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.
Thomson was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is known for her one-woman play I, Claudia, which was adapted to film in 2004. In that play and film, Thomson plays all of the roles, using masks to change character.
Thomson received her undergraduate training and University of Toronto's theatre school "University College Drama Program" currently under the tutelage of former Artistic Director of Factory Theatre's Ken Gass.
In 2003, Thomson won an ACTRA Award for her performance in I Shout Love (2001), a short film directed by Sarah Polley. She has also won three Dora Awards for her stage work. 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.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Cream Sauce | Adult Helen | Short film |
2000 | Landscaping | ||
The Law of Enclosures | Myrah | ||
2001 | I Shout Love | Tessa | Short film |
2002 | Flower & Garnet | Barb | |
2003 | Proteus | Kate | |
The Republic of Love | Charlotte | ||
2004 | I, Claudia | Claudia | |
2006 | Away from Her | Kristy | |
2008 | How Are You? | Short film | |
2014 | What We Have | Patricia | |
2016 | Window Horses | Caroline | Voice role |
2017 | Downsizing | Good Friend Gina |
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" |
References
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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