 8, 1995.