Kate Hennig is a

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actress and playwright, currently the associate artistic director of the

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Early life and education

Hennig was born in Harlow,

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near

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. Her father was a

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minister. She and her family moved to

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when Hennig was 7. Hennig attended

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briefly before dropping out. In 2002, Hennig was awarded a master's degree from the

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in London.

Career

She was a shortlisted Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Actress in a Play (Large Theatre) in 2003 for ''The Danish Play'', and won the Dora for Best Actress in a Musical in 2011 for ''

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''. Although predominantly a stage actress, she also received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 for her performance in ''

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'', and has appeared in the films ''

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'' and '' The Claim'', and the television series ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables''. As a playwright, she has written the plays ''The Last Wife'', ''The Virgin Trial'', and ''Mother's Daughter''. She was nominated for Outstanding New Play at the 2017 Dora Mavor Moore Awards and shortlisted for the

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at the 2017 Governor General's Awards for ''The Virgin Trial''. In 2019, Hennig directed ''

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'' at the

Personal life

Hennig married and later divorced Ian Prinsloo. She moved back Toronto from Calgary in 2001, after her run as

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in ''

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'' ended.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Plays

*''The Eleventh David'' *''More'' *''Waterworks,'' later titled ''Drowning Out of Water'' *The Queenmaker Trilogy: **''The Last Wife'' **''The Virgin Trial'' **''Mother’s Daughter'' *''

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'' (translation and adaptation) *''Wilde Tales''

References

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