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Sarah Gadon Biography

Birth Name:Sarah Gadon

Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film for her role in "Cosmopolis․"
  • Participated in "Canada Reads" in 2014, she sat on the panel and defended "Annabel" by Kathleen Winter
  • Won the first Birks Canadian Diamond Award in 2012
  • Received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series in 2018
  • Studied cinema studies at the University of Toronto
  • Trained at the National Ballet School of Canada and the Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts
  • Quote: "I think it's equally important for women to study film as it is for them to be actively working in the film and television industry, so it only seems natural that I do both․"
  • During college, she wrote an essay on Feminist Approaches to Cinema comparing and contrasting Mulvey and Doane

Awards

  • 2001Young Artist Award-Best Ensemble in a TV Movie: nominated
  • 2008Gemini-Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series: nominated
  • 2009ACTRA Toronto Award-Outstanding Performance - Female: nominated
  • 2009Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2012CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: nominated
  • 2013VFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film: winner
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
  • 2014Halfway Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2015VFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film: nominated
  • 2018ACTRA Toronto Award-Outstanding Performance - Female: nominated
  • 2018ACTRA Toronto Award-ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance - Female: nominated
  • 2018Canadian Screen Award-Best Lead Actress, Drama Program or Limited Series: winner
  • 2018INOCA TV-Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: winner
  • 2018OFTA Television Award-Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series: nominated
  • 2019Canadian Screen Award-Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
  • 2019Kim Renders Outstanding Performance Award-Outstanding Lead Performance: nominated
  • 2022VFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film: winner