Sally Gifford Piper, usually credited as Sally Gifford, is a Canadian or American actress. She is known for hosting

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's national children's show, ''The-X'', and for appearing in a

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filmed by her husband in 2013, which showed the effect of

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photos of women.

Early life and education

Sally Gifford was born in

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, Canada, and attended high school at

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in that city. She graduated with a BA in Theatre and Sociology (Hons) from Queen's University, and went on to study at the

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Acting career

Stage

Gifford performed in plays at

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and the

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while attending university, including in ''Lions in the Streets'' (1999), ''The River'' (2000), ''

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'' (2001), and ''Hay Fever'' (2001).

TV and film

In 2004, Gifford become the host of the CBC's ''The-X''. She was also selected to host the "Battle of the Mascots", a kids segment, that was part of CBC's coverage of the 2004

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. In 2005 she appeared with

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in the short film ''On That Day'' about the horrors of war. She has also guest-starred on various TV shows. In 2007 Gifford appeared in the drama television film ''

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''. She also played a recurring role of Tanya in ''

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'' on

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, and appeared in the 2008 film ''Killing Mr. Kissel''. She was also one of 16 improvisational actors in the film ''subHysteria'' (2010). Gifford played Amanda in the 2013–14 miniseries '' Farmed and Dangerous''. Gifford wrote the script for the drama feature film ''

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'', directed by her husband Tim (as Timothy David). Filmed on

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, it has its world premiere at the 2024

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on 3 November 2024.

Personal life

Gifford is married to Australian filmmaker

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(also known as Timothy David). In 2013 she gained widespread attention for appearing in a

showing her appearance radically transformed by

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, which was directed by her husband Tim. The video was first posted on ''Global Democracy'' in 2012, with the aim of forcing advertisers to publish disclaimers on airbrushed ads, and went viral in October 2013. Piper also served as one of the two creators, writers, and executive producers for '' Farmed and Dangerous'', in which she appeared.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gifford, Sally Canadian stage actresses Canadian television hosts Queen's University at Kingston alumni Living people American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian women television hosts Northern Secondary School alumni