Ellie Harvie

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Ellie Harvie (2006)

Elinor Anne Harvie (born April 7, 1965 in Belleville , Ontario , Canada ) is a Canadian actress , stand-up comedian and director . Harvie was best known internationally for her role as Morticia Addams in the television series The New Addams Family .

Life

Harvie was born in 1965 to a Canadian Forces pilot and teacher. According to her own statement, she made the decision to become an actress at the age of three or four. She grew up in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and attended the University of Winnipeg . After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies, she moved to Vancouver , where she attended the Vancouver Playhouse Acting School. She discovered improvisational theater for herself and joined the Vancouver Theater Sports League. Harvie won the Just for Laughs Improv Tournament in 1995, and in 1998 she was nominated for The Improv Comedy Olympics for the Gemini Award .

Harvie played a few minor roles in television series and films in the 1990s, before her international breakthrough with the lead role of Morticia Addams in The New Addams Family . For this role she received a Leo Award in 2000 in the category "Best Performance in a Music, Comedy or Variety Show or Series". In addition to acting, Harvie works as a stand-up comedian.

In 2017, Harvie released her first directorial work with the short film Scattered . The film has been shown at various festivals such as the NSI Online Short Film Festival 2017 and the Nevada Womens Film Fest 2018 and has received multiple awards. Telefilm Canada screened Scattered as part of the Canada: Not Short on Talent at Cannes program at the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival .

Ellie Harvie lives in White Rock in the Canadian province of British Columbia .

Awards

Harvie has received multiple film awards and nominations for both acting and directing.

Canadian Comedy Award

  • 2000: Nomination in the category "Television - Performance - Female" for The New Addams Family

Filmmatic Filmmaker Award

  • 2018: Winner in the “Short Comedy” category for Scattered

Gemini Award

  • 1998: Nomination in the category “Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series” for The Improv Comedy Olympics
  • 2002: Nomination in the category “Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series” for Cold Squat

Independent Shorts Award

  • 2018: Winner in the category “Best Dark Comedy Short” for Scattered

Leo Award

  • 1999: Nomination in the category "Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series" for The New Addams Family
  • 2000: Winner in the category "Best Performance or Host in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series" for The New Addams Family
  • 2003: Nomination in the category “Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama” for Croon
  • 2004: Nomination in the category "Best Performance or Host (s) in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series" for The Western Alienation Comedy Hour
  • 2006: Nomination in the category “Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series” for The Collector
  • 2014: Nomination in the category “Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series” for Die Spielzeugfabrik
  • 2015: Nomination in the category “Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series” for Brrrzooka
  • 2017: Nomination in the category “Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series” for Die Spielzeugfabrik
  • 2018: Nomination in the “Best Short Drama” category for Tom and Grant

Southern Shorts Award

  • 2017: Winner in the "Best Comedy" category for Scattered

Filmography (selection)

As an actress

As a voice actress

As a director

  • 2017: Scattered

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c The New Celebrity Cooks - Host Bio ELLIE HARVIE. UpsideRightMedia, 2012, accessed August 15, 2018 (archived website).
  2. ↑ Gilles Nuytens: Interview with Ellie Harvie. The Scifi World, June 22, 2005, accessed August 15, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Ellie Harvie. Stargate Project, accessed August 15, 2018 .
  4. ^ Leo Awards 2000 Winners. Leo Awards, accessed August 15, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Liz Hover: Scattered by Ellie Harvie + 3 more films in this week's NSI Online Short Film Festival. National Screen Institute, May 23, 2017, accessed August 15, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Official Selections & Featured Screenings. Nevada Women's Film Collective, 2018, accessed August 15, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Canada: Not Short on Talent / Talent Tout Court. Festival de Cannes, accessed on August 15, 2018 (English).
  8. ↑ Ellie Harvie Awards. Internet Movie Database, accessed August 15, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Harvie, Ellie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harvie, Elinor Anne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actress, stand-up comedian and director
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Belleville , Ontario , Canada