Carmen Moore (born December 24, 1972) is a Canadian actress known for
her work in television.She is known for her role as Loreen Cassway on
Arctic Air (for which she was nominated for a Leo Award in 2012) and
the lead role of Leona Stoney, on the acclaimed series Blackstone (for
which she has garnered five Leo nominations with three wins for Best
Lead Performance and was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2011 and a
Canadian Screen Award in 2017). She's also known for her role as
Simone Cardinal on Godiva's for which she earned a 2006 Leo
nomination.Moore is of mixed blood including Wet'suwet'en and is a
member of the Hagwilget Village First Nation in Hazelton, British
Columbia. She was born in Burnaby, British Columbia and grew up in
Coquitlam, British Columbia. She attended Port Moody Senior Secondary
School. In 1991 she joined the Spirit Song Native Theatre Co., and
worked with them for 9 months. Her first professional theatre gig was
with Theatre New Brunswick's Young Company tour in 1992 and got rave
reviews. Carmen was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award for Best
Supporting Actress in Fend Players' Danceland in 1993.[1] She
continued her work in theatre, as well as auditioning for TV and film.
For Firehall Arts Centre's Someday she was nominated for another
Jessie, this time for Best Actress.[2]Carmen has worked steadily in TV
and film since 1995. She was nominated for the American "First
Americans in the Arts" award, for her role as Chewlynndit in the made
for TV movie Brothers of the Frontier (1996). She played Dawn Star,
the wife of Sir Ben Kingsley's character "The Great Zamboni", in the
movie Spooky House, and in 2004 she worked with director John Woo for
the television film The Robinsons: Lost in Space.
her work in television.She is known for her role as Loreen Cassway on
Arctic Air (for which she was nominated for a Leo Award in 2012) and
the lead role of Leona Stoney, on the acclaimed series Blackstone (for
which she has garnered five Leo nominations with three wins for Best
Lead Performance and was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2011 and a
Canadian Screen Award in 2017). She's also known for her role as
Simone Cardinal on Godiva's for which she earned a 2006 Leo
nomination.Moore is of mixed blood including Wet'suwet'en and is a
member of the Hagwilget Village First Nation in Hazelton, British
Columbia. She was born in Burnaby, British Columbia and grew up in
Coquitlam, British Columbia. She attended Port Moody Senior Secondary
School. In 1991 she joined the Spirit Song Native Theatre Co., and
worked with them for 9 months. Her first professional theatre gig was
with Theatre New Brunswick's Young Company tour in 1992 and got rave
reviews. Carmen was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award for Best
Supporting Actress in Fend Players' Danceland in 1993.[1] She
continued her work in theatre, as well as auditioning for TV and film.
For Firehall Arts Centre's Someday she was nominated for another
Jessie, this time for Best Actress.[2]Carmen has worked steadily in TV
and film since 1995. She was nominated for the American "First
Americans in the Arts" award, for her role as Chewlynndit in the made
for TV movie Brothers of the Frontier (1996). She played Dawn Star,
the wife of Sir Ben Kingsley's character "The Great Zamboni", in the
movie Spooky House, and in 2004 she worked with director John Woo for
the television film The Robinsons: Lost in Space.
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