Theresa Tova (born 1955) is a Canadian actress, singer and playwright."Tova, Theresa". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, 2009. She is most noted for her play Still the Night, which won several Dora Mavor Moore Awards in 1997"Hit musical captures seven awards. A great time for Ragtime". The Globe and Mail, September 30, 1997. and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 1999 Governor General's Awards."Governor-General's award nominees". Vancouver Sun, October 20, 1999.
Early life and education The daughter of Polish Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, Tova was born in Paris, France, and raised in Calgary, Alberta."History haunts the present in new Holocaust drama". Toronto Star, October 31, 1996. She studied acting at the University of Alberta.
Career Primarily a stage and musical theatre actress, she also had a role in the television series E.N.G. in the early-1990s as Marge Atherton, for which she received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the 8th Gemini Awards in 1993."Bewitching music from E.N.G. film editor Tova". Toronto Star, January 29, 1993.
Still the Night, a musical play which combined Jewish music, including vaudeville and klezmer, with the story of two young girls surviving the Holocaust in the forests of Poland, was staged in 1996 by Theatre Passe Muraille. It won four Dora Awards in the Mid-Sized Theatre division in 1997, for outstanding new play or musical, outstanding production, outstanding music (John Alcorn) and outstanding female performance in a musical (Liza Balkan).
Tova has continued to act on stage, including productions of They're Playing Our Song, Fiddler on the Roof and The Diary of Anne Frank, as well as in supporting television, film and web series roles. In 2017, she was elected president of the Toronto chapter of ACTRA."Theresa Tova Elected President of ACTRA Toronto". Canada NewsWire, January 4, 2017.
She was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for the web series For the Record.Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1980DeadlineHoney1983CurtainsInmate1984Unfinished BusinessSally1985EleniKatis' Daughter1985Head OfficeWoman Protestor1985Big DealIris Leach1986Dancing in the DarkNosey Neighbor1990Love & MurderEvelyn1992This Is My LifeRochelle2005Lie with MeWedding Singer2011The SederJudith2012In ReturnSandy2013It Was You CharlieSandra2019Mistletoe & MenorahsTovah2020Akilla's EscapeAthena2022Christmas Lucky CharmMrs. Barnett2024Meet Me Next ChristmasDebra
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1982Hangin' InDeniseEpisode: "Make Room for Mommy"1985Seeing ThingsGloriaEpisode: "Defective Vision"1989–1994E.N.G.Marge Atherton96 episodes1993Taking the HeatMaryTelevision film1994Against Their WillCaptain Cooney1994Forever KnightMs. SheppardEpisode: "Undue Process"1995Degree of GuiltDr. SheltonTelevision film1997Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two WomenThe Abbess2005G-SpotMickeyEpisode: "Stalker"2007ReGenesisDr. LangEpisode: "I Dream of Genomes"2009Producing ParkerJack Cartwright / JackieEpisode: "Eat, Pray, Parker"2010–2011Bolts & BlipOlga26 episodes2014 The StrainBeverlyEpisode: "Loved Ones"2014Meet the FamilyMom3 episodes2016Group HomeDr. GinsbergTelevision film2018ClaireVoyantMadame Sonnom9 episodes2019Anne with an EMadam LyudmilaEpisode: "The Summit of My Desires"2020For the RecordFiona2 episodes2022Good SamAnnaEpisode: "Truce"2022Pretty Hard CasesZorkaEpisode: "Crystal Ball"2022Workin' MomsER DoctorEpisode: "The Break"2023ShelvedMichaela RamosEpisode: "Moby Dick FICTION MEL"2023 The Wedding RuleFayeTelevision film
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