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Miranda de Pencier
Canadian film and TV director (born )
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| Born | August 20, &#;() (age&#;56) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director, producer |
Miranda de Pencier (born August 20, , in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director, producer, and actress.
She is most noted for her film Throat Song, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards.[1]
Career
She began her career as an actress, most notably playing Josie Pye in the telemovie Anne of Green Gables and its sequels.[2] She also had a recurring role on Street Legal in the –90 season as Jennifer Winston, a college student who was dating Chuck Tchobanian,[3] and appeared in the film The Myth of the Male Orgasm and on stage in Canadian productions of Les Misérables and Aspects of Love.[4]
In the late s she began producing, first in theatre[5] before moving into film production.
Through her production company, Northwood Entertainment,[6] she first produced the film Cake.[7] Her subsequent credits as a producer have included the films Pu, Adam and Beginners,[8] the television series Wild Roses[9] and the new Anne of Green Gables adaptation Anne with an E.[10]
The short film Throat Song was her debut as a director.[11] Her feature debut, The Grizzlies, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in September In October, de Pencier won the Directors Guild of Canada award for Best Direction in a Feature Film for The Grizzlies.[12]
Personal life
She is the daughter of magazine publisher Michael de Pencier, and the sister of documentary filmmaker Nicholas de Pencier.[13]
Filmography
Acting
Film
Television
Producing
Film
Television
References
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Montreal Gazette, March 4,
- ^"The Sisterhood of Anne of Green Gables Is Ready for Anne’s Next Chapter". Vanity Fair, May 10,
- ^"It can't be Street Legal to look this good".Miranda de pencier biography of albert einstein External links [ edit ]. Where is Miranda de Pencier from? Beginners 7. Born August 20 , Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Toronto Star, December 26,
- ^"Aspects transformed by a light touch". Ottawa Citizen, September 6,
- ^"Frida Mania: Renowned play opens season at One Yellow Rabbit". Calgary Herald, September 27,
- ^"Miranda de Pencier". Variety. 19 February
- ^"New Canadian romantic comedy, Cake, stars Heather Graham".
Telegraph-Journal, November 30,
- ^"Canuck nominees celebrate in L.A." Toronto Star, February 24,
- ^"Wild Roses planted on CBC".Biography of albert einstein Canadian film and TV director born Adam 7. Where does Miranda de Pencier live? Tools Tools.
Vancouver Sun, January 3,
- ^"Anne of Green Gables show producer says we can never get too much Anne". CBC News Prince Edward Island, January 15,
- ^"Iqaluit-made movie premieres at Toronto film fest". CBC North, September 12,
- ^"Miranda de Pencier, Kari Skogland win DGC Awards"Playback, October 22,
- ^"The Accidental Mogul".
Toronto Life, November 3,