Sarah Gadon

Sarah Lynn Gadon (born April 4, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She began her acting career guest-starring in a number of television series, such as ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1999), '' Mutant X'' (2002), and '' Dark Oracle'' (2004). She also worked as a voice actress on various television productions. Gadon gained recognition for her roles in David Cronenberg's films '' A Dangerous Method'' (2011), '' Cosmopolis'' (2012), and '' Maps to the Stars'' (2014). She also starred in Denis Villeneuve's thriller ''Enemy'' (2013), the period drama '' Belle'' (2013), and the action horror film '' Dracula Untold'' (2014).

In 2015, Gadon portrayed a young Elizabeth II in the comedy '' A Royal Night Out''. The next year, she starred in the period film '' Indignation'', and co-starred in the supernatural thriller '' The 9th Life of Louis Drax'', and as Sadie Dunhill in the Hulu miniseries '' 11.22.63'', an adaptation of Stephen King's novel '' 11/22/63''. In 2017, Gadon played the lead role of Grace Marks in the CBC miniseries '' Alias Grace'', which is based on the Margaret Atwood novel of the same name, and joined the cast of the Crave sitcom ''Letterkenny'' in its third season. The following year, she had a leading role in the period drama '' The Great Darkened Days''. In 2019, Gadon starred in the third season of the HBO anthology series ''True Detective.''

Gadon has received numerous accolades, including three Canadian Screen Awards for ''Alias Grace'', ''Enemy'', and ''The Great Darkened Days''. In 2016, she earned the Award of Excellence by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists (ACTRA).

Early life and education

Gadon was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a psychologist father and teacher mother. She has an older brother named James. Gadon has British and Italian ancestry. She spent much of her childhood and adolescence training and performing as a dancer, with time spent as a Junior Associate at The National Ballet School of Canada and as a student at the Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts. She graduated high school as an Ontario Scholar from Vaughan Road Academy in 2005. By 2014, she had completed her studies in the University of Toronto's Cinema Studies Institute at Innis College.

Career

Gadon started acting at the age of 11 with her first acting role as Julia in an episode of '' La Femme Nikita'' (1998). For the next few years, she took episodic roles in various television series, including Monica in ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1999), Young Laura Burnham in '' Twice in a Lifetime'' (2000), Catherine Hartman in '' Mutant X'' (2002), Claudia in '' Dark Oracle'' in 2004, Vicki in ''Life with Derek'' (2005), and Tasha Redford in '' Flashpoint'' (2008).

She also has a number of television films to her credit. She was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble in a TV movie for her first film, '' The Other Me'' (2000), portraying Heather. Other roles include Sarah in '' Phantom of the Megaplex'' (2000), Samantha in ''What Girls Learn'' (2001), Amanda in '' Cadet Kelly'' (2002), Julia Norton in '' Code Breakers'' (2005) and Celeste Mercier in '' The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream'' (2008). Gadon had recurring roles in many television series: Zoe Kessler in '' The Border'' (2008–2009), Katie Atkins in ''Being Erica'' (2009), Georgia Bravin in '' Happy Town'' (2010) and Ruby Odgen in ''Murdoch Mysteries'' (2009–2011). She is also behind the voice of the title character in the animated series '' Ruby Gloom'' (2006–2007), Beth in '' Total Drama'' (2007–2011) and Portia in '' Friends and Heroes'' (2007–2009). Gadon was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2008 for Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series for her work in '' Ruby Gloom'' (2008).

In 2005, she filmed for ''Where Love Reigns'', a promotional film co-starring Douglas Henshall.

Her filmography includes both feature length and short films. Her first feature film was ''Fast Food High'' (2003) where she portrayed Zoe. She portrayed Margaret in the dark comedy ''Siblings'', Priscilla in '' Charlie Bartlett'' (2007) and Laura in ''Leslie, My Name is Evil'' (2009).

Her short film work includes Haley in ''Burgeon and Fade'' (2007), Julia in ''Grange Avenue'' (2008) and Gabrielle in ''Spoliation'' (2008). ''Burgeon and Fade'' won the Special Jury Award at the WorldFest Houston Festival for original dramatic short film. She also starred in the short indie film, ''The Origin of Teddy Bears,'' as Madison.

In 2011, Gadon starred in David Cronenberg's '' Cosmopolis'', alongside Robert Pattinson, as his on-screen wife of 22 days, Elise Shifirin. She played Phillippa in the television adaptation of Ken Follett’s bestseller ''World Without End'', an eight-hour event series. She featured in Brandon Cronenberg's debut feature, '' Antiviral'' as Hannah Geist, a mega-star in a sci-fi world where fans pay to be infected with the diseases of the rich and famous.

In 2012, she appeared as Carl Jung's wife Emma in the David Cronenberg film '' A Dangerous Method'' and in a Canadian short film, ''Yellow Fish,'' alongside J. Adam Brown. On May 23, 2012 in Cannes, Birks presented the first Birks Canadian Diamond award to Gadon and Emily Hampshire during Telefilm Canada's inaugural Tribute To Canadian Talent press event and reception.

She played Miss Elizabeth Murray in the 2013 release of the film '' Belle''. She co-starred in Denis Villeneuve's ''Enemy'' (2013), based on the José Saramago

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