Gail Maurice

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]

Gail Maurice
Gail Maurice at a CFC Filmmakers Reception in 2011
Gail Maurice at a CFC Filmmakers Reception in 2011
Occupation(s)actor, writer, director

Career

Maurice is the head of Assini Productions, a film studio whose films have included Smudge (2006),[1] 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
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Johnny Greyeyes Johnny Greyeyes
2007 Finn's Girl Nancy
2016 Me and My Little Sister Documentary
2018 Falls Around Her Inez
2019 The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw Annabelle Bearclaw
2020 Québexit Meetos
2021 Night Raiders Ida
2022 Bones of Crows Older Taylor Whallach

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Giant Mine Technician Television film
1997 The Rez Barbara Fencepost Episode: "No Reservations: One Hour Finale"
1998 Big Bear Nowakich 2 episodes
2000 Psi Factor Kachata Episode: "GeoCore"
2000 Canada: A People's History Captive Woman Episode: "When the World Began"
2000 Twice in a Lifetime Ruth's Daughter Episode: "Grandma's Shoes"
2002–2003 Street Time Skye Nighthawk 6 episodes
2007 Monsters We Met Early American Episode: "The Eternal Frontier"
2016 Cold Sara 2 episodes
2017–2020 Cardinal Dorothy Pine 5 episodes
2019 The Twilight Zone Rita Colchack Episode: "A Traveler"
2020 Diggstown Annabel Draper Episode: "Cheryl Battiste"
2020 Barkskins Teyaronhiio' 3 episodes
2020 Trickster Georgina 5 episodes
2021 Sort Of ICU Nurse Episode: "Sort Of Back Again"

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.
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