Cara Gee (born July 18, 1983) is a Canadian film, television, and

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actress. She is known for her roles in the television series ''

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'' and ''

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''. She is described by

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as "one of the most prominent indigenous women in the entertainment industry".

Career

Gee is primarily known as a stage actress in

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, where her acting credits have included productions of

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's ''

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'',

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's ''Arigato, Tokyo'',

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's ''

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'' Cliff Cardinal's ''Stitch'', Birdtown and Swanville's ''36 Little Plays About Hopeless Girls'' and

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's ''Tout comme elle''. She made her feature film debut in ''

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'' for which she was nominated for a

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. For this role, she also won a Special Jury award at the

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as well as an award for Best Actress at the

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. In 2013, at TIFF, Gee was named one of the festival's annual Rising Stars. Gee began work on television playing guest roles in the television series ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2014, she starred as one of the lead characters in the Western drama series ''

'' on

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, for one season until it was cancelled in 2015. As of 2016, Gee stars in the 33-episode

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'', which airs on the

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channel. From 2017 to 2022 she played the role of Camina Drummer on the

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television series ''

''. Her indigenous origin has attracted media attention repeatedly around matters of representation of minorities, especially with narratives in ''The Expanse'' regarding cultural assimilation.

Personal life

Gee is

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, one of the largest indigenous populations in Canada. She was born in

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, and raised in

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. She married

Richard de Klerk Richard de Klerk is a Canadian actor and producer, known for his work in independent Canadian films. His filmography includes ''Repeaters'', ''Cole'', '' Fathers & Sons'', '' Bang Bang You're Dead'', '' Mr. Rice's Secret'' and ''CBGB''. Early l ...

in 2019. Gee was eight months pregnant while filming the fifth season of ''The Expanse''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Gee garnered a

nomination for

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at the

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''. For this role, she also won a Special Jury Award at the

as well as an award for Best Actress at the

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gee, Cara Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses First Nations actresses Actresses from Calgary Ojibwe people Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses 21st-century First Nations people 1983 births