Melyssa Ade (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian actress. Born in

Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the ...

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

, she moved as a child with her family to

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and later studied acting at

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and at

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in New York. After mainly appearing in television roles, Ade moved into movies with the role of Janessa in ''

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''. She also appeared in several Toronto stage productions, most notably in ''The Teenage Girl Diaries'', for which she was nominated for a 2003

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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* 1976 births Actresses from the Northwest Territories Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people People from Yellowknife {{Canada-screen-actor-stub