Sherry White is a Canadian film and television actress, writer and filmmaker, best known for her work as a producer and writer for the television series ''

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Rookie Blue ''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The series premiered on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8 ...

'' and ''

Saving Hope ''Saving Hope'' is a Canadian supernatural medical drama television series set in Toronto in the fictional hospital Hope Zion. The series stars Erica Durance and Michael Shanks. The show's premise originated with Malcolm MacRury and Morwyn Bre ...

''"Sherry White writing for several popular television series"
'' The Western Star'', September 15, 2014. and as director of the feature film '' Crackie''. She won the

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for

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, at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, for the film '' Maudie''."‘Maudie’ wins big at Canadian Screen Awards"

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, March 12, 2018. Originally from Stephenville,

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, she attended Memorial University of Newfoundland's Grenfell College campus in Corner Brook, where she was a classmate of Susan Kent,

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'', December 2, 2013.

Filmography

As writer

*''The Bread Maker'' (2003) *'' Rabbittown'' (2006) *'' Hatching, Matching and Dispatching'' (2005, three episodes) *''

Life with Derek ''Life with Derek'' is a Canadian television teen situation comedy that aired on Family Channel (Canadian TV network), Family Channel (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Fam ...

'' (2006, one episode) *''

'' (2008, four episodes) *''

Down to the Dirt ''Down to the Dirt'' is a 2008 Canadian film based upon Newfoundland author Joel Thomas Hynes' first novel of the same name. The movie was shot largely in Newfoundland. It won two awards at the Atlantic Film Festival, one for the best feature fi ...

'' (2008) *'' Sophie'' (2009, one episode) *'' Crackie'' (2009) *''

18 to Life ''18 to Life'' is a Canadian sitcom television series that debuted on January 4, 2010, on CBC. The series is shown in Quebec on Vrak.TV with the title ''Majeurs et mariés''. Synopsis The show stars Stacey Farber and Michael Seater as Jessie H ...

'' (2009, one episode) *''

'' (2010, nine episodes) *''

'' (2012, three episodes) *''Relative Happiness'' (2014) *''

Orphan Black ''Orphan Black'' is a Canadian science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Maslany. The series focuses on Sarah Manning, one of several genetically identical ...

'' (2015, one episode) *'' Maudie'' (2016)

As producer

*''Rabbittown'' (2006) *'' Crackie'' (2009) *''

'' (2010) *''

'' (2012) *''

'' (2015) *''

Pretty Hard Cases ''Pretty Hard Cases'' is a Canadian police comedy-drama television series that premiered on CBC Television on February 3, 2021. Originally announced with the working title ''Lady Dicks'', the series was created by Tassie Cameron and Sherry White. ...

'' (2021)

As director

*''Diamonds in a Bucket'' (2007) *''Spoiled'' (2008) *'' Crackie'' (2009) *''Imaginary Heroine'' (2012) *'' Burden of Truth'' (2020) - episode #23: "

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As actress

*''Misery Harbour'' (1999) *''Violet'' (2000) *''

Lexx ''Lexx'' (also known as ''LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories'' and ''Tales from a Parallel Universe'') is a science fiction television series created by Lex Gigeroff and brothers Paul Donovan (writer), Paul and Michael Donovan (producer), Michael Dono ...

'' (1999, two episodes) *''The Bread Maker'' (2003) *'' Hatching, Matching and Dispatching'' (2005, six episodes) *''Rabbittown'' (2006) *''

Young Triffie ''Young Triffie'', directed by Mary Walsh, is a dark comedy written by Ray Guy, a Newfoundland essayist, based on his own play entitled ''Young Triffie's Been Made Away With'' (1985). It was produced by Denise Robert and Daniel Louis and feature ...

'' (2006) *''

ReGenesis ''ReGenesis'' is a Canadian science-fiction television series produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons from 2004 to 2008, revolves around the scientists of No ...

'' (2006, one episode) *''

'' (2008, five episodes) *''

'' (2008) *''

Grown Up Movie Star ''Grown Up Movie Star'' is a 2010 Canadian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Adriana Maggs. Shawn Doyle, Jill Knox Gosse and Paul Pope are the other co-producers. The film was produced by Pope Productions and distributed in Canada by ...

'' (2009) *''

Republic of Doyle ''Republic of Doyle'' is a Canadian comedy-drama television series set in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, which aired on CBC Television from January 6, 2010, to December 10, 2014. The show stars Allan Hawco as private investigator and f ...

'' (2010, one episode) *''

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'' (2020, episode #7: "

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