Rebecca Northan is a Canadian actress, improviser, theatre director,
and creative artist. She is known for playing the hippie mother Diane
Macleod on the CTV & The Comedy Network sitcom Alice, I Think. She was
born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She is a graduate of the
University of Calgary, and an alumna of the Loose Moose Theatre
Company where she did her improv training with Keith Johnstone.Northan
has been improvising and working as an actor for many years, and in
2004 she was nominated for a Gemini Award for "Best Ensemble in a
Comedy" for The Comedy Network’s The Joe Blow Show. Northan is also
a five-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee for "Best Female
Improviser". She has made several appearances at the Montreal Just For
Laughs Comedy Festival in the World Improv Games, and was recently a
member of The Second City Toronto mainstage cast in Good's Good,
Evil's Bad. She has also appeared as a guest host on CBC's This Hour
Has 22 Minutes, as well as having appeared in the feature films The
Rocker and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. She also co-stars in the
Showcase series The Foundation, directed by Michael Dowse.As an
actress, Northan has worked in theatres across Canada including
Theatre Calgary, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Fringe Theatre Adventures
(Edmonton), Quest Theatre (touring theatre for young people) and
Alberta Theatre Projects where she appeared in the Fall Ensemble and
playRites, a festival of new Canadian Work. In Toronto, Northan was
nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for "Best Actress" for her work
in Eric Woolfe's Jack the Ripper play, Dear Boss. When not performing
Northan also works as producer/director and is currently directing the
comedy troupe The Imponderables. She also directed the 2006 Toronto
Fringe Festival smash hit The Burning Bush. She recently married her
longtime partner, entertainer Bruce Horak.Northan and Horak are also
collaborators on the live theatrical show This is Cancer!, a comedy
which brings the character of Cancer to life in order to address the
modern audience's current cancer concerns.
and creative artist. She is known for playing the hippie mother Diane
Macleod on the CTV & The Comedy Network sitcom Alice, I Think. She was
born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She is a graduate of the
University of Calgary, and an alumna of the Loose Moose Theatre
Company where she did her improv training with Keith Johnstone.Northan
has been improvising and working as an actor for many years, and in
2004 she was nominated for a Gemini Award for "Best Ensemble in a
Comedy" for The Comedy Network’s The Joe Blow Show. Northan is also
a five-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee for "Best Female
Improviser". She has made several appearances at the Montreal Just For
Laughs Comedy Festival in the World Improv Games, and was recently a
member of The Second City Toronto mainstage cast in Good's Good,
Evil's Bad. She has also appeared as a guest host on CBC's This Hour
Has 22 Minutes, as well as having appeared in the feature films The
Rocker and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. She also co-stars in the
Showcase series The Foundation, directed by Michael Dowse.As an
actress, Northan has worked in theatres across Canada including
Theatre Calgary, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Fringe Theatre Adventures
(Edmonton), Quest Theatre (touring theatre for young people) and
Alberta Theatre Projects where she appeared in the Fall Ensemble and
playRites, a festival of new Canadian Work. In Toronto, Northan was
nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for "Best Actress" for her work
in Eric Woolfe's Jack the Ripper play, Dear Boss. When not performing
Northan also works as producer/director and is currently directing the
comedy troupe The Imponderables. She also directed the 2006 Toronto
Fringe Festival smash hit The Burning Bush. She recently married her
longtime partner, entertainer Bruce Horak.Northan and Horak are also
collaborators on the live theatrical show This is Cancer!, a comedy
which brings the character of Cancer to life in order to address the
modern audience's current cancer concerns.
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