Dorothy A. Atabong ( Ayinke Dorothy Atabong) is a Cameroonian-Canadian actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for ''Sound of Tears'' for which she's won various awards including an

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in 2015.

Career

Atabong received positive reviews for theatre productions such as ''Wedding Band'', ''The Africa Trilogy'' by Volcano Theatre, a part of Luminato Arts Festival and the

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, The Canadian Stage Company and Studio 180 production of ''The Overwhelming''. Atabong published a romantic novel, ''The Princess of Kaya'', in 2002, which she later adapted into a screenplay. Her feature-length script, ''Daisy’s Heart'', won Best Low Budget Script at the 2011 Female Eye Film Festival in

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. She also wrote, produced and starred in ''Sound of Tears'', a short film which premiered at the

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'', ''Ocean Landing'' (''African Hijack'') for the

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; '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and '' The Line'' for

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. Atabong also starred in ''Glo'', a part of ''The Africa Trilogy'' directed by Josette Bushell-Mingo, and led a cast of 11 in the role of Julia in the acclaimed play ''Wedding Band'' by

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. Other roles include The Studio 180 and

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production of ''The Overwhelming'' by

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, and Theatre Awakening's production of ''In Darfur'' at

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for ''SummerWorks'', for which she won the Emerging Artist Award.

Personal

Atabong married in 2008 and has two sons, one born in 2011 the other in 2015. In 2013 Atabong appeared on the

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show ''Metro Morning'' with

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to discuss the problem of family violence against women, and her film ''Sound Of Tears'' for the

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on December 6, 2013.

Filmography and Theatre

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards

References

External links

Official Website
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