Gail Maurice Explained

Gail Maurice
Occupation:actor, writer, director

Gail Maurice is a Canadian actress, writer, and producer.[1] She is most noted for her performances as the title character in the film Johnny Greyeyes,[2] Dorothy Pine in the television series Cardinal,[3] and Georgina in the television series Trickster.[4]

Career

Maurice is the head of Assini Productions, a film studio whose films have included Smudge (2006), Kihtwam misawac na-wapamitin (2011), Assini (2015)[5] and Rosie (2018).

She was a co-writer and star of Joshua Demers's 2020 film Québexit.[6] At the 2020 Whistler Film Festival, Maurice, Demers and Xavier Yuvens won the Borsos Competition award for Best Screenplay in a Canadian Film.[7]

At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series for her performance in Trickster.[8] At the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Film, for the film Night Raiders.[9]

Rosie, Maurice's debut feature film as a director and an expansion of her 2018 short film of the same name, premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[10]

Personal life

Maurice is in a relationship with Mélanie Bray, one of the stars of Rosie.[11]

Filmography

Film

Notes
2000Johnny GreyeyesJohnny Greyeyes
2007Finn's GirlNancy
2016Me and My Little SisterDocumentary
2018Falls Around HerInez
2019data-sort-value="Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw, The" The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi BearclawAnnabelle Bearclaw
2020QuébexitMeetos
2021Night RaidersIda
2022Bones of CrowsOlder Taylor Whallach
2024AberdeenAberdeen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Giant MineTechnicianTelevision film
1997data-sort-value="Rez, The" The RezBarbara FencepostEpisode: "No Reservations: One Hour Finale"
1998Big BearNowakich2 episodes
2000Psi FactorKachataEpisode: "GeoCore"
2000Captive WomanEpisode: "When the World Began"
2000Twice in a LifetimeRuth's DaughterEpisode: "Grandma's Shoes"
2002–2003Street TimeSkye Nighthawk6 episodes
2007Monsters We MetEarly AmericanEpisode: "The Eternal Frontier"
2016ColdSara2 episodes
2017–2020CardinalDorothy Pine5 episodes
2019data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" The Twilight ZoneRita ColchackEpisode: "A Traveler"
2020DiggstownAnnabel DraperEpisode: "Cheryl Battiste"
2020BarkskinsTeyaronhiio'3 episodes
2020TricksterGeorgina5 episodes
2021Sort OfICU NurseEpisode: "Sort Of Back Again"

Notes and References

  1. "Canadian aboriginal filmmaker en route to Sundance with Smudge". Times & Transcript, January 20, 2006.
  2. Glen Schaefer, "Greyeyes can open eyes". The Province, December 14, 2001.
  3. "CTV series in town; North a 'character of its own' in crime drama". Sudbury Star, February 16, 2016.
  4. Radheyan Simonpillai, "TV review: B.C.–set Trickster is an electrifying adaptation of Eden Robinson’s book". The Georgia Straight, September 7, 2020.
  5. Dan Davidson, "Film festival goes out on a big finish note". Whitehorse Star, April 1, 2016.
  6. Ben Leeson, "Québexit, an ensemble comedy at intersection of language and culture, to premiere at Cinefest". Sudbury Star, September 21, 2020.
  7. Lauren Malyk, "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback, December 21, 2020.
  8. Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
  9. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  10. Jeremy Kay, "Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic leads TIFF Midnight Madness; Discovery, Wavelength sections also unveiled". Screen Daily, August 4, 2022.
  11. David Friend, "‘Rosie’ director Gail Maurice on the difficult road to making a queer Indigenous film". Toronto Star, October 11, 2022.