Rebecca Williams (actress)
{{Short description|Canadian actress and corporate manager}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rebecca Williams
| image =
| caption = Williams in Reviving Ophelia
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| birth_name = Rebecca Jane Williams
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|28}}
| birth_place = Liverpool, United Kingdom
| nationality = Canadian
| occupation = • Actress • corporate manager
| yearsactive = 2001–2011
}}
Rebecca Jane Williams (born July 28, 1988) is a Canadian corporate manager and former actress. A native of Liverpool, England, she immigrated to Canada at age four,{{cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/reviving-ophelia/cast/rebecca-williams |title=Rebecca Williams Bio & Filmography |publisher=mylifetime|date= 2012-05-04 |accessdate=}} attended Toronto's Malvern Collegiate Institute, and trained at Armstrong Acting Studios.{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/the-night-before-the-night-before-christmas/cast/rebecca-williams|title=Rebecca Williams as Hannah on The Night Before the Night Before Christmas - Hallmark Channel|website=Hallmark Channel|accessdate=12 August 2018}} In 2011, Williams was nominated for a Gemini Award (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series) for Reviving Ophelia.{{cite web|url=http://torontolife.com/culture/26th-annual-gemini-nominations-announced/|title=Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods|date=4 August 2011|publisher=|accessdate=12 August 2018}} Since 2013, she has been employed as an office manager for an energy service company in Calgary, Alberta.https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-williams-08b33615 {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}
Filmography
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! Year ! Film/Series ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
2001
|Elanie Dewson |Episode: "Family Man" |
rowspan="2"| 2006
|Debbie |Episode: "Date with Derek" |
72 Hours: True Crime
|Amanda Schneeberger |Episode: "Good Doctor" |
rowspan="2"|2007
|Tammy Lewis | |
data-sort-value="Gathering, The" | The Gathering
|Tonee Marston | |
rowspan="3"| 2009
|Miss Binscarth |Episode: "Shades of Grey" |
Being Erica
|Sari |Episode: "Battle Royale" |
Degrassi: The Next Generation
|Larissa |Episode: "Beat It: Part 1 & 2" |
rowspan="2"| 2010
|Elizabeth Jones | |
data-sort-value="Night Before the Night Before Christmas, The" | The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
|Hannah Fox | |
rowspan="2"| 2011
|Kate Novatski |Episode: "Butterflies" |
Something Red
| |Short Film |
Awards and nominations
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Year
! Award ! Category ! Title of work ! Result |
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2011
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2469259}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101008152405/http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/reviving-ophelia/article/rebecca-williams-portraying-abuse-victim Reviving Ophelia: The Challenge of Portraying an Abuse Victim] by Rebecca Williams
- [http://journalstar.com/entertainment/arts-and-culture/books/movie-of-reviving-ophelia-looks-at-struggles-of-today-s/article_4b79318c-d328-11df-b415-001cc4c002e0.html Movie of Reviving Ophelia Looks at Struggles of Today's Teen Girls] from Lincoln Journal Star
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Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:21st-century Canadian actresses
Category:Actresses from Liverpool
Category:British emigrants to Canada