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Theresa Tova (born 1955) is a Canadians actress, singer and playwright. "Tova, Theresa". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, 2009. She is most noted for her play Still the Night, which won several Dora Mavor Moore Awards in 1997"Hit musical captures seven awards. A great time for Ragtime". The Globe and Mail, September 30, 1997. and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 1999 Governor General's Awards."Governor-General's award nominees". Vancouver Sun, October 20, 1999.
Still the Night, a musical play which combined Jewish music, including vaudeville and klezmer, with the story of two young girls surviving the Holocaust in the forests of Poland, was staged in 1996 by Theatre Passe Muraille. It won four Dora Awards in the Mid-Sized Theatre division in 1997, for outstanding new play or musical, outstanding production, outstanding music (John Alcorn) and outstanding female performance in a musical (Liza Balkan).
Tova has continued to act on stage, including productions of They're Playing Our Song, Fiddler on the Roof and The Diary of Anne Frank, as well as in supporting television, film and web series roles. In 2017, she was elected president of the Toronto chapter of ACTRA."Theresa Tova Elected President of ACTRA Toronto". Canada NewsWire, January 4, 2017.
She was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for the web series For the Record.Brent Furdyk,
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
Filmography
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!Notes 1980 Deadline Honey 1983 Curtains Inmate 1984 Unfinished Business Sally 1985 Eleni Katis' Daughter 1985 Head Office Woman Protestor 1985 Big Deal Iris Leach 1986 Dancing in the Dark Nosey Neighbor 1990 Love & Murder Evelyn 1992 This Is My Life Rochelle 2005 Lie with Me Wedding Singer 2012 In Return Sandy 2013 It Was You Charlie Sandra 2019 Mistletoe & Menorahs Tovah 2020 Akilla's Escape Athena 2022 Christmas Lucky Charm Mrs. Barnett TBA Meet Me Next Christmas Debra
Television
1982 Hangin' In Denise Episode: "Make Room for Mommy" 1985 Seeing Things Gloria Episode: "Defective Vision" 1989–1994 E.N.G. Marge Atherton 96 episodes 1993 Taking the Heat Mary Television film 1994 Against Their Will Captain Cooney 1994 Forever Knight Ms. Sheppard Episode: "Undue Process" 1995 Degree of Guilt Dr. Shelton Television film 1997 The Abbess 2005 G-Spot Mickey Episode: "Stalker" 2007 ReGenesis Dr. Lang Episode: "I Dream of Genomes" 2009 Producing Parker Jack Cartwright / Jackie Episode: "Eat, Pray, Parker" 2010–2011 Bolts & Blip Olga 26 episodes 2014 The Strain Beverly Episode: "Loved Ones" 2014 Meet the Family Mom 3 episodes 2016 Group Home Dr. Ginsberg Television film 2018 ClaireVoyant Madame Sonnom 9 episodes 2019 Anne with an E Madam Lyudmila Episode: "The Summit of My Desires" 2020 For the Record Fiona 2 episodes 2022 Good Sam Anna Episode: "Truce" 2022 Pretty Hard Cases Zorka Episode: "Crystal Ball" 2022 Workin' Moms ER Doctor Episode: "The Break" 2023 Shelved Michaela Ramos Episode: "Moby Dick FICTION MEL" 2023 The Wedding Rule Faye Television film
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Categories: 1955 Births, Living People, 20th-century Canadian Actresses, 20th-century Canadian Dramatists And Playwrights, 20th-century Canadian Women Writers, 20th-century Canadian Women Singers, 21st-century Canadian Actresses, 21st-century Canadian Dramatists And Playwrights, 21st-century Canadian Women Writers, 21st-century Canadian Women Singers, Canadian Film Actresses, Canadian Musical Theatre Actresses, Canadian People Of Polish-jewish Descent, Canadian Stage Actresses, Canadian Television Actresses, Canadian Women Dramatists And Playwrights, Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners, Jewish Canadian Actresses, Jewish Canadian Writers, Actresses From Calgary, Musicians From Calgary, Writers From Calgary, Singers From Alberta
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