Colleen Rennison
Colleen Rennison (born December 2, 1987 ) is a Canadian actress and singer .
Life
As a child, Rennison was in front of the camera in various Canadian productions and, as a teenager, worked in the films In the Moment of Death (Unforgettable, 1996) by John Dahl and At Your Side ( The Story of Us , 1999). She also had a role in the short film A Feeling Called Glory produced in 2000 .
She also sang in various Canadian cover bands , but much preferred to write and perform her own music. She moved to New York and studied singing and performance at the Circle in the Square drama school, but was banned from class because her voice was too deep for all female roles.
After her return to Vancouver she founded the band No Sinner together with the former bassist of the band Hot Hot Heat , Parker Bossley , with which she first released a single and then an EP in Canada. After the album Boo Hoo Hoo was released in Europe in January 2014, she was in the limelight here as a singer who is compared to Amy Winehouse , Etta James and Janis Joplin .
Filmography
- 1994: Defenceless - Delivered (TV movie)
- 1994: Highlander (TV series, episode)
- 1994: When Love Conquers Death (Max)
- 1995: University Hospital (TV series, one episode)
- 1995: Killing Dreams (Dream Man)
- 1995, 2000: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , TV series, two episodes)
- 1996: Unforgettable
- 1996: Carpool
- 1996–1999: Poltergeist - The uncanny power ( Poltergeist: The Legacy , television series, five episodes)
- 1997: In Search of the Past ( Out of Nowhere , TV movie)
- 1997: Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye (TV movie)
- 1997: Millennium - Fear your neighbor as yourself ( Millennium , TV series, an episode)
- 1998: The Sentinel ( The Sentinel , TV series, an episode)
- 1998, 2001: Stargate - Kommando SG-1 ( Stargate SG-1 , TV series, two episodes)
- 1999: By Your Side (The Story of Us)
- 2000: Mr. Rice's Secret
- 2000: A Feeling Called Glory (short film)
- 2000: Beautiful
- 2000–2001: These Arms of Mine (TV series, three episodes)
- 2001: The Waiting Room (short film)
- 2004: The Book of Ruth (TV movie)
- 2004: Part of the Game
- 2005–2006: Da Vinci's City Hall (TV series, six episodes)
- 2007: American Venus
- 2007: Boot Camp
- 2009: What Goes Up
- 2013: Down River
Discography
- Boo Hoo Hoo ( No Sinner , 2014)
Awards and nominations
Won
- 1997: YTV Achievement Award
- 2000: Gemini Award in the category “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series” for A Feeling Called Glory
Nominated
- 2000: Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film for At Your Side
- 2001: Gemini Award nomination in the category “Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series” for These Arms of Mine
- 2014: Genie Award nomination in the category “Achievement in Music - Original Song” for the song Molly in Down River
Web links
- Colleen Rennison in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Colleen Rennison at filmreference.com
- Colleen Rennison in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Colleen Rennison in the Internet Movie Database, accessed January 26, 2014
- ↑ a b c The call of the siren - Interview with Colleen Rennison in Rocks - The magazine for Classic Rock, issue 01.2014, pages 46 & 47
- ↑ a b Canada's Awards Database . Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ Twentyfirst Annual Young Artist Awards 1998-1999 . youngartistawards.org. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
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SURNAME | Rennison, Colleen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress and singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd December 1987 |