Sarah Gadon

Birth Name:

Sarah Gadon

Birth Place:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Writer

Participated in "Canada Reads" in 2014, she sat on the panel and defended "Annabel" by Kathleen Winter
Received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series in 2018
Received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film for her role in "Cosmopolis․"
Won the first Birks Canadian Diamond Award in 2012
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

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
2026Spotlight Award - Best Performance:Nominated

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