Jackie Torrens is a

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actress, writer and filmmaker based in Halifax,

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. She was born in

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Acting

She began her career as an actress, most notably being cast as the frumpy but shrewd office manager Wanda Mattice in the television series '' Made in Canada'' in 1998. Along with the rest of the show's core ensemble, she is a three-time

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winner for Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series, winning at the

16th Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 16th Gemini Awards were held on October 29, 2001, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Mike Bullard, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre a ...

in 2001, the

17th Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 17th Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2002, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Seán Cullen, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre an ...

in 2002, and the

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in 2004. They were also nominated, but did not win, at the

18th Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 18th Gemini Awards were held on October 20, 2003, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Seán Cullen, took place at the John Bassett Theatre and was broad ...

in 2003, and Torrens was individually a

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nominee for Best Performance by a Female, Television at the

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in 2002. In 2013 she was cast as social worker Drucie Mackay in the television series '' Sex & Violence'', for which she was nominated for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the

3rd Canadian Screen Awards The 3rd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 1, 2015, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2014.ACTRA Awards The ACTRA Awards were first presented in 1972 to celebrate excellence in Canada's television and radio industries.

for her performance in the film '' Across the Line'', and was nominated for both ''Sex & Violence'' and the film '' Heartbeat''.

Writing

Her stage plays have included ''Live! Nude! Animal!'', ''Five Fables'', ''Strange Antiques'', ''That Is My Heart'' and ''Georama''. She has received several Robert Merritt Award nominations both as a playwright and as a stage actress.

Filmmaking

In 2014 she released the documentary film ''Edge of East''. With Jessica Brown, she is a partner in Peep Media, and has also released the documentary films ''My Week on Welfare'', ''Small Town Show Biz: 2 Dreams from a Harbourtown'', ''Radical Age'' and '' Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille''.Courtney Small
"Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille Review: A stranger than fiction mystery"
'' Point of View'', April 30, 2022. ''Bernie Langille'' won the award for Best Atlantic Documentary at the 2022

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.Stephen Cooke
"Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Bernie Langille among Atlantic International Film Festival award winners"
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Filmography

Film

* '' Marion Bridge'' (2002) * '' The Wild Dogs'' (2002) * '' Heartbeat'' (2014) * '' Across the Line'' (2015)

Television

*'' Made in Canada'' (1998-2003) *'' Sex & Violence'' (2013-2017)

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