Grace Dove
{{Short description|Canadian actress and television host (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Grace Dove
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|07|25}}
|birth_place = Canim Lake, British Columbia, Canada
|occupation = Actress, TV host
|years_active = 2012–present
}}
Grace Dove (born July 25, 1991) is a Canadian actress and television host, early known for her role as Hugh Glass' wife in the 2015 film The Revenant; as well as Ricki, a talented mechanic in the 2018 film How It Ends. In 2022, she starred alongside two-time Academy Awards winner Hilary Swank in the ABC network drama Alaska Daily, as journalists shining light on missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG).{{cite web |title=Secwépemc actor Grace Dove starring in new network drama that shines light on MMIWG |date=October 20, 2022 |website=CBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610194119/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/alaska-daily-grace-dove-1.6622284 |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/alaska-daily-grace-dove-1.6622284}}
Early life and education
Dove was born on July 25, 1991,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_gracedove?lang=en|title=Grace Dove|website=Twitter |date=July 25, 2013 |first= Grace |last= Dove |access-date=November 11, 2018}} and is Secwepemc from the Canim Lake Indian Band in the Cariboo region of British Columbia.Anne-Diandra Louarn, "[http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/colombie-britannique/2015/09/30/004-gracey-dove-actrice-femme-leonardo-dicaprio-the-revenent-film.shtml Une Britanno-Colombienne donne la réplique à Leonardo DiCaprio]," Ici Radio Canada, September 30, 2015 She was raised in Prince George, British Columbia, where she attended Salmon Valley Elementary School and Kelly Road Secondary School.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_gracedove|title=Grace Dove|website=Twitter |date=May 25, 2016 |first= Grace |last= Dove |access-date=July 19, 2018}} Her father was a filmmaker who took her on visits to Hollywood when she was a child. After graduation from high school, she moved to Vancouver to study acting at Vancouver Film School.Frank Peebles, "[http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/entertainment/local-a-e/rising-star-1.2142526 Rising Star]", Prince George Citizen, December 30, 2015
Career
At age ten, she landed a part as on-air correspondent of the Prince George TV children's show Splatterday. She has also worked as a co-host of the reality action/adventure TV show UnderExposed, and appeared in the short film These Walls. (2012).Sarah Field," [http://www.inquisitr.com/2678658/the-revenant-rising-star-grace-dove-stars-alongside-leonard-dicaprio-in-new-film/ Rising Star Grace Dove Stars Alongside Leonardo DiCaprio In New Film]", The Inquisitr, January 3, 2016 Dove said she went on many auditions after acting school before she landed the part of Hugh Glass's unnamed Pawnee wife. The Revenant's director Alejandro González Iñárritu did not audition her 'in the normal way' but "instead had some questions and a process that dug into who I was." she said.Trevor Dueck, "[http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/01/interview-vancouver-actor-grace-dove-the-revenant/ Grace Dove Chats About Her Role in the Revenant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617172322/http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/01/interview-vancouver-actor-grace-dove-the-revenant/ |date=June 17, 2016}}", Van City Buzz, December 20, 2015 After she got the part, playing an emotionally demanding role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio,"[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/the-revenant-grace-dove-leonardo-dicaprio-1.3394729 The Revenant, Actor Grace Dove Talks About Performing with Leonardo DiCaprio]", CBC News, January 7, 2016 she said she "had to go in there extremely open without any expectations. Just like the audition process and even the filming process, I didn't know what exactly I was getting into. I prepared myself physically, emotionally and spiritually to be as open as possible so I could take direction, feed off my surroundings, and feed off my relationship with Leonardo within the scene. Obviously it's a period piece and so I was trying to connect to a layer of my ancestry as well."
In 2016, The New York Times mentioned her as one of the 'lesser known faces' of the entertainment industry, in whom the fashion industry has taken an interest to promote new fashion.Bronwyn Cosgrave, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/fashion/the-allure-of-the-unknown.html?_r=0 The Allure of the Unknown]," The New York Times, December 1, 2015
In 2025, Dove is set to appear on The Amazing Race Canada 11 with her brother, Joe Syme.{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2025 |title=The Cross-Country Adventure Continues as 11 Teams Revealed for Season 11 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, beginning July 8 on CTV |url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/the-cross-country-adventure-continues-as-11-teams-revealed-for-season-11-of-the-amazing-race-canada-beginning-july-8-on-ctv/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 25, 2025 |website=Bell Media}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| These Walls | Mary | Short film |
| 2014
| The Cut | Emma | Uncredited |
| 2015
| Wife of Hugh Glass | |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| O for a Thousand Tongues | Yaahl-Ts'uu-Kuuyas | Short film |
| Mino Bimaadiziwin
| Bangishimogikwe | Short film |
| 2018
| Ricki | |
| 2020
| Lisa | |
| 2021
| Hatha | Lena | Short film |
| 2022
| Aline Spears | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2014–2015
| Kagagi | Cassie Shannon | 13 episodes |
| 2017
| UnderExposed | Herself | Seasons 2–4; 39 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|2020
| Ellie | 2 episodes |
| Flimsy
| Parker | Episode: "Chapter 13 – The End" |
| Journey of My Heart
| Ellen Rivers | TV film |
| 2022
| Sunny | Episode: "Radio Harry" |
| 2022–2023
| Roz Friendly | 11 episodes |
| 2023
| Aline Spears | 5 episodes |
| 2025
|Contestant | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|5065913}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian actresses
Category:21st-century First Nations people
Category:21st-century First Nations women
Category:First Nations actresses
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:People from Prince George, British Columbia
Category:Canadian television actresses