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'''Bahia Watson''' (born May 15, 1992) is a |
'''Bahia Watson''' (born May 15, 1992) is a Canadian actress and playwright, best known for her recurring role as Brianna/Oferic in the television series ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]''.<ref>Pahull Bains, [https://fashionmagazine.com/wellness/bahia-watson-actress-handmaids-tale/ "My Story: Actress Bahia Watson on The Handmaid’s Tale, BIPOC Representation and More"]. ''[[Fashion (magazine)|Fashion]]'', September 22, 2020.</ref> |
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As a cast member in ''The Handmaid's Tale'', she is a two-time [[Screen Actors' Guild]] nominee for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]], receiving nods at the [[25th Screen Actors Guild Awards]] in 2019<ref>Kimberly Nordyke, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-sag-award-winners-complete-list-1172263/outstanding-performance-by-a-male-actor-in-a-comedy-series-9/ "SAG Awards: ‘Black Panther’ Nabs Top Film Prize; Rami Malek, Glenn Close Among Winners"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', January 27, 2019.</ref> and at the [[26th Screen Actors Guild Awards]] in 2020.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://thatshelf.com/sag-award-nominations-bombshell-leads/ "SAG Award Nominations: Bombshell Leads"]. ''That Shelf'', December 11, 2019.</ref> She won the award for Outstanding Voice Performance — Female from the Toronto chapter of the [[ACTRA Awards]] in 2021 for ''Total Dramarama''.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2021/02/23/schitts-creek-earns-third-consecutive-ensemble-win-at-actra-toronto-awards.html "‘Schitt’s Creek’ earns third consecutive ensemble win at ACTRA Toronto Awards"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', February 23, 2021.</ref> |
As a cast member in ''The Handmaid's Tale'', she is a two-time [[Screen Actors' Guild]] nominee for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]], receiving nods at the [[25th Screen Actors Guild Awards]] in 2019<ref>Kimberly Nordyke, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-sag-award-winners-complete-list-1172263/outstanding-performance-by-a-male-actor-in-a-comedy-series-9/ "SAG Awards: ‘Black Panther’ Nabs Top Film Prize; Rami Malek, Glenn Close Among Winners"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', January 27, 2019.</ref> and at the [[26th Screen Actors Guild Awards]] in 2020.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://thatshelf.com/sag-award-nominations-bombshell-leads/ "SAG Award Nominations: Bombshell Leads"]. ''That Shelf'', December 11, 2019.</ref> She won the award for Outstanding Voice Performance — Female from the Toronto chapter of the [[ACTRA Awards]] in 2021 for ''Total Dramarama''.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2021/02/23/schitts-creek-earns-third-consecutive-ensemble-win-at-actra-toronto-awards.html "‘Schitt’s Creek’ earns third consecutive ensemble win at ACTRA Toronto Awards"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', February 23, 2021.</ref> |
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Bahia Watson | |
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| Born | May 15, 1992 Carman, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | actor, singer |
| Years active | 2015—present |
Bahia Watson (born May 15, 1992) is a Canadian actress and playwright, best known for her recurring role as Brianna/Oferic in the television series The Handmaid's Tale.[1]
Early life[edit]
She grew up in Carman, Manitoba, the daughter of a Canadian father and a Guyanese mother.[2]
Career[edit]
In addition to The Handmaid's Tale she has had recurring roles as Sakai in The Expanse and May in Star Trek: Discovery;[3] voice roles in Mysticons, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Big Blue, Total DramaRama, The Loud House, and My Little Pony: Make Your Mark; and film roles in Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang, What We Have, Cranks and The Archivists.[4]
As a playwright she has been associated with Nightwood Theatre and d'bi Young's anitAFRIKA dub theatre, and has written cabaret stage shows with Liza Paul including pomme is french for apple[5] and Mashup Pon Di Road.[6]
As a cast member in The Handmaid's Tale, she is a two-time Screen Actors' Guild nominee for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, receiving nods at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2019[7] and at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2020.[8] She won the award for Outstanding Voice Performance — Female from the Toronto chapter of the ACTRA Awards in 2021 for Total Dramarama.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Pahull Bains, "My Story: Actress Bahia Watson on The Handmaid’s Tale, BIPOC Representation and More". Fashion, September 22, 2020.
- ^ Tiffany Raiford, "10 Things You Didn’t Know about Bahia Watson". TV Overmind, October 17, 2021.
- ^ Mike Bedard, "Why Sakai From The Expanse Looks So Familiar". Looper, December 19, 2020.
- ^ Gabriel Sigler, "TIFF 2020 review: Music can still bring us together in the dystopian short The Archivists". Bad Feeling, September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Liza Paul & Bahia Watson". Now, June 28, 2012.
- ^ Amanda Parris, "Mashup Pon Di Road is a 'bashment circus variety show' bringing joy to Little Jamaica on a big truck". CBC Arts, September 12, 2022.
- ^ Kimberly Nordyke, "SAG Awards: ‘Black Panther’ Nabs Top Film Prize; Rami Malek, Glenn Close Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter, January 27, 2019.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "SAG Award Nominations: Bombshell Leads". That Shelf, December 11, 2019.
- ^ "‘Schitt’s Creek’ earns third consecutive ensemble win at ACTRA Toronto Awards". Toronto Star, February 23, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Bahia Watson at IMDb
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian voice actresses
- Canadian stage actresses
- Canadian women dramatists and playwrights
- Black Canadian writers
- Black Canadian actresses
- Actresses from Manitoba
- Canadian people of Guyanese descent
- People from Carman, Manitoba
- Black Canadian women writers