Nicola Correia-Damude
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Born | [1][2] Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 21 June 1981
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Years active | 2005–present |
Known for | Shadowhunters, The Strain, Degrassi: The Next Generation |
Spouse(s) | Carlos Gonzalez-Vio |
Website | www |
Nicola Correia-Damude is a Canadian actress and singer based in Toronto.
Career[]
Television and film[]
Correia-Damude has had recurring roles on Shadowhunters, Annedroids, The Boys and The Strain. Additional television credits include Haven, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Stargate SG-1. Film credits include Margarita, Havana 57, and Memory. She also had a recurring role (33 episodes from 2017 to 2019) as the mother in the Canadian children's show, "Dino Dana".
Theatre[]
Correia-Damude is a graduate of Etobicoke School of the Arts, Studio 58, and the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre.[3] Her theatre credits include Coriolanus[4] and Much Ado About Nothing[5] at the Stratford Festival, Serious Money[6] and The Women and Albertine in Five Times[7] at the Shaw Festival, as well as premieres of new Canadian works The Madonna Painter (Factory Theatre),[8] Within the Glass (Tarragon Theatre)[9] and Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom (Canadian Stage).[10][11]
Voice acting[]
Correia-Damude has supplied voice overs for CBC's The Passionate Eye, Afghanada, The Fifth Estate, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and David Suzuki Explores.
Personal life[]
An actress of mixed heritage (her mother is from Guyana and her father is Canadian),[12] Correia-Damude is "an advocate of increased cultural diversity in film, television and theatre; expanding roles for women; and improving conditions for mothers and families in the film and television industry."[13] As well as an actress, she is also a singer-songwriter, plays piano and guitar, and has a dance background in modern, classical, jazz, step and tap.[3]
She is bisexual.[14] She has been married to actor Carlos Gonzalez-Vio[15] since 2013,[16] with whom she has a son.[17]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2005 | Young Blades | Café waitress | Episode: "Secrets" | |
Stargate SG-1 | Play Vala | Episode: "The Powers That Be" | ||
2005–2006 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Diane | ||
2006 | Memory | Nurse | ||
2011 | Air Emergency | Col. Lorilys Ramos | TV series documentary | |
Furstenau Mysteries | Marie | Short film | ||
2012 | Margarita | Margarita | ||
Where are the Dolls? | L | Short film co-starring Megan Follows | ||
Havana 57 | Carla Leon | |||
2013 | Haven | Rhonda | ||
2014 | Republic of Doyle | Renee | Episode: "Frame Job" | |
Remedy | Tess Carter | Episode: "Shadow of Doubt" | ||
2014–2015 | The Strain | Nikki Taylor | ||
2015–2017 | Annedroids | Ada Turing | ||
2016–2019 | Shadowhunters | Maryse Lightwood | Recurring role | |
2017–present | Dino Dana | Ava | ||
2017 | Hellmington | Samantha Woodhouse | In post-production | |
2017 | Private Eyes | Sgt. Pamela Blake | Episode "Now You See Her" | |
2018–2021 | Burden of Truth | Diane | Main (seasons 1, 3); Recurring (seasons 2, 4) | |
2018 | The Holiday Calendar | Mayor Martinez | ||
2019–present | The Boys | Elena | 8 episodes | |
2019–present | Coroner[18] | Kelly Hart | Recurring role | |
2019–2020 | Ghostwriter[19] | Amy Reyna | Main role | |
2020 | Nurses | Dr. Vanessa Banks | Recurring role | |
2020 | October Faction | Sheriff Gina Fernandez | Recurring role | |
2020 | Endlings | Maria | ||
2020 | My Spy | Christina | ||
2021 | The Republic of Sarah | Alexis Whitmore[20] | ||
2021 | Die in a Gunfight | Nancy Gibbon | ||
2021 | A Royal Queens Christmas | Zo | Hallmark TV Movie | |
TBA | Pillow Talk |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Far Cry 6 | Maria Marquessa |
Awards and nominations[]
Correia-Damude has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her guest performance on Remedy[21] and received the Best Actress in a Feature Film award at the San Diego FilmOut Festival for her work in Margarita.[22]
References[]
- ^ Nicola Correia-Damude [@NicolaNCD] (21 June 2016). "It's My Birthday Today! Happy Summer to all!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Nicola Correia-Damude [@NicolaNCD] (17 June 2018). "I'm 36 yrs old and the happiest I've ever been" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Nicola Correia Damude". Principals Talent. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Coulbourn, John (30 May 2006). "'Coriolanus' falls short of greatness". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Much Ado About Nothing". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Slotkin, Lynn (12 September 2010). "AGE OF AROUSAL and SERIOUS MONEY". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Hoile, Christopher (20 July 2009). "Review - Albertine in Five Times". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Kaplan, Jon (25 November 2009). "The Madonna Painter". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Season Press Release". Tarragon Theatre. 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Stage Press Release WORLD PREMIERE DOUBLE BILL". Canadian Stage. 2015.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (May 2016). "Jordan Tannahill on Videofag's closing and two premieres at Canadian Stage".
- ^ "Exclusive Interview With Shadowhunters' Nicola Correia-Damude". 9 February 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Home 2".
- ^ Nicola Correia-Damude (19 June 2020). "As a young person my journey with Sexual Identity was paved with privilege". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
- ^ Nicola Correia-Damude [@NicolaNCD] (14 August 2015). "@laeti_sabatier I did! My husband @LosVigon was in the Movie!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Nicola Correia-Damude (7 September 2020). "7 years". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
- ^ Carlos Gonzalez-Vio (8 April 2019). "my 4-year-old is already a better photographer". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
- ^ Nicola CorreiaDamude @NicolaNCD, "So excited to announce that I’ll be joining the cast of Coroner this Season! So honoured to be a part of such an amazing Drama", Twitter, 07/09/2019
- ^ IMDB
- ^ IMDB
- ^ Kennedy, John R. (13 January 2015). "Shaw Media earns dozens of Canadian Screen Awards nominations". Global News. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ http://www.filmoutsandiego.com/assets/2013-AWARDS-List.pdf
External links[]
- Living people
- Canadian Screen Award winners
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian voice actresses
- 1981 births
- Bisexual actresses
- LGBT actors from Canada
- Canadian people of Guyanese descent