Kristen Thomson
Kristen Thomson | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995 - present |
Kristen Thomson (born 1966) is a Canadian actress and playwright. She has been described as "an icon of Canadian theatre".[1]
Early life and education
Thomson was born in Toronto, Ontario. She studied drama at the University of Toronto and the National Theatre School of Canada.[2]
I, Claudia
Thomson is known for her one-woman play I, Claudia, which was adapted to film in 2004.[3][4] In that play and film, Thomson plays all of the roles, using masks to change character. The play has been described as a "deeply moving one-woman mask show about the inner life of a pre-adolescent girl".[5] It received praise from critics and was popularly successful.[5]
Awards
In 2003, Thomson won an ACTRA Award for her performance in I Shout Love (2001), a short film directed by Sarah Polley. She has won four Dora Awards for her stage work.[6] Her most recent win was for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in the movie Away From Her.
Stage
Year | Title | Company / Venue | Role | Notes |
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2001 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto | Bottom / Hermia[7] | |
2018 | Every Brilliant Thing | Berkley Street Theatre, Toronto[1] | ||
2019 | The Wedding Party | Streetscar Crowsnest Theatre, Toronto | Play written by Thomson[8] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Cream Sauce | Adult Helen | Short film |
2000 | Landscaping | ||
The Law of Enclosures | Myrah[9] | ||
2001 | I Shout Love | Tessa | Short film |
2002 | Flower & Garnet | Barb | |
2003 | Proteus | Kate[2] | |
The Republic of Love | Charlotte | ||
2004 | I, Claudia | Claudia | |
2006 | Away from Her | Kristy[10][11][12] | |
2008 | How Are You? | Short film | |
2014 | What We Have | Patricia | |
2016 | Window Horses | Caroline | Voice role |
2017 | Downsizing | Good Friend Gina[1] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Net Worth | Pat Lindsay | TV film |
2002 | The Matthew Shepard Story | Romaine Patterson | TV film |
2005 | It's Me...Gerald | Hedda | Episode: "Goodnight, Mr. Butterson" |
This Is Wonderland | n/a | Episode: "2.8" | |
2006 | Episode: "3.12" | ||
The Great Polar Bear Adventure | Ikuk (voice) | TV film | |
2008 | Of Murder and Memory | Nurse | |
2010 | Flashpoint | Kate | Episode: "Jumping at Shadows" |
2011 | The Listener | Corrinne Rommilly | Episode: "In His Sights" |
2012 | The Firm | Eileen Bower | Episode: "Chapter Eleven" |
2012 | Dual Suspects | Young Woman | Episode: "The Carpenter Story" |
2017–2019 | Cardinal | Noelle Dyson | Miniseries |
2023 | Murdoch Mysteries | Emily Carr | "Murdoch and the Mona Lisa" |
Publications
- I, Claudia (2004, Playwrights Canada Press)
- Someone else (2014, Playwrights Canada Press)
References
- ^ a b c Sahagian, Sarah (November 27, 2018). "We Sit Down With Canadian Actress Kristen Thomson". Eligible Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Kulp, Christine (December 5, 2002). "Star Turns: Kristen Thomson". University of Toronto Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Kadar, M.; Warley, L.; Perreault, J.; Egan, S. (2009). Tracing the Autobiographical. Life Writing. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-55458-716-2. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Rudakoff, J.D.; Thomson, L.M. (2002). Between the Lines: The Process of Dramaturgy. Playwrights Canada Press. ISBN 978-0-88754-622-8. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Herbert, I.; Leclercq, N. (2003). World of Theatre 2003 Edition: An Account of the World's Theatre Seasons 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. Taylor & Francis. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-134-40212-0. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Charlebois, Gaetan; Nothof, Anne (February 9, 2022). "Thomson, Kristen". Encyclopedia of Canadian Theatre. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ O'Connor, J.; Goodland, K. (2016). A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance Since 1991: Volume 3, USA and Canada. A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-349-58788-9. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Saxberg, Lynn (January 25, 2019). "After tackling divorce and death, playwright Kristen Thomson lightens the mood with a comedy". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Greyson, J.; MacKenzie, S.; Longfellow, B.; Waugh, T. (2013). The Perils of Pedagogy: The Works of John Greyson. The Perils of Pedagogy: The Works of John Greyson. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-7735-4143-6. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Dempsey, E.; Volkman, V.R. (2010). Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing (Vol. II, No. 2). Loving Healing Press, Incorporated. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-61599-040-5. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Ebert, R. (2009). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2009. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. p. 594. ISBN 978-0-7407-9216-8. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Berman, J. (2022). The Art of Caregiving in Fiction, Film, and Memoir. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-350-18536-4. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
External links
- Kristen Thomson at IMDb
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1970–2021
- Gratien Gélinas (1970)
- Danny Freedman (1971)
- Donald Pilon (1972)
- Willie Lamothe (1973)
- No Award (1974)
- Henry Beckman (1975)
- Frank Moore (1976)
- Jean Lapointe (1977)
- Henry Beckman (1978)
- Gordon Pinsent (1980)
- Germain Houde (1981)
- Saul Rubinek (1982)
- R. H. Thomson (1983)
- Michael Zelniker (1984)
- Alan Scarfe (1985)
- Alan Arkin (1986)
- Gabriel Arcand (1987)
- Germain Houde (1988)
- Rémy Girard (1989)
- Rémy Girard (1990)
- August Schellenberg (1991)
- Michael Hogan (1992)
- Kevin Tighe (1993)
- Don McKellar (1994)
- Kenneth Welsh (1995)
- Peter Donaldson (1996)
- Peter MacNeill (1997)
- Callum Keith Rennie (1998)
- Mark McKinney (1999)
- Martin Cummins (2000)
- Vincent Gale (2001)
- Elias Koteas (2002)
- Stéphane Rousseau (2003)
- Jean Lapointe (2004)
- Denis Bernard (2005)
- Stephen McHattie (2006)
- Armin Mueller-Stahl (2007)
- Callum Keith Rennie (2008)
- Maxim Gaudette (2009)
- Dustin Hoffman (2010)
- Viggo Mortensen (2011)
- Serge Kanyinda (2012)
- Gordon Pinsent (2013)
- John Cusack (2014)
- Nick Serino (2015)
- Vincent Cassel (2016)
- Ethan Hawke (2017)
- Richard Clarkin (2018)
- Rémy Girard (2019)
- Colm Feore (2020)
- Joshua Odjick (2021)
1970–2021
- Fernande Giroux (1970)
- Olivette Thibault (1971)
- Doris Petrie (1972)
- Camille Bernard (1973)
- No Award (1974)
- Lila Kedrova (1975)
- Tedde Moore (1976)
- Carole Lazare (1977)
- Marilyn Lightstone (1978)
- Geneviève Bujold (1980)
- Kate Reid (1981)
- Denise Filiatrault (1982)
- Jackie Burroughs (1983)
- Jackie Burroughs (1984)
- Linda Sorenson (1985)
- Linda Sorenson (1986)
- Louise Portal (1987)
- Paule Baillargeon (1988)
- Colleen Dewhurst (1989)
- Robyn Stevan (1990)
- Danielle Proulx (1991)
- Monique Mercure (1992)
- Nicola Cavendish (1993)
- Martha Henry (1994)
- Kate Nelligan (1995)
- Martha Burns (1996)
- Seana McKenna (1997)
- Monique Mercure (1998)
- Catherine O'Hara (1999)
- Helen Shaver (2000)
- Molly Parker (2001)
- Pascale Montpetit (2002)
- Marie-Josée Croze (2003)
- Jennifer Jason Leigh (2004)
- Danielle Proulx (2005)
- Carrie-Anne Moss (2006)
- Kristen Thomson (2007)
- Kristin Booth (2008)
- Martha Burns (2009)
- Minnie Driver (2010)
- Sophie Nélisse (2011)
- Seema Biswas (2012)
- Sarah Gadon (2013)
- Suzanne Clément (2014)
- Joan Allen (2015)
- Molly Parker (2016)
- Bahar Noohian (2017)
- Sarah Gadon (2018)
- Nour Belkhiria (2019)
- Mary Walsh (2020)
- Cherish Violet Blood (2021)
2022
- Aaron Pierre (2022)
2023-present
- Glenn Howerton (2023)
2023-present
- Chantal Thuy (2023)
Separate awards were presented by gender prior to 2022; ungendered awards for best performance regardless have been presented since.
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