Carmen Moore (born 24 December 1972) is a Canadian actress known for her work in television. She is known for her role as Loreen Cassway on ''

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'' (for which she was nominated for a

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in 2012) and the lead role of Leona Stoney, on the acclaimed series '' Blackstone'' (for which she has garnered five Leo nominations with three wins for Best Lead Performance and was nominated for a

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in 2011 and a

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in 2017). She's also known for her role as Simone Cardinal on ''

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''"Vancouver’s Carmen Moore previews the fourth season of 'Blackstone'"
by Sabrina Furminger at www.vancouverisawesome.com for which she earned a 2006 Leo nomination.

Early life

Moore is of mixed heritage including Wet'suwet'en and is registered with the

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. She was born in

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and grew up in

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. She attended Port Moody Senior Secondary School. In 1991 she joined the Spirit Song Native Theatre Co., and worked with them for 9 months. Her first professional theatre gig was with

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's Young Company tour in 1992 and got rave reviews. Carmen was nominated for a

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for Best Supporting Actress in Fend Players' ''Danceland'' in 1993. She continued her work in theatre, as well as auditioning for TV and film. For Firehall Arts Centre's ''Someday'' she was nominated for another Jessie, this time for Best Actress.

Career

From 2011 to 2015 she was the lead of the APTN TV show '' Blackstone'' in the role of Leona Stoney. For this she won three

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for Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series, in 2011, 2014, and 2016. Moore was also nominated for a

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in 2011, was nominated for a 2016 UBCP/ACTRA Award for ''Blackstone'' and was nominated for a 2017

. She portrayed the role of Loreen Cassway on the CBC series ''

'' from 2012 to 2014, for which she was nominated for the Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series in 2012. She received a

nomination for

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at the

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in 2021 for her performance in the film '' Rustic Oracle''. In 2021, Moore recurred on ''

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'' as Kristen Kramer.

Producing and directing career

Carmen has dabbled in the producing and directing side of the industry. She was associate producer on ''Two Indians Talking'', and producer on ''White Indians Walking'', both written by Andrew Genaille. Her directing debut happened in 2015 on the short film Ariel Unraveling, a

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Award winner.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Carmen Canadian film actresses First Nations actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Living people People from Burnaby Actresses from British Columbia 1972 births