Tanya Allen Explained

Tanya Allen
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1993–present

Tanya Allen (born 1975) is a Canadian actress, best known as the harried assistant Audrey on the CBC sitcom The Newsroom. At age 15, she began training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. In addition to her film and television work, Allen has also performed on stage with Second City in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997RegenerationSarahAKA, Behind the Lines
1998ClutchTheresa
1999Tail Lights FadeAngie
2001Wish You Were DeadTanya Rider
2002Liberty Stands StillMay
2002Lone HeroSharon
2002Fancy DancingKaren
2005Happy Is Not Hard to BeRuth
2006Silent HillAnna
2008ShutterModel
2009Courtney
2010MagicTammi
2011Deadline: Medium RareMotherShort
2013Dose of RealityAlana / Wife
2013Meltdown on the Ice PlanetNarrator
2020data-sort-value="Nest, The" The NestMargy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Spenser: CeremonyApril KyleTV film
1994Jennifer Newley"Only the Strong Survive"
1994Ultimate BetrayalBeth, Age 17TV film
1994Side EffectsClaire Edwards"Superman"
1994Lives of Girls and WomenDel JordanTV film
1995Mary Ann McDonald"Pilot"
1996TekWarTina"The Gate"
1996LyddieLyddie WorthenTV film
1996Kimberly GrangerTV film
1996–1997AudreySupporting role
1997PlatinumAstrid KirshTV film
1998White LiesErina BaxterTV film
1998Lisa"Fear Itself"
1998Unknown"The Case of the Ten Dollar Thief"
2000Nature BoyAnna JacobsonTV short
2000–2004StarhunterPercy MontanaMain role
2001Amy Barrett"Patient Zero"
2004Chicks with SticksKate WillingsTV film[1]
2006Firestorm: Last Stand at YellowstoneAnnie CalgroveTV film
2015Sarah"BK, NY"
2017Starhunter TransformationPercy Montana3 episodes
2018Starhunter ReduxPercy MontanaTV series

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryProductionResult
1997Gemini AwardBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic ProgramLives of Girls and Women
1998Gemini AwardBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic ProgramPlatinum
1998Gemini AwardBest Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble) (for episode #1.13: "The Campaign")[2]

References

  1. Web site: . Chicks with Sticks . Northernstars . 30 June 2016 . Canadian Independent Visual and Digital Media Association . Toronto, Ontario . 15 April 2021 . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415223322/https://www.northernstars.ca/chicks_with_sticks/ . live .
  2. Shared with cast