Anna Lambe (born 25 September 2000) is a Canadian

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actress from

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. She is most noted for her debut role as Spring in the 2018 film ''

The Grizzlies ''The Grizzlies'' is a 2018 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Miranda de Pencier. Based on a true story, the film depicts a youth lacrosse team that was set up to help combat an onslaught of youth suicide in the community of Kugluktuk, Nu ...

'', for which she received a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actress 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.

Career

Lambe made her film debut in the 2018 film ''

'', based on a real-life story, as Wynter Kuliktana Blais. She was encouraged to audition for the role by her drama teacher. The film was shot in Iqaluit, Lambe's hometown. The film was met with critical acclaim, and Lambe was nominated for Best Supporting Actress 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.

for her performance. In 2020, she had a supporting role as Sarah in the television series ''

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''. At the

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in 2021, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Personal life

, Lambe was studying International Development and Globalization at the

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. In 2020 she wrote an open letter calling for the

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to censure MLA Cathy Towtongie, following Towtongie's statement objecting to the use of the word

two-spirit Two-spirit (also two spirit, 2S or, occasionally, twospirited) is a modern, , umbrella term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe Native people in their communities who fulfill a traditional third-gender (or other gender-variant) ...

in a legislative motion on the grounds that the concept was not a part of Inuit culture. She wrote that "as Inuit, we pride ourselves on being a tolerant, accepting people… Cathy Towtongie does not speak for me as an Inuk in claiming two-spirit lives are not the Inuit way. Sexual fluidity and gender fluidity are parts of Inuit history…"

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambe, Anna Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Actresses from Nunavut Inuit actresses Living people Canadian child actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses People from Iqaluit Canadian LGBT rights activists 2000 births