Miranda de Pencier (born August 20, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director, producer, and actress. She is most noted for her 2011 film Throat Song, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards."Rebelle wins big at Canadian Screen Awards; Grabs 10 statuettes at inaugural event held in Toronto". Montreal Gazette, March 4, 2013.
Career She began her career as an actress, most notably playing Josie Pye in the 1985 telemovie Anne of Green Gables and its sequels."The Sisterhood of Anne of Green Gables Is Ready for Anne’s Next Chapter". Vanity Fair, May 10, 2017. She also had a recurring role on Street Legal in the 1989–90 season as Jennifer Winston, a college student who was dating Chuck Tchobanian,"It can't be Street Legal to look this good". Toronto Star, December 26, 1989. and appeared in the film The Myth of the Male Orgasm and on stage in Canadian productions of Les Misérables and Aspects of Love."Aspects transformed by a light touch". Ottawa Citizen, September 6, 1991.
In the late 1990s she began producing, first in theatre"Frida Mania: Renowned play opens season at One Yellow Rabbit". Calgary Herald, September 27, 1997. before moving into film production. Through her production company, Northwood Entertainment, she first produced the 2005 film Cake."New Canadian romantic comedy, Cake, stars Heather Graham". Telegraph-Journal, November 30, 2005. Her subsequent credits as a producer have included the films Pu-239, Adam and Beginners,"Canuck nominees celebrate in L.A." Toronto Star, February 24, 2012. the television series Wild Roses"Wild Roses planted on CBC". Vancouver Sun, January 3, 2009. and the new 2017 Anne of Green Gables adaptation Anne with an E."Anne of Green Gables show producer says we can never get too much Anne". CBC News Prince Edward Island, January 15, 2016.
The short film Throat Song was her debut as a director."Iqaluit-made movie premieres at Toronto film fest". CBC North, September 12, 2011. Her feature debut, The Grizzlies, debuted at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018. In October, de Pencier won the Directors Guild of Canada award for Best Direction in a Feature Film for The Grizzlies."Miranda de Pencier, Kari Skogland win DGC Awards" Playback, October 22, 2018.
Personal life She is the daughter of magazine publisher Michael de Pencier, and the sister of documentary filmmaker Nicholas de Pencier."The Accidental Mogul". Toronto Life, November 3, 2016.
Filmography
Acting
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1987Mind BendersJulie Freeman1988Murder OneJenny1989Sea of LoveBride1993 The Myth of the Male OrgasmJane Doe1995Butterbox BabiesMay Wilson
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1985Anne of Green GablesJosie Pye2 episodes1987Anne of Green Gables: The SequelTelevision film1989–1990Street LegalJennifer Winston7 episodes1990My Secret IdentityMichelleEpisode: "White Lies"1990Star RunnerLindaTelevision film1994–1995CatwalkDouble J7 episodes1995Harrison BergeronPhillipaTelevision film2000Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing StoryJosie Pye Spurgeon2 episodes
Producing
Film YearTitleNotes2005Cake2006Pu-2392009Adam2010Beginners2012Thanks for Sharing2014 The Backward ClassDocumentary2018 The Seagull2018 The Grizzlies
Television YearTitleNotes2009Wild RosesExecutive producer; also writer and creator2017–2019Anne with an E Executive producer 2023Black Life: Untold Stories
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