Leanna Chea

Last updated

Leanna Chea is a French actress of Vietnamese and Cambodian descent. [1] She is most noted for her performance in the 2019 Canadian film 14 Days, 12 Nights (14 jours 12 nuits), for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards. [2] [3]

Related Research Articles

Catherine OHara Canadian-American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

Catherine Anne O'Hara is a Canadian actress, comedian, writer, and singer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Genie Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Canadian Screen Awards. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2018 and was honored with the Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award in 2020. O'Hara first drew notice as an actress in 1974 as a member of The Second City improvisational comedy troupe in Toronto. She landed her first significant television role starring opposite John Candy and Dan Aykroyd in the main cast of the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975–1978). The following year, O'Hara and Candy began work on the sketch comedy series Second City Television (1976–84), where she drew critical acclaim for both her work as a comedic actress and writer, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1981.

Wendy Crewson Canadian actress

Wendy Jane Crewson is a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Canadian television, before her breakthrough role in 1991 dramatic film The Doctor.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year.

Jennifer Robertson Canadian actress, writer, and comedian

Jennifer Robertson is a Canadian actress, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her starring role as Jocelyn Schitt in the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Canadian Screen Awards.

<i>Le chemin</i> (Emmanuel Moire album) 2013 studio album by Emmanuel Moire

Le chemin is the third studio album by the French singer Emmanuel Moire. As his contract with the Warner Music record label had expired in May 2011 after the release of his first album, (Là) Où je pars in 2007, and the follow up, L'Équilibre in 2009, Moire said in 2012 that he was searching for a new record label for materials he was preparing for a third album. At Mercury, an affiliate of Universal Music Group, he met Dominique Gau, who had just joined Mercury as artistic director from Warner, Olivier Nuss and Éric Lelièvre. He announced on 14 January 2013 that Mercury would release his forthcoming album.

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female is an award presented annually by Film Independent. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working in an independent film.

Caroline Lamarche

Caroline Lamarche is a French-speaking writer. She was born in Liège and spent her early childhood in Spain and her later childhood near Paris. With a qualification in romance languages, she taught in Liège and in Nigeria. As of 2008, she lives on the outskirts of Brussels.

Catherine Mouchet

Catherine Mouchet is a French actress.

Melinda Shankar Canadian actress

Melinda Leanna Shankar is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring as Alli Bhandari in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2008-2015) and as Indira "Indie" Mehta in the YTV series How To Be Indie (2009-2011), for which she won several awards, including a Canadian Screen Award in 2013.

Oluniké Adeliyi Canadian actress

Oluniké Adeliyi is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the 2010 horror film Saw 3D and starred as Leah Kerns in the television series Flashpoint.

Melanie Scrofano

Melanie Neige Scrofano is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Mrs. McMurray on the Crave comedy series Letterkenny, Rebecca on the CBC comedy-drama series Being Erica, October on the Showcase mockumentary series Pure Pwnage, Tia on the CTV fantasy-drama series The Listener, and the title character of the Syfy modern Western drama Wynonna Earp.

Rachel Mwanza

Rachel Mwanza is an actress from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, best known for her performance as Komona in the 2012 film War Witch (Rebelle). Prior to being cast in the film, she was homeless and living on the streets of Kinshasa.

<i>Two Days, One Night</i> 2014 film

Two Days, One Night is a 2014 drama film written and directed by the Dardenne brothers, starring Marion Cotillard and Fabrizio Rongione.

5th Magritte Awards

The 5th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2014 in Belgium and took place on February 7, 2015, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 7:50 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 21 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Actor François Damiens presided the ceremony, while Charlie Dupont hosted the show for the first time.

Mimi Slinger is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Leanna Cavanagh on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

<i>Canadas a Drag</i> Canadian documentary series about drag queens

Canada's a Drag is a Canadian documentary series that premiered on CBC Gem on March 7, 2018. The show was created by Peter Knegt and Mercedes Grundy. Each episode focuses on a drag performer from a different Canadian city, inclusive of drag queens, drag kings and transgender or non-binary performers. It is produced by CBC Arts.

Moira Rose Fictional character from Schitts Creek

Moira Rose is a fictional character in the Canadian sitcom Schitt's Creek, which aired on CBC and Pop from 2015 to 2020. Moira is introduced as the eccentric former soap opera star wife of Johnny Rose and mother of their adult children, David and Alexis. She is often portrayed as the family member most resistant to life in Schitt's Creek – viewing their loss of fortune as temporary. In later seasons, Moira's story becomes more community-oriented as she forms closer relationships with the townspeople.

Alexis Rose Fictional character from Canadian television

Alexis Claire Rose is a fictional character in the Canadian sitcom Schitt's Creek, which aired on CBC and Pop TV from 2015 to 2020. Alexis, a member of the central Rose family, is introduced as the spoiled socialite daughter of Johnny and Moira Rose, and the younger sister of David Rose. Her early stories revolve around her efforts to adjust to life in Schitt's Creek after her family loses their fortune, as well as her romantic entanglements with locals Mutt Schitt and Ted Mullens. In later seasons, Alexis's story focuses on her educational pursuits and the establishment of her public relations business, Alexis Rose Communications.

<i>14 Days, 12 Nights</i> 2019 film

14 Days, 12 Nights is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Philippe Duval and released in 2019. The film stars Anne Dorval as Isabelle Brodeur, a Canadian woman whose grief over the accidental death of her adopted Vietnamese-born teenage daughter leads her to undertake a trip to Vietnam to meet Thuy Nguyen, the girl's birth mother.

Jean-Philippe Duval

Jean-Philippe Duval is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec City, Quebec. He is most noted for his 1999 films Matroni and Me , for which he received Jutra Award nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2nd Jutra Awards, and a Genie Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 20th Genie Awards, and his 2009 film Through the Mist , which received Jutra nominations for both Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 12th Jutra Awards.

References

  1. Fayet, Hervé (2020-03-21). "14 jours, 12 nuits, deux mondes, deux cultures". Le Courrier du Vietnam. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  2. Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now , February 18, 2020.
  3. Duchesne, André (2020-03-02). "14 jours, 12 nuits : deux femmes et un deuil". La Presse. Retrieved 2020-09-21.