User:Doncram/Jennifer Hardy CK

{{short description|Canadian actress and animated filmmaker}}

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| name = Jennifer Hardy CK

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|06|20}}

| education = OCAD University

| occupation = Actress, editor, illustrator, animator

|years_active = 2011–present

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Jennifer Jessica Hardy (born June 20, 1986), known as Jennifer Hardy CK, is a Canadian actress, editor, illustrator, and animator. Her first work as an illustrator and animator was her OCAD University thesis project; WSIM: What Suffered Inside Me (2008).[http://www.ocadu.ca/search?q=Jennifer+hardy&cx=004526095293608231379%3Anhk9jqdxhle&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&sa=Search/ “Award-winning animation by Jennifer Hardy”. OCAD University. April 14, 2009.] Retrieved December 29, 2018. She created her 2nd animated short Obsessions, Progressions, & Expectations in 2015.[https://www.durhamregion.com/whatson-story/6819760-second-durham-region-film-festival-sept-16-to-18/ “Second Durham Region Film Festival Sept. 16 to 18”. DurhamRegion.com. August 27, 2016.] Retrieved August 27, 2019. She gained interest in acting in 2011 and appeared in a number of independent short and feature films. She starred in her first lead feature, Spice It Up and was nominated for her first Best Actress of a Canadian Film from Vancouver Film Critics Circle.{{cite news | last=Cabrita | first=Josh | url=https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2018/12/14/2019-nominees-announced/ | title=2019 Nominees Announced | date=December 14, 2018 | work=Vancouver Film Critics Circle | accessdate=December 28, 2018}} It was her first film being screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.{{cite news | last=Hertz | first=Berry | url=https://origin.tgam.arcpublishing.com/arts/film/reviews/article-meta-comedy-spice-it-up-is-its-own-bizarre-and-compelling-act-of-self/ | title=Meta-comedy Spice It Up is its own bizarre and compelling act of self-plagiarism | date=August 12, 2019 | work=The Globe And Mail | accessdate=August 14, 2019}} Her known name Jennifer Hardy CK was used in the National Post{{cite news | last=Knight | first=Chris | url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/chris-knight-funny-shaggy-and-relatable-spice-it-up-lives-up-to-its-name | title=Funny, shaggy and relatable, Spice It Up lives up to its name | date=Aug 16, 2019 | work=National Post | accessdate=August 28, 2019}} and NOW (newspaper).{{cite news | last=Wilner | first=Norman | url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/spice-it-up-lev-lewis-yonah-lewis-calvin-thomas/ | title=Review: Spice It Up is a weird yet moving Toronto-film-scene project | date=Aug 13, 2019 | work=NOW Magazine | accessdate=August 19, 2019}}