Tanya Allen

{{Infobox person

| name = Tanya Allen

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date |22|1996|12|23}}

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|occupation= Actress

| awards = Gemini Award

|yearsactive= 1993–present

}}

Tanya Allen (born {{Birth based on age as of date |22|1996|12|23|noage=1}}) is a Canadian actress, best known as the harried assistant Audrey on the CBC sitcom The Newsroom.

Early years

At age 15, Allen participated in a summer program at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. She graduated from Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute.{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=Vit |title=Big Screen Beckons Tanya Allen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-tanya-allen/174690270/ |access-date=June 17, 2025 |work=The Toronto Star |date=December 23, 1996 |page=D 6|via = Newspapers.com }}

Career

In addition to her film and television work, Allen has performed on stage with The Second City in Los Angeles.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1997 \| Regeneration \| Sarah \| AKA, Behind the Lines
1998 \| Clutch \| Theresa \|
1999 \| Tail Lights Fade \| Angie \|
2001 \| Wish You Were Dead \| Tanya Rider \|
2002 \| Liberty Stands Still \| May \|
2002 \| Lone Hero \| Sharon \|
2002 \| Fancy Dancing \| Karen \|
2005 \| Happy Is Not Hard to Be \| Ruth \|
2006 \| Silent Hill \| Anna \|
2008 \| Shutter \| Model \|
2009 \| {{sortname\|The\|Grind\|The Grind (2009 film)}} \| Courtney \|
2010 \| Magic \| Tammi \|
2011 \| Deadline: Medium Rare \| Mother \| Short
2013 \| Dose of Reality \| Alana / Wife \|
2013 \| Meltdown on the Ice Planet \| Narrator \|
2020 \| data-sort-value="Nest, The" \| The Nest \| Margy \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1997

| Regeneration

| Sarah

| AKA, Behind the Lines

1998

| Clutch

| Theresa

1999

| Tail Lights Fade

| Angie

2001

| Wish You Were Dead

| Tanya Rider

2002

| Liberty Stands Still

| May

2002

| Lone Hero

| Sharon

2002

| Fancy Dancing

| Karen

2005

| Happy Is Not Hard to Be

| Ruth

2006

| Silent Hill

| Anna

2008

| Shutter

| Model

2009

| {{sortname|The|Grind|The Grind (2009 film)}}

| Courtney

2010

| Magic

| Tammi

2011

| Deadline: Medium Rare

| Mother

| Short

2013

| Dose of Reality

| Alana / Wife

2013

| Meltdown on the Ice Planet

| Narrator

2020

| data-sort-value="Nest, The" | The Nest

| Margy

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1993 \| Spenser: Ceremony \| April Kyle \| TV film
1994 \| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues \| Jennifer Newley \| "Only the Strong Survive"
1994 \| Ultimate Betrayal \| Beth, Age 17 \| TV film
1994 \| Side Effects \| Claire Edwards \| "Superman"
1994 \| Lives of Girls and Women \| Del Jordan \| TV film
1995 \| {{sortname\|The\|Great Defender\|nolink=1}} \| Mary Ann McDonald \| "Pilot"
1996 \| TekWar \| Tina \| "The Gate"
1996 \| Lyddie \| Lyddie Worthen \| TV film
1996 \| {{sortname\|The\|Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story\|nolink=1}} \| Kimberly Granger \| TV film
1996–1997 \| {{sortname\|The\|Newsroom\|The Newsroom (Canadian TV series)}} \| Audrey \| Supporting role
1997 \| Platinum \| Astrid Kirsh \| TV film
1998 \| White Lies \| Erina Baxter \| TV film
1998 \| {{sortname\|The\|Outer Limits\|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}} \| Lisa \| "Fear Itself"
1998 \| {{sortname\|The\|Adventures of Shirley Holmes}} \| Unknown \| "The Case of the Ten Dollar Thief"
2000 \| Nature Boy \| Anna Jacobson \| TV short
2000–2004 \| Starhunter \| Percy Montana \| Main role
2001 \| {{sortname\|The\|Outer Limits\|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}} \| Amy Barrett \| "Patient Zero"
2004 \| Chicks with Sticks \| Kate Willings \| TV film{{cite web \|author= \|title=Chicks with Sticks \|website=Northernstars \|date=30 June 2016 \|publisher=Canadian Independent Visual and Digital Media Association \|location=Toronto, Ontario \|url=https://www.northernstars.ca/chicks_with_sticks/ \|access-date=15 April 2021 \|archive-date=15 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415223322/https://www.northernstars.ca/chicks_with_sticks/ \|url-status=live }}
2006 \| Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone \| Annie Calgrove \| TV film
2015 \| {{sortname\|The\|Strain\|The Strain (TV series)}} \| Sarah \| "BK, NY"
2017 \| Starhunter Transformation \| Percy Montana \| 3 episodes
2018 \| Starhunter Redux \| Percy Montana \| TV series

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1993

| Spenser: Ceremony

| April Kyle

| TV film

1994

| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

| Jennifer Newley

| "Only the Strong Survive"

1994

| Ultimate Betrayal

| Beth, Age 17

| TV film

1994

| Side Effects

| Claire Edwards

| "Superman"

1994

| Lives of Girls and Women

| Del Jordan

| TV film

1995

| {{sortname|The|Great Defender|nolink=1}}

| Mary Ann McDonald

| "Pilot"

1996

| TekWar

| Tina

| "The Gate"

1996

| Lyddie

| Lyddie Worthen

| TV film

1996

| {{sortname|The|Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story|nolink=1}}

| Kimberly Granger

| TV film

1996–1997

| {{sortname|The|Newsroom|The Newsroom (Canadian TV series)}}

| Audrey

| Supporting role

1997

| Platinum

| Astrid Kirsh

| TV film

1998

| White Lies

| Erina Baxter

| TV film

1998

| {{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}}

| Lisa

| "Fear Itself"

1998

| {{sortname|The|Adventures of Shirley Holmes}}

| Unknown

| "The Case of the Ten Dollar Thief"

2000

| Nature Boy

| Anna Jacobson

| TV short

2000–2004

| Starhunter

| Percy Montana

| Main role

2001

| {{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}}

| Amy Barrett

| "Patient Zero"

2004

| Chicks with Sticks

| Kate Willings

| TV film{{cite web |author= |title=Chicks with Sticks |website=Northernstars |date=30 June 2016 |publisher=Canadian Independent Visual and Digital Media Association |location=Toronto, Ontario |url=https://www.northernstars.ca/chicks_with_sticks/ |access-date=15 April 2021 |archive-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415223322/https://www.northernstars.ca/chicks_with_sticks/ |url-status=live }}

2006

| Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone

| Annie Calgrove

| TV film

2015

| {{sortname|The|Strain|The Strain (TV series)}}

| Sarah

| "BK, NY"

2017

| Starhunter Transformation

| Percy Montana

| 3 episodes

2018

| Starhunter Redux

| Percy Montana

| TV series

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Award ! Category ! Production ! Result ! class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
1997 \|Gemini Award \| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program \|Lives of Girls and Women \|{{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;" \| "Key nominations for Gemini Awards" at The Hamilton Spectator (15 Jan, 1997) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest\|269865464}}
1998 \|Gemini Award \| Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble) \|{{sortname\|The\|Newsroom\|The Newsroom (Canadian TV series)}} (for episode #1.13: "The Campaign") \|{{won}} \|style="text-align:center;" \| "Gemini Awards bullish on Traders" by Craig MacInnis, The Standard (2 March 1998) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest\|349080135}}
1998 \|Gemini Award \|Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program \|Platinum \|{{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;" \| [https://playbackonline.ca/1998/08/24/22814-19980824/ "Gemini Awards/Prix Gemeaux: The Gemini nominees"] at playbackonline.ca

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Production

! Result

! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

1997

|Gemini Award

| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program

|Lives of Girls and Women

|{{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;" | "Key nominations for Gemini Awards" at The Hamilton Spectator (15 Jan, 1997) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|269865464}}

1998

|Gemini Award

| Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)

|{{sortname|The|Newsroom|The Newsroom (Canadian TV series)}} (for episode #1.13: "The Campaign")

|{{won}}

|style="text-align:center;" | "Gemini Awards bullish on Traders" by Craig MacInnis, The Standard (2 March 1998) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|349080135}}

1998

|Gemini Award

|Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program

|Platinum

|{{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;" | [https://playbackonline.ca/1998/08/24/22814-19980824/ "Gemini Awards/Prix Gemeaux: The Gemini nominees"] at playbackonline.ca

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=0021091|name=Tanya Allen}}

Category:1970s births

Category:Actresses from Toronto

Category:Canadian film actresses

Category:Canadian television actresses

Category:Canadian Screen Award winning actors

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)