Rosa Laborde
Birth Name:
Rosa Laborde
Birth Place:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actress, Writer
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program for "History Bites" in 2008
- Was nominated for five Dora Mavor Moore Awards for "Leo," including Outstanding New Play, and was also a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Drama
- Graduated from The Oxford School of Drama and the Canadian Film Centre's Primetime Television Writing Program
- Made her screen acting debut as Christine in the film "Blur" in 2000
- Quote: "(On "Like Wolves"): "It is shocking what people say to each other in families because you have no need to be polite․․․[but] some of the terrible things people say are also very funny․ In the worst of circumstances, there is laughter and humour․""
- Best known for her role as Pam in "The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom" and as Nina Corba in "ReGenesis․"
- Is a playwright-in-residence at the Tarragon Theatre and The Great Canadian Theatre Company, and previously completed a residency at The Banff Centre for the Arts
- Is also a playwright who has written "The Source," "Hush," "Sugar," and "Marine Life․"