Terra Hazelton is a
Canadian
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jazz musician, broadcaster and actress.
Raised in
Calgary
Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...
, Hazelton began studying theatre with the
Loose Moose Theatre Company as a teenager. She later moved to
Toronto
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to pursue opportunities in theatre, discovering her skills as a musician when she was asked to write a comedic song for an
improv show. She has since released two solo albums as a jazz singer, as well as appearing on
Jeff Healey's 2006 album ''It's Tight Like That''. She performs regularly at Toronto jazz clubs and has performed at various
jazz festivals across Canada, and also formerly hosted ''Timeless'', a program on Toronto's jazz radio station
CJRT-FM devoted to early 20th century jazz recordings.
As an actor, she made her first film appearance in the 2010 film ''
FUBAR 2''. She garnered a
Genie Award nomination for
Best Supporting Actress at the
31st Genie Awards.
"Barney’s Version, Incendies lead Genie nominations"
''The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...
'', February 2, 2011.
Discography
* ''Anybody's Baby'' (HealeyOphonic, 2004)
* ''Gimme Whatcha Got'' (2009)
Filmography
*''Anybody's Baby'', 2008
*'' Fubar II'', 2010
*'' Paranormal Witness'', 2013
*'' Orphan Black'', 2014
*'' Whatever, Linda'', 2014
References
External links
Terra Hazelton
*
Canadian women jazz singers
Canadian jazz singers
Canadian radio personalities
Canadian film actresses
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Jazz radio presenters
Actresses from Calgary
Musicians from Calgary
21st-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian women singers
Canadian women radio hosts
Singers from Alberta
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