Darla Contois
Cree-Saultreux writer and actress
Darla Contois (Wasakahaw Mikisu Iskwew) is an Indigenous (Cree-Saulteaux) writer and actress from Misipawistik Cree Nation, Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada.[1] She stars as Esther Rosenblum / Bezhig Little Bird in the Canadian drama television series Little Bird, which premiered on Crave and APTN lumi on May 26, 2023.[2]
Contois graduated from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre’s professional training program in 2014 and attended David Smukler's National Voice Intensive. Her solo show White Man’s Indian premiered at Summerworks 2017 in Toronto where she was awarded the Emerging Artist Award. Her most recent work, The War Being Waged, was produced by Winnipeg's Prairie Theatre Exchange as part of their 2021–22 season.[3]
The War Being Waged was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2023 Governor General's Awards.[4] In 2024 she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Leading Performance in a Drama Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards, for the television series Little Bird.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dhaliwal '15 | Nina | TV series |
| 2018 | Eros | Aniibishan | Short movie |
| 2023 | Little Bird | Esther / Bezhig | TV series |
| 2023 | Frank Gets the Job Done | Sheryl | Short movie |
| 2024 | Many Wounds | Crystal | Post-production |
References
- ^ Ian Graham, "‘We don’t really get as much as the southern part of the province:’ Liberal candidate Darla Contois". Thompson Citizen, August 29, 2019.
- ^ Debra Yeo, "They woke up with four kids. By the end of the day, they had one. Inside the devastating new ‘Sixties Scoop’ drama ‘Little Bird’". Toronto Star, May 25, 2023.
- ^ Isabella Soares, "The war being waged within: PTE production explores intergenerational Indigenous experiences". The Uniter, November 4, 2021.
- ^ "Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC Books, October 25, 2023.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "‘BlackBerry,’ ‘Little Bird’ Dominate Canadian Screen Awards". The Hollywood Reporter, May 31, 2024.
External links
- Darla Contois at IMDb
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1986–2021
- Robert Clothier (1986)
- Eric Peterson and Winston Rekert (1987)
- Pat Mastroianni (1988)
- Eric Peterson (1989)
- Art Hindle (1990)
- Eric Peterson (1991)
- Cedric Smith (1992)
- James Purcell (1993)
- Paul Gross (1994)
- Paul Gross (1995)
- David Cubitt (1996)
- Bruce Gray (1997)
- Patrick McKenna (1998)
- Michael Riley (1999)
- Michael Riley (2000)
- Nicholas Campbell (2001)
- Donnelly Rhodes (2002)
- Jeff Seymour (2003)
- Paul Gross (2004)
- Michael Riley (2005)
- Mark McKinney (2006)
- Paul Gross (2007)
- Louis Ferreira (2008)
- Enrico Colantoni (2009)
- Robert Carlyle (2010)
- Callum Keith Rennie (2011)
- Enrico Colantoni (2012)
- Hugh Dillon (2013)
- Jared Keeso (2014)
- Ari Millen (2015)
- Adrian Holmes (2016)
- Alexander Ludwig (2017)
- Kim Coates (2018)
- Billy Campbell (2019)
- Hamza Haq (2020)
- Hamza Haq (2021)
1986–2021
- Marnie McPhail (1986)
- Dixie Seatle (1987)
- Sonja Smits (1988)
- Stacie Mistysyn (1989)
- Jackie Burroughs (1990)
- Jackie Burroughs (1991)
- Sara Botsford (1992)
- Jackie Burroughs (1993)
- Lally Cadeau (1994)
- Joely Collins (1995)
- Tina Keeper (1996)
- Patricia Harras (1997)
- Sheila McCarthy (1998)
- Arsinée Khanjian (1999)
- Torri Higginson (2000)
- Babz Chula (2001)
- Julie Stewart (2002)
- Marina Orsini (2003)
- Catherine Disher (2004)
- Cara Pifko (2005)
- Martha Burns (2006)
- Martha Burns (2007)
- Hélène Joy (2008)
- Erin Karpluk (2009)
- Caroline Cave (2010)
- Michelle Thrush (2011)
- Meg Tilly (2012)
- Tatiana Maslany (2013)
- Tatiana Maslany (2014)
- Tatiana Maslany (2015)
- Tatiana Maslany (2016)
- Tatiana Maslany (2017)
- Amybeth McNulty (2018)
- Karine Vanasse (2019)
- Crystle Lightning (2020)
- Laurence Leboeuf (2021)
2022–present
- Hamza Haq (2022)
- Darla Contois (2023)
Gemini 1986–2011, Canadian Screen Awards 2012–present.
Separate awards were presented by gender prior to 2022; a single unified category for best performance regardless of gender has been presented since.
Separate awards were presented by gender prior to 2022; a single unified category for best performance regardless of gender has been presented since.
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