Kristen Thomson

Kristen Thomson (born 1966) is a Canadian actress and playwright. She has been described as "an icon of Canadian theatre".^[1]

Kristen Thomson
Born	1966 (age 57–58) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995 - present

Early life and education

Thomson was born in Toronto, Ontario. She studied drama at the University of Toronto and the National Theatre School of Canada.^[2]

I, Claudia

Thomson is known for her one-woman play I, Claudia, which was adapted to film in 2004.^[3][4] In that play and film, Thomson plays all of the roles, using masks to change character. The play has been described as a "deeply moving one-woman mask show about the inner life of a pre-adolescent girl".^[5] It received praise from critics and was popularly successful.^[5]

Awards

In 2003, Thomson won an ACTRA Award for her performance in I Shout Love (2001), a short film directed by Sarah Polley. She has won four Dora Awards for her stage work.^[6] Her most recent win was for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in the movie Away From Her.

Stage

Year	Title	Company / Venue	Role	Notes
2001	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto	Bottom / Hermia[7]
2018	Every Brilliant Thing	Berkley Street Theatre, Toronto[1]
2019	The Wedding Party	Streetscar Crowsnest Theatre, Toronto		Play written by Thomson[8]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Cream Sauce	Adult Helen	Short film
2000	Landscaping
	The Law of Enclosures	Myrah[9]
2001	I Shout Love	Tessa	Short film
2002	Flower & Garnet	Barb
2003	Proteus	Kate[2]
	The Republic of Love	Charlotte
2004	I, Claudia	Claudia
2006	Away from Her	Kristy[10][11][12]
2008	How Are You?		Short film
2014	What We Have	Patricia
2016	Window Horses	Caroline	Voice role
2017	Downsizing	Good Friend Gina[1]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Net Worth	Pat Lindsay	TV film
2002	The Matthew Shepard Story	Romaine Patterson	TV film
2005	It's Me...Gerald	Hedda	Episode: "Goodnight, Mr. Butterson"
	This Is Wonderland	n/a	Episode: "2.8"
2006			Episode: "3.12"
	The Great Polar Bear Adventure	Ikuk (voice)	TV film
2008	Of Murder and Memory	Nurse
2010	Flashpoint	Kate	Episode: "Jumping at Shadows"
2011	The Listener	Corrinne Rommilly	Episode: "In His Sights"
2012	The Firm	Eileen Bower	Episode: "Chapter Eleven"
2012	Dual Suspects	Young Woman	Episode: "The Carpenter Story"
2017–2019	Cardinal	Noelle Dyson	Miniseries
2023	Murdoch Mysteries	Emily Carr	"Murdoch and the Mona Lisa"

Publications

• I, Claudia (2004, Playwrights Canada Press)
• Someone else (2014, Playwrights Canada Press)

References

1. Sahagian, Sarah (November 27, 2018). "We Sit Down With Canadian Actress Kristen Thomson". Eligible Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
2. Kulp, Christine (December 5, 2002). "Star Turns: Kristen Thomson". University of Toronto Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
3. Kadar, M.; Warley, L.; Perreault, J.; Egan, S. (2009). Tracing the Autobiographical. Life Writing. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-55458-716-2. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
4. Rudakoff, J.D.; Thomson, L.M. (2002). Between the Lines: The Process of Dramaturgy. Playwrights Canada Press. ISBN 978-0-88754-622-8. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
5. Herbert, I.; Leclercq, N. (2003). World of Theatre 2003 Edition: An Account of the World's Theatre Seasons 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. Taylor & Francis. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-134-40212-0. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
6. Charlebois, Gaetan; Nothof, Anne (February 9, 2022). "Thomson, Kristen". Encyclopedia of Canadian Theatre. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
7. O'Connor, J.; Goodland, K. (2016). A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance Since 1991: Volume 3, USA and Canada. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-349-58788-9. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
8. Saxberg, Lynn (January 25, 2019). "After tackling divorce and death, playwright Kristen Thomson lightens the mood with a comedy". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
9. Greyson, J.; MacKenzie, S.; Longfellow, B.; Waugh, T. (2013). The Perils of Pedagogy: The Works of John Greyson. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-7735-4143-6. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
10. Dempsey, E.; Volkman, V.R. (2010). Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing (Vol. II, No. 2). Loving Healing Press, Incorporated. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-61599-040-5. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
11. Ebert, R. (2009). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2009. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. p. 594. ISBN 978-0-7407-9216-8. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
12. Berman, J. (2022). The Art of Caregiving in Fiction, Film, and Memoir. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-350-18536-4. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

External links

• Kristen Thomson at IMDb