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Shelley Thompson(I)

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Actor/Writer/Director: Shelley Thompson

Writer/Director/Producer/Actor Shelley Thompson is based in Wolfville, in Mi'kma'ki. (Nova Scotia, Canada) Trained at RADA (London, UK); Canadian Film Centre (Toronto, ON) Women In The Directors Chair,(Vancouver, BC) the Writers Lab (NYC, NY) and most recently the Whistler Film Festival's Producer's Lab.

Her award-winning short films include DUCK DUCK GOOSE, about the impact of school lockdowns on children, which won Best Atlantic Short at Halifax Int FF, was selected by Telefilm Canada's Not Short on Talent for Clermont-Ferrand, and was a finalist in CBC's Short Film Faceoff.

Her first feature, DAWN, HER DAD & THE TRACTOR was released in 2021, selling out at InsideOut, FIN, and the UK's BFI Flare Festival. It played at festivals and in cinemas across Canada, settling on CRAVE Canada while continuing festival play outside Canada. In November 2022 DAWN won the Nova Scotia Masterworks Award, Nova Scotia's largest arts award, and won or was nominated for numerous festival awards including a nomination for Whistler's Borsos prize.

Recent screen credits include CBC TV's Moonshine and CTV's Sullivan's Crossing. Thompson is an ACTRA/Gemini winner for her roles in Trailer Park Boys and feature films SPLINTERS (Thom Fitzgerald) and The Child Remains (Michael Melski).

Presently: Working on feature BOUQUET, (a finalist in the 2022 TIFF Screenwriters award); EVERYBODY HATES RANDY an ensemble comedy; and her second novel, GALILEE JUMP.

Thompson's first novel ROAR published by (Nimbus/Vagrant Press) will come out October 31, 2023 - For more information or to pre-order go the the Nimbus website, and choose ROAR!

She is married to Writer/Director/Actor Ed Thomason, and proud parent to singer/songwriter T. Thomason.
BornMarch 9, 1959
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Known for

    Robb Wells and Maya V. Henry in Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor (2021)
    Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2021
    Sofia Banzhaf in Splinters (2018)
    Splinters
    6.1
    • Nancy
    • 2018
    Trailer Park Boys (2001)
    Trailer Park Boys
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Barb Lahey
    • Wedding Minister
    The Child Remains (2017)
    The Child Remains
    4.5
    • Monica
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Wharf Rats
      • Farmer Edna
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2020



    • To the Moon (2024)
      To the Moon
      7.6
      • Janet
      • 2024
    • Paper (2024)
      Paper
      7.6
      Short
      • Michelle
      • 2024
    • Tieren Hawkins, Taylor Olson, and Reid Price in King & Pawn (2022)
      King & Pawn
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Maggie Rollins
      • 2022–2024
    • Rachel Skarsten and Andrew W. Walker in Christmas Island (2023)
      Christmas Island
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Donna Leblanc
      • 2023
    • Chad Michael Murray, Scott Patterson, and Morgan Kohan in Sullivan's Crossing (2023)
      Sullivan's Crossing
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Claire Markiff
      • 2023
    • Fuad Ahmed, Connie Wang, Sarena Parmar, and Indy Saluja in Tokens (2019)
      Tokens
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Betty
      • 2019–2022
    • Jennifer Finnigan, Allan Hawco, Peter MacNeill, Anastasia Phillips, James Gilbert, Farid Yazdani, Tom Stevens, Emma Hunter, Erin Darke, and Alexander Nunez in Moonshine (2021)
      Moonshine
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Felicia
      • 2022
    • Mulligan (2021)
      Mulligan
      Short
      • Rose
      • 2021
    • Margaret Legere in Dear Dad, F*@# You! (2021)
      Dear Dad, F*@# You!
      Short
      • (voice)
      • 2021
    • The Good House (2021)
      The Good House
      6.4
      • Nancy
      • 2021
    • Breakout (2021)
      Breakout
      Short
      • Laurel (voice)
      • 2021
    • Reel East Coast (2015)
      Reel East Coast
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Vera (segment "Disco Apocalypse")
      • Janet (segment "My Younger Older Sister")
      • 2016–2021
    • Anna Hopkins in Tin Can (2020)
      Tin Can
      4.1
      • Newscaster
      • Vase
      • 2020
    • Benjamin Charles Watson and Travis Nelson in I am Syd Stone (2020)
      I am Syd Stone
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Marsha
      • 2020
    • Disco Apocalypse (2020)
      Disco Apocalypse
      Short
      • Vera
      • 2020

    Director



    • Robb Wells and Maya V. Henry in Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor (2021)
      Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Reel East Coast (2015)
      Reel East Coast
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director (segment "Duck Duck Goose")
      • 2019
    • Duck Duck Goose (2018)
      Duck Duck Goose
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Pearls (2017)
      Pearls
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Shelley Thompson, Karen Waddell, and John Ralston in BATS (2016)
      BATS
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Dawg (2015)
      Dawg
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015

    Writer



    • Robb Wells and Maya V. Henry in Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor (2021)
      Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor
      6.3
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle, Chris Wilson, and Trent McClellan in This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993)
      This Hour Has 22 Minutes
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Duck Duck Goose (2018)
      Duck Duck Goose
      7.2
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Pearls (2017)
      Pearls
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Shelley Thompson, Karen Waddell, and John Ralston in BATS (2016)
      BATS
      Short
      • writer
      • 2016
    • Dawg (2015)
      Dawg
      Short
      • writer
      • 2015

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    Showreel Shelley Thompson
    Labyrinth
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    Labyrinth
    Labyrinth
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    Labyrinth
    Labyrinth
    Trailer 0:21
    Labyrinth
    The Child Remains
    Trailer 1:36
    The Child Remains

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      • Lesley Martin
    • Born
      • March 9, 1959
      • Calgary, Canada
    • Other works
      She acted in Noel Gay's musical, "Me and My Girl," at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England with Enn Reitel, Su Pollard, Ursula Smith, Richard Caldicot, Roy Macready, Tony Slattery, and Frank Thornton in the cast. Mike Ockrent was director.

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      • Female

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      Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

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