Nicole Power

{{short description|Canadian actress}}

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| birth_name = Nicole Penney Power

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| birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

| occupation = Actress

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Nicole Penney Power{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Andrew |title=CBC sitcom star and Newfoundland actor Nicole Power answers 20 Questions |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/cbc-sitcom-star-and-newfoundland-actor-nicole-power-answers-20-questions-100769623/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |work=SaltWire |date=September 6, 2022 |language=en}} (born {{birth based on age as of date|32|2022|06|10|noage=1}}) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Shannon Ross in Kim's Convenience and its spin-off series Strays.{{cite news |last1=Eaton |first1=Jeremy|work=CBC News|title=Kim's Convenience stars go back to school in St. John's |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/kims-convenience-stars-back-in-class-1.4321261 |access-date=November 6, 2022}}

Early life and education

Power was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and grew up in Middle Cove. She attended Memorial University of Newfoundland for one year of general studies before moving to Ontario, where she graduated from Sheridan College's Musical Theatre program and Second City's conservatory. Power also became a member of Soulpepper Theatre Academy.

Career

Power has appeared in Canadian stage productions of West Side Story, Bonnie and Clyde, Legally Blonde, La Cage aux Folles, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, Evangeline, and The Charlottetown Festival's production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical.

She is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Shannon in Kim's Convenience, receiving nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018Adrian Mack, [https://www.straight.com/movies/1020096/canadian-screen-awards-nominations-leave-vancouver-out-rain "Canadian Screen Awards nominations leave Vancouver out in the rain"]. The Georgia Straight, January 16, 2018. and at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.Heather Cichowski, [https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/02020021855213/2020-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-26-nominations "2020 Canadian Screen Awards: 'Schitt's Creek' dominates with 26 nominations"]. Hello! Canada, February 18, 2020.

In 2021 she was announced as the star of Strays, a spinoff of Kim's Convenience which will see Shannon Ross move to Hamilton, Ontario to embark on a new career.Alexandra Del Rosario, [https://deadline.com/2021/03/kims-convenience-andrew-phung-nicole-power-cbc-1234722766/ "‘Kim Convenience’s Andrew Phung & Nicole Power Set New Comedies At Canada’s CBC"]. Deadline Hollywood, March 26, 2021.

In 2023, she starred in the Netflix show Glamorous.

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Nocturne FallsJemaShort film
2020The TollClaraUncredited
2022PatternSam

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Splatalot!Faetal22 episodes
2016–2021Kim's ConvenienceShannon Ross65 episodes
2020Christian & NatEpisode: "We Got Divorced"
2020Private EyesMelissaEpisode: "Gumbo for Hire"
2021–22StraysShannon Ross20 episodes
2021Let's Get MarriedCJTelevision film
2022Designing ChristmasZoeTelevision film
2022–23Something UndoneOfficer Puddester4 episodes
2023The DropLisaEpisode: "Monolith"
2023GlamorousMykynnleigh7 episodes
2024Run the BurbsLisaEpisode: "Phirst Love"

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