Amy Matysio is a

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theatre, television and film actress.

Early life and education

Matysion was born in

Regina, Saskatchewan Regina () is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 C ...

. She holds a

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in Theatre (Performance) from the

University of Regina The University of Regina is a public university, public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the Unive ...

and has also studied at

York St John University , mottoeng = They may have life and have it more abundantly , established = , type = Public , administrative_staff = 618 , chancellor = Reeta Chakrabarti , vice_chancellor = Professor Karen Bryan , student ...

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Career

Matysio has appeared at several

improvisational theatre Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, a ...

festivals across Canada, and is a member of General Fools Improvisational Theatre. She has starred in the romantic comedy film ''

Just Friends ''Just Friends'' is a 2005 American Christmas comedy film directed by Roger Kumble, written by Adam 'Tex' Davis and starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein and Christopher Marquette. The plot focuses on a formerly obese high ...

'', the crime thriller '' Dolan's Cadillac'', the psychological thriller '' Chained'', and the comedy horror film '' Wolf Cop''. She received a

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nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Program or Limited Series at the

7th Canadian Screen Awards The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.

in 2019 for her performance in '' Save Me''.

Stage

*HONK! ( Globe Theatre) *Loud & Queer (Globe Theatre) *On the Line (Globe Theatre) *Over (As-Q Theater Collective) *The Shape of Things (Theatre Ecstasis) *Measure for Measure (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan) *Hamlet (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan) *The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan) *Love's Labor's Lost (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan) *Pageant (On the Verge, National Arts Centre, Saskatchewan Playwrights Center, Hot House Theatre). *Just So (Globe Theatre)

Film and television

*''

'' as Darla *''The Tommy Douglas Story'' *''The Risen'' *'' I Accuse'' *''I'll be Seeing You'' *''

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'' *''Television series

Corner Gas ''Corner Gas'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009. Re-runs still air on CTV, CTV2, CTV Comedy Channel, Much, MTV, E! and are streaming on Crave and Amazon Prime. The seri ...

'' *'' Incredible Story Studio'' and '' renegadepress.com''. *'' Vampire Dog'' (2012) *'' Chained'' (2012) *'' Stranded'' (2013) *''

Lawrence & Holloman ''Lawrence & Holloman'' is a Canadian black comedy film, directed by Matthew Kowalchuk and released in 2013.Janet Smith"Lawrence & Holloman serves its comedy nihilistically black" ''The Georgia Straight'', July 16, 2014. Adapted from the theatric ...

'' (2013) *''

WolfCop ''WolfCop'' is a 2014 Canadian comedy horror film written and directed by Lowell Dean, and starring Jesse Moss (actor), Jesse Moss, Amy Matysio, Jonathan Cherry, Sarah Lind, Aidan Devine, Corrine Conley and Leo Fafard. The film's plot concerns an ...

'' (2014) *''

Guilt Free Zone ''Guilt Free Zone'' is a Canadian sketch comedy and variety television series, which premiered on APTN in 2015. The series features musical performances in a fictional bar owned by indigenous Canadian blues musician Derek Miller, mixed with sketch ...

'' (2015-2019) *''

Another WolfCop ''Another WolfCop'' is a 2017 Canadian superhero comedy film written and directed by Lowell Dean and is the sequel to the 2014 film '' WolfCop''. It was released in theatres December 1, 2017 (Canada and the US), with a VOD release to follow in 20 ...

'' (filmed 2016, release 2017) *'' Save Me'' (2017) * ''

Mysticons ''Mysticons'' is an animated television series that aired from August 28, 2017 to September 15, 2018. The show is a collaboration between companies Nelvana, Playmates Toys, and The Topps Company. The show was created by Sean Jara, who is also the ...

'' (2017-2018) as

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*'' SuperGrid'' (2018) *'' Running With Violet'' season 2 (2019)

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