Deragh Campbell is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. She is known for her acclaimed performances in

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Canadian cinema. Her collaborations with filmmaker

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—'' Never Eat Alone'' (2016), '' Veslemøy's Song'' (2018), '' MS Slavic 7'' (2019), and ''

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'' (2020)—have screened at film festivals internationally. She has also featured in two of

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's films, '' How Heavy This Hammer'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2019), both of which premiered at the

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. Campbell has won accolades for her work, including the

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from the

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and Best Actress in a Canadian Film from the

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Career

Originally from

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, Campbell studied creative writing at

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, before deciding to pursue an acting career. Campbell made her film debut in

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's 2013 independent feature film ''

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.Andrew Parker
"Want to know what’s next for Canadian cinema? Look for Deragh Campbell"
''

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'', September 5, 2019.'' She was named as one of the

's "Rising Stars" in 2015, alongside Stephan James,

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, and

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. Since then, she has appeared in several films, including '' How Heavy This Hammer'' (2015), '' The Other Half'' (2016), and '' Fail to Appear'' (2017). Campbell's collaborations with filmmaker

have screened at festivals around the world. Since 2016, she has portrayed the character of Audrey Benac in four Bohdanowicz films—'' Never Eat Alone'' (2016), '' Veslemøy's Song'' (2018), and '' MS Slavic 7'' (2019), the latter of which Campbell co-directed as well. ''Never Eat Alone'' premiered in the Future//Present section of the 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival; ''Veslemøy's Song'', a

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, premiered at the 2018 Locarno Film Festival and was named by the Toronto International Film Festival to its annual year-end

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list; ''MS Slavic 7'' had its world premiere at the

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and screened at the annual

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. Their latest short film, ''

'', which also featured Campbell as the fictional character Audrey Benac, premiered at the Marseille International Film Festival in July 2020 and subsequently screened at the

, the

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, the Festival de nouveau cinéma in Montreal, and the

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, among others. In 2019, Campbell starred in

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's short film '' Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You'', which premiered at the

2019 Cannes Film Festival The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film ''Parasite'', directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became t ...

. That same year, Campbell also starred in

's third feature film, ''

'', which premiered in the

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. Campbell earned rave reviews from critics for her performance in the film; the ''

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'' called her "remarkable." ''Anne at 13,000 Ft.'' was also selected to screen at the

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, among other festivals. Campbell starred opposite Michaela Kurimsky in Hannah Cheeseman's short film, ''Succor'', which was an official selection for the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

Accolades

Campbell is a three-time

award nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film, receiving nominations in 2016 for ''Never Eat Alone'',"2017 Nominees Announced"
Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016. in 2017 for ''Fail to Appear'',"2018 Nominees Announced"
Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 15, 2017. and in 2019 for ''Anne at 13,000 Ft.''Adrian Mack
"Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms"
''

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'', December 13, 2019. She won the award in 2019 for ''Anne at 13,000 Ft.'' In 2020, she was awarded the

by the

, and received a

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nomination for

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at the

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''

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'', February 18, 2020.

Filmography

References

External links

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