Catherine Wreford Explained

Catherine Wreford
Birth Name:Catherine Anne Wreford
Birth Date:26 June 1980
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation:Actor, dancer
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Children:2

Catherine Anne Wreford (born June 26, 1980) is a Canadian actress, dancer and singer.

Early life

Wreford was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in June 1980. She graduated from Kelvin High School and later trained at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.[1]

Career

Wreford starred in the Broadway production 42nd Street.[2] In 2019, Wreford returned to performing, including appearing as Lady Capulet in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's production of Romeo and Juliet in February 2019.

Wreford played the lead role of Alison in the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's production of Fun Home, a musical inspired by Alison Bechdel's memoir of the same name. Her son, Eliot Ledlow, was also featured in the show as Little Alison's brother.[3]

Wreford teaches musical theatre at the Shelley Shearer School of Dance in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[4]

Personal life

In 2013, Wreford was diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma, a malignant brain tumor, and was told that she was expected to live for only another two to six years. In 2014, she moved back to Winnipeg where she could be supported by her family through treatment.[5] In response to the lack of resources she found after her diagnosis, Wreford helped to found the website "livingoutloud.life", which launched in 2018, to help young people living with terminal illness connect with each other and cope with their diagnoses.[6]

Wreford's daughter was born five weeks before her cancer diagnosis in 2013. She also has a son.[7]

In 2022, Wreford competed with fellow Broadway performer Craig Ramsay on The Amazing Race Canada 8.[8] They finished first in the final leg in Vancouver to win Amazing Race Canada, the $250,000 prize, and two Chevrolet Silverado ZR2s.[9]

Filmography

Film

Notes
2006data-sort-value="Butcher, The" The ButcherRachel
2006El Mascarado MassacreDaisy
2006Dead Boyz Don't ScreamCallie
2006Sorry Charlie!Jenny Rice
2006PittsburghSelf / 'The Music Man' Cast
2007data-sort-value="Metrosexual, The" The MetrosexualGwen
2007Lords of the UnderworldBaby

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022data-sort-value="Amazing Race Canada 8, The" The Amazing Race Canada 8Herself/ContestantWon with friend Craig Ramsay
2022SkyMedNICU nurse

Theater

Notes and References

  1. News: McIntosh. Steven. Catherine Wreford: The dancer with an 'invisible disease'. 12 February 2019. BBC News. 15 March 2019. BBC.
  2. News: Shirley. Don. Summer along '42nd Street'; The Broadway revival of the singing and dancing extravaganza visits in time to provide seasonal refreshment.. https://archive.today/20130201023747/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/346943821.html?dids=346943821:346943821&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+13,+2003&author=Don+Shirley&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=THEATER+REVIEW;+Summer+along+'42nd+Street';+The+Broadway+revival+of+the+singing+and+dancing+extravaganza+visits+in+time+to+provide+seasonal+refreshment.&pqatl=google. dead. February 1, 2013. June 13, 2003. Los Angeles Times.
  3. News: King. Randall. Role in Warehouse play puts Wreford's cancer out of her mind. 8 November 2019. Winnipeg Free Press. 2 April 2020.
  4. News: 'I keep busy, is how I cope': young mom with terminal cancer has raised $3K for research. 21 April 2017. CBC. 2 April 2020.
  5. News: Goldman. Brian. "It may be a very different life, but it's a life worth living.". 20 October 2017. CBC. 2 April 2020.
  6. News: Gibson. Shane. 'My entire life has flipped': Canadian website helps connect terminally ill young people. 10 December 2018. CBC. 2 April 2020.
  7. News: Samson. Sam. Winnipeg woman with terminal cancer slowly preparing children, mother for life without her. 12 May 2018. CBC. 2 April 2020.
  8. Web site: It's Go Time, Canada! THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Returns July 5 on CTV, as all 10 Teams Revealed. Bell Media. June 22, 2022. June 22, 2022.
  9. News: Winnipegger with terminal brain cancer teams up with longtime friend to win Amazing Race Canada . Noel Ransome . . . 21 September 2022.
  10. News: Dacey. Elisha. Rainbow Stage performer keeps living while she's dying. 24 August 2017. CBC. 2 April 2020.
  11. Web site: 'I just feel joy': Woman with terminal cancer returns to her passion on stage. 18 March 2018. CTVNews. en. 2 April 2020.