Anna Lambe Explained

Anna Lambe
Birth Date:2000 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2018–present
Known For:The Grizzlies
Trickster

Anna Lambe (born 25 September 2000) is a Canadian Inuk actress from Iqaluit, Nunavut. She is most noted for her debut role as Spring in the 2018 film The Grizzlies, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.

Career

Lambe made her film debut in the 2018 film The Grizzlies, based on a real-life story, as Wynter Kuliktana Blais.[1] She was encouraged to audition for the role by her drama teacher. The film was shot in Iqaluit, Lambe's hometown.[1] The film was met with critical acclaim, and Lambe was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards for her performance.[2]

In 2020, she had a supporting role as Sarah in the television series Trickster.[3] At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[4]

In September 2022, Lambe was cast in the fourth season of True Detective on HBO.[5]

In March 2024, Lambe was cast in the lead role of the CBC original comedy series North of North.

Personal life

, Lambe was studying International Development and Globalization at the University of Ottawa.[1]

In 2020 she wrote an open letter calling for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut to censure MLA Cathy Towtongie, following Towtongie's statement objecting to the use of the word two-spirit in a legislative motion on the grounds that the concept was not a part of Inuit culture.[6] She wrote that "as Inuit, we pride ourselves on being a tolerant, accepting people… Cathy Towtongie does not speak for me as an Inuk in claiming two-spirit lives are not the Inuit way. Sexual fluidity and gender fluidity are parts of Inuit history…"[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anna Lambe Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419203127/https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/artist/Anna-Lambe/bio-citations . dead . 19 April 2021 . Inuit Art Foundation . 2021-04-19.
  2. News: Women, children and maybe ghosts? 10 takeaways from the 2019 Canadian Screen Award nominations . Peter . Knegt . 2019-02-07 . . 2019-02-11.
  3. News: Cast revealed for CBC's upcoming series, The Trickster . Jane . van Koeverden . 2019-09-18 . . 2020-06-24.
  4. News: Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations . Brent . Furdyk . 2021-03-30 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210330100408/https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ . dead . 30 March 2021 . 2021-04-08.
  5. Web site: 'True Detective' Season 4 at HBO Adds Five to Cast, Including Fiona Shaw and Christopher Eccleston. Otterson. Joe. September 23, 2022. July 25, 2023. Variety.
  6. News: Nunavut MLA called out for statement about 'two-spirit' . Emma . Tranter . 2020-03-09 . . 2021-10-27.
  7. News: Towtongie reignites controversy over two-spirited people's acceptance in Inuit culture . 2020-03-07 . . 2021-10-27.