Grace Dove (born July 25, 1991) is a Canadian actress and television host, early known for her role as

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' wife in the 2015 film '' The Revenant''; as well as Ricki, a talented mechanic in the 2018 film '' How It Ends''. In 2022, she starred alongside two-time

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winner

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in the ABC network drama ''

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'', as journalists shining light on

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(MMIWG).

Early life and education

Dove was born on July 25, 1991, and is Secwepemc from the

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in the

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region of

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. She was raised in Prince George,

, where she attended Salmon Valley Elementary School and Kelly Road Secondary School. Her father was a filmmaker who took her on visits to Hollywood when she was a child. After graduation from high school, she moved to

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to study acting at

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.Frank Peebles,
Rising Star
, Prince George Citizen, December 30, 2015

Career

At age ten, she landed a part as on-air correspondent of the Prince George TV children's show Splatterday. She has also worked as a co-host of the reality action/adventure TV show UnderExposed, and appeared in the short film ''These Walls.'' (2012). Dove said she went on many

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after acting school before she landed the part of

's unnamed

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wife. ''The Revenants director

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did not audition her 'in the normal way' but "instead had some questions and a process that dug into who I was." she said.Trevor Dueck,
Grace Dove Chats About Her Role in the Revenant
", Van City Buzz, December 20, 2015 After she got the part, playing an emotionally demanding role opposite

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, she said she "had to go in there extremely open without any expectations. Just like the audition process and even the filming process, I didn't know what exactly I was getting into. I prepared myself physically, emotionally and spiritually to be as open as possible so I could take direction, feed off my surroundings, and feed off my relationship with Leonardo within the scene. Obviously it's a period piece and so I was trying to connect to a layer of my ancestry as well." In 2016, ''

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'' mentioned her as one of the 'lesser known faces' of the entertainment industry, in whom the fashion industry has taken an interest to promote new fashion. In 2025, Dove is set to appear on the The Amazing Race Canada 11 with her brother, Joe Syme.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dove, Grace 1991 births Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses 21st-century First Nations people 21st-century First Nations women First Nations actresses Canadian film actresses Secwepemc people People from Prince George, British Columbia Canadian television actresses Actresses from British Columbia Vancouver Film School alumni