Tamara Bernier Evans

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Tamara Bernier Evans
Born
Tamara Michele Bernier

(1974-06-06) June 6, 1974 (age 49)
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
  • producer
  • director
Spouse Richard Evans (m. 2003)
Children2

Tamara Bernier Evans (born Tamara Michele Bernier; June 6, 1974) is a Canadian actress, musician, producer and director.

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Early life

She was raised in North Bay, Ontario, [1] by teachers Joanne Scott and Raymond Bernier. Her sister, Trista Bernier Grant, was a professional athlete who won a bronze medal for pole-vaulting at The Commonwealth Games in 1998. She obtained a BFA in acting at York University in Toronto, Ontario. [1]

Career

Evans began her career by earning a coveted spot in The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Young Company [1] where she spent four years playing such roles as Celia and Audrey in As You Like It , [2] Sylvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona , [3] and Dunyasha in The Cherry Orchard . [4]

In Toronto, she worked with the Necessary Angel, [5] Canadian Stage Company, Tarragon Theatre and Nightwood Theatre [6] companies developing and premiering new plays including Seven Lears by Howard Barker, [7] It's All True by Jason Sherman, [8] Outrageous! by Brad Fraser [9] and Anything That Moves by Ann-Marie MacDonald. [10] In Ottawa, she performed at The National Arts Centre in the world premiere of Allen Cole's jazz opera The Wrong Son. [11]

In 2000 she won the role of Tanya [12] in the Toronto stage production of Mamma Mia! . [13] After performing the role for two years at The Royal Alexandra Theatre, she was asked to join the Broadway company [14] at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. [15] She also performed the same role at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

She played the role of Rose Narracott in Mirvish's 2012 Toronto Production of War Horse . [16]

Television and film

Her television credits include Republic of Doyle (CBC), [1] Flashpoint (CTV), [1] The Border (CBC), [1] Kung Fu The Legend Continues (Warner Bros) [17] as well as many recurring voice roles on animated series including Mystique on Wolverine and the X-Men , [1] Helen Spitz on Braceface [1] and Lady Illusion on Ace Lightning . [1]

She has worked on the feature films The Break-Up , [1] The Invasion , [1] Catch and Release [1] and St. Roz, [18] among others.

Tamara is a co-founder and co-owner of Awen Entertainment, a TV and film production company she started with Gregory Sheppard, set up to nurture Canadian television writers and their projects in order to attract international co-production.

Writing and directing

As a playwright, her musical Beholden was produced at Theatre Calgary's Fuse series in 2009. [19]

Evans became the Assistant Artistic Director at Tarragon Theatre in Toronto in August 2015. [20]

She directed 'Midsummer, a play with songs', at Tarragon in April, 2017.

Music

Evans produced her first album of original music entitled Brand New Remedy in 2000. [21]

Personal life

Tamara married composer and pianist Richard Evans in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They have two children, Meredith and Owen.

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