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Nicola Correia-Damude
Born (1981-06-21) June 21, 1981 (age 42)[1][2]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • motion-capture performer
Years active2005–present
Known forShadowhunters, The Strain, Degrassi: The Next Generation
Websitewww.nicolacorreiadamude.com

Nicola Correia-Damude is an award-winning Toronto-based actress and singer.

Career

Television and film

Correia-Damude has had recurring roles on Shadowhunters, Annedroids and The Strain. Additional television credits include Haven, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Stargate SG-1. Film credits include Margarita, Havana 57, and Memory.

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, 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 married to actor Carlos Gonzalez-Vio.[14]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
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 Dino Dana Ava
2016–present Shadowhunters Maryse Lightwood Recurring role
2017 Hellmington Samantha Woodhouse In post-production
2017 Private Eyes Sgt. Pamela Blake Episode 2.05 “Now You See Her”
2018 Burden of Truth Diane

Awards and nominations

Correia-Damude has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her guest performance on Remedy[15] and received the Best Actress in a Feature Film award at the San Diego FilmOut Festival for her work in Margarita.[16]

References

  1. ^ @NicolaNCD (21 June 2016). "It's My Birthday Today! Happy Summer to all!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @NicolaNCD (17 June 2018). "I'm 36 yrs old and the happiest I've ever been" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b "Nicola Correia Damude". Principals Talent. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ Coulbourn, John (30 May 2006). "'Coriolanus' falls short of greatness". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Much Ado About Nothing". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ Slotkin, Lynn (12 September 2010). "AGE OF AROUSAL and SERIOUS MONEY". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ Hoile, Christopher (20 July 2009). "Review - Albertine in Five Times". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. ^ Kaplan, Jon (25 November 2009). "The Madonna Painter". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Season Press Release". Tarragon Theatre. 2015.
  10. ^ "Canadian Stage Press Release WORLD PREMIERE DOUBLE BILL". Canadian Stage. 2015.
  11. ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (May 2016). "Jordan Tannahill on Videofag's closing and two premieres at Canadian Stage".
  12. ^ "Exclusive Interview With Shadowhunters' Nicola Correia-Damude". 9 February 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  13. ^ http://www.nicolacorreiadamude.com/home-2/
  14. ^ @NicolaNCD (14 August 2015). "@laeti_sabatier I did! My husband @LosVigon was in the Movie!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Kennedy, John R. (13 January 2015). "Shaw Media earns dozens of Canadian Screen Awards nominations". Global News. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  16. ^ http://www.filmoutsandiego.com/assets/2013-AWARDS-List.pdf

External links

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