Kristin Booth (born August 28, 1974) is a Canadian actress.

Early life

Booth grew up in Kitchener , near the Shakespeare festival town of

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. She made her professional acting debut when she was 12, playing an orphan in a summer stock production of ''Annie''.

Career

Booth's first starring role in a movie came with the 2003 heist film ''Foolproof'' opposite

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. In 2008 she made a breakthrough with two performances, as a desperate crack whore in ''

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'' and a comic turn as part of an ensemble cast of ''

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'', for which she was given the

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for best supporting actress. Starting in 2014, she appears in the Hallmark original movie series '' Signed, Sealed, Delivered'' as Shane McInerney, a techie postal employee. In 2018, Booth was one of four actresses who filed lawsuits against Albert Schulz, for sexual harassment allegations related to their time working with him at

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Kristin 1974 births Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Actresses from Kitchener, Ontario Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Canadian Comedy Award winners