Jillian Fargey

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Jillian Fargey is a Canadian actress from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] She is most noted for her performance in the 2000 film Protection, for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 22nd Genie Awards.[2]

Fargey is predominantly a stage actress in Vancouver.[3] She is a three-time Jessie Richardson Theatre Award winner, including Best Ensemble with Dmitry Chepovetsky and Michael Northey for their work in Mark Leiren-Young's Basically Good Kids,[4] Best Actress in 1999 for her performance in George F. Walker's Problem Child,[5] and Best Actress (Small Theatre) in 2020 for her performance in Florian Zeller's The Father.[6]

She has had supporting or guest roles in the television series The Beachcombers, Max Glick, The X-Files, Cold Squad, Tru Calling, Terminal City, The Collector, iZombie, The Romeo Section, Bates Motel and Van Helsing, and the films Last Wedding, , The Crimes of Mike Recket, The Dick Knost Show and Kingsway.

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  1. ^ Layne Christensen, "Fargey forsakes film for The Edible Woman". North Shore News, October 5, 2001.
  2. ^ Katherine Monk, "Inuit film takes Genie lead". Vancouver Sun, December 12, 2001.
  3. ^ David Spaner, "Fargey fearless on every stage". The Province, February 20, 2005.
  4. ^ "1996 Jessie Richardson Theatre Award winners". Vancouver Sun, June 18, 1996.
  5. ^ "Jessie Awards 1999 Winners: The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards honour the best in Vancouver theatre during the 1998-99 season". Vancouver Sun, June 14, 1999.
  6. ^ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Some surprises from Edmonton's Sterling and Vancouver's Jessie Awards". The Globe and Mail, July 2, 2020.

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