Amy Matysio is a

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theatre, television and film actress.

Early life and education

Matysion was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Performance) from the University of Regina and has also studied at York St John University in

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Career

Matysio has appeared at several

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festivals across Canada, and is a member of General Fools Improvisational Theatre. She has starred in the romantic comedy film '' Just Friends'', the crime thriller '' Dolan's Cadillac'', the psychological thriller '' Chained'', and the comedy horror film ''

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''. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Program or Limited Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her performance in ''

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''.

Stage

*HONK! ( Globe Theatre) *Loud & Queer (Globe Theatre) *On the Line (Globe Theatre) *Over (As-Q Theater Collective) *The Shape of Things (Theatre Ecstasis) *Measure for Measure (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan) *Hamlet (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan) *The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan) *Love's Labor's Lost (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan) *Pageant (On the Verge, National Arts Centre, Saskatchewan Playwrights Center, Hot House Theatre). *Just So (Globe Theatre)

Film and television

*'' Just Friends'' as Darla *''The Tommy Douglas Story'' *''The Risen'' *''

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'' *''I'll be Seeing You'' *'' The Unsaid'' *''Television series Corner Gas'' *'' Incredible Story Studio'' and ''

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Vampire Dog ''Vampire Dog'' is a 2012 Canadian family film directed by Geoff Anderson and starring Collin MacKechnie, Julia Sarah Stone, Amy Matysio, Ron Pederson and Jodi Sadowsky. The vampire dog (Fang) is voiced by Norm Macdonald. Plot In Transylvania, a ...

'' (2012) *'' Chained'' (2012) *'' Stranded'' (2013) *''

Lawrence & Holloman ''Lawrence & Holloman'' is a Canadian black comedy film, directed by Matthew Kowalchuk and released in 2013.Janet Smith"Lawrence & Holloman serves its comedy nihilistically black" '' The Georgia Straight'', July 16, 2014. Adapted from the theatr ...

'' (2013) *'' WolfCop'' (2014) *'' Guilt Free Zone'' (2015-2019) *'' Another WolfCop'' (filmed 2016, release 2017) *''

'' (2017) * '' Mysticons'' (2017-2018) as Mallory *'' SuperGrid'' (2018) *''

Running With Violet ''Running with Violet'' is a Canadian comedy-drama web series created by and starring Rebecca Davey and Marie-Claire Marcotte. The series premiered on a dedicated YouTube channel on February 13, 2017. As of January 2020, ''Running with Violet'' ha ...

'' season 2 (2019)

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