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Gail Maurice
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Gail Maurice at a CFC Filmmakers Reception in 2011
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| Occupation | actor, writer, director |
Gail Maurice is a Canadian actress, writer, and producer. She is most noted for her performances as the title character in the film Johnny Greyeyes, Dorothy Pine in the television series Cardinal, and Georgina in the television series Trickster.
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Career
Maurice is the head of Assini Productions, a film studio whose films have included Smudge (2006), Kihtwam misawac na-wapamitin (2011), Assini (2015) and Rosie (2018).
She was a co-writer and star of Joshua Demers's 2020 film Québexit. At the 2020 Whistler Film Festival, Maurice, Demers and Xavier Yuvens won the Borsos Competition award for Best Screenplay in a Canadian Film.
At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series for her performance in Trickster. At the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Film, for the film Night Raiders.
Rosie, Maurice's debut feature film as a director and an expansion of her 2018 short film of the same name, premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
Personal life
Maurice is in a relationship with Mélanie Bray, one of the stars of Rosie.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Johnny Greyeyes | Johnny Greyeyes | |
| 2007 | Finn's Girl | Nancy | |
| 2016 | Me and My Little Sister | Documentary | |
| 2018 | Falls Around Her | Inez | |
| 2019 | The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw | Annabelle Bearclaw | |
| 2020 | Québexit | Meetos | |
| 2021 | Night Raiders | Ida | |
| 2022 | Bones of Crows | Older Taylor Whallach | |
| 2024 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Giant Mine | Technician | Television film |
| 1997 | The Rez | Barbara Fencepost | Episode: "No Reservations: One Hour Finale" |
| 1998 | Big Bear | Nowakich | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Psi Factor | Kachata | Episode: "GeoCore" |
| 2000 | Canada: A People's History | Captive Woman | Episode: "When the World Began" |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Ruth's Daughter | Episode: "Grandma's Shoes" |
| 2002–2003 | Street Time | Skye Nighthawk | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Monsters We Met | Early American | Episode: "The Eternal Frontier" |
| 2016 | Cold | Sara | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | Cardinal | Dorothy Pine | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Rita Colchack | Episode: "A Traveler" |
| 2020 | Diggstown | Annabel Draper | Episode: "Cheryl Battiste" |
| 2020 | Barkskins | Teyaronhiio' | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Trickster | Georgina | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Sort Of | ICU Nurse | Episode: "Sort Of Back Again" |
| 2024 | Don't Even |
