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Canadian writer and actor
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(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
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Canadian Film Centre
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Biography
Introduction
Rosa Labordé is a Canadian playwright, screenwriter, director and actress. She is playwright-in-residence at Tarragon Theatre and Aluna Theatre. Her play Léo was shortlisted for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play and the Governor General's Award for English-language drama. In 2012 she received the KM Hunter Artist’s Award for Theatre. In 2016 she wrote the first two episodes of the second season of HBO Canada's Sensitive Skin.
Early life
Rosa was born in Ottawa, Ontario to a Chilean mother and Eastern European father and was raised Jewish. She is a graduate of the Oxford School of Drama in England and the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto.
Plays
- The Source
- Sugar
- Leo
- Hush
- Like Wolves
- True
- Marine Life
Acting
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Blur | Christine | Short Film |
| 2002 | Doc | Joanie | Season 3 Episode 3 "Stroke of Luck" |
| 2002 | Puppets Who Kill | CBC Guide | Season 1 Episode 11 "Dan's Umbrella" |
| 2003 | Street Time | Receptionist | Season 2 Episode 6 "Born to Kill" |
| 2005 | True Crimes: The First 72 Hours | Susan Farland | Season 2 Episode 10 "Head in a Bucket" |
| 2005 | 1-800-MISSING | Leah Schaeffer | Season 2 Episode 17 "Paper Anniversary" |
| 2006 | Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks | Senora Rosa | 11 Episodes |
| 2006 | At the Hotel | Carmelita | 6 Episodes |
| 2007-2008 | History Bites | Various | 4 Episodes (Canadian Screen Award Nomination) |
| 2008 | Jack and Jill vs. the World | Tampon Girl | Feature Film |
| 2008 | ReGenesis | Nina Corba | 9 Episodes |
| 2008 | Toot & Puddle | Estella | 2 Episodes |
| 2009 | Rick Mercer Report | Tory | Season 6 Episode 11 |
| 2009 | The Line | Steph | 7 Episodes |
| 2010 | Unnatural History | Sarah Campbell | Pilot Episode |
| 2009-2010 | The Dating Guy | Various | 3 Episodes |
| 2011 | Against the Wall | Jacob's Mom | Season 1 Episode 11 |
| 2011 | InSecurity | Tara | Season 2 Episode 9 |
| 2011 | The Lady of Names | Rapunzel | Animated Feature Film |
| 2014 | The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom | Pam | TV Movie |
| 2014 | Dead on Campus | Jenny | TV Movie |
| 2014-2015 | Saving Hope | Lana Davis | 4 Episodes |