Kristen Thomson

Kristen Thomson
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Born	1966 (age 57–58) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995 - present

Kristen Thomson (born 1966) is a Canadian actress and playwright.

Thomson was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is known for her one-woman play I, Claudia, which was adapted to film in 2004. In that play and film, Thomson plays all of the roles, using masks to change character.

Thomson received her undergraduate training and University of Toronto's theatre school "University College Drama Program" currently under the tutelage of Factory Theaters' Ken Gass.

In 2003, Thomson won an ACTRA Award for her performance in I Shout Love (2001), a short film directed by Sarah Polley. She has also won three Dora Awards for her stage work. Her most recent win was for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in the movie Away From Her.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Cream Sauce	Adult Helen	Short film
2000	Landscaping		Short film
2000	The Law of Enclosures	Myrah
2001	I Shout Love	Tessa	Short film
2002	Flower & Garnet	Barb
2003	Proteus	Kate
2003	The Republic of Love	Charlotte
2004	I, Claudia	Claudia
2006	Away from Her	Kristy
2008	How Are You?		Short film
2014	What We Have

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Net Worth	Pat Lindsay	TV film
2002	The Matthew Shepard Story	Romaine Patterson	TV film
2005	It's Me...Gerald	Hedda	Episode: "Goodnight, Mr. Butterson"
2005	This Is Wonderland		Episode: "2.8"
2006	This Is Wonderland		Episode: "3.12"
2006	The Great Polar Bear Adventure	Ikuk (voice)	TV film
2008	Of Murder and Memory	Nurse	TV film
2010	Flashpoint	Kate	Episode: "Jumping at Shadows"
2011	The Listener	Corrinne Rommilly	Episode: "In His Sights"
2012	The Firm	Eileen Bower	Episode: "Chapter Eleven"
2012	Dual Suspects	Young Woman	Episode: "The Carpenter Story"

External links

• Kristen Thomson at the Internet Movie Database