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Award Winning Actor Gabrielle Rose Stars in Three Films at the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival
Gabrielle stars in Carl Bessai’s ‘Sisters & Brothers’ and is attending The Toronto International Film Festival
Vancouver, BC – September 2011 – Acclaimed Award Winning Canadian actor Gabrielle Rose will stars in three films at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival. Vancouver audiences will have the opportunity to see Gabrielle in three of the festivals’ most anticipated films; Carl Bessai’s ‘Sisters & Brothers’, Tracy D Smith’s 'Everything and Everyone' and Brianne Nord-Stewart’s ‘The Provider’.
After returning from the World Premiere of Carl Bessai’s ‘Sisters & Brothers’ at the Toronto International Film Festival, Vancouver audiences will have the chance to watch Gabrielle in Bessai’s buzzed about film. The highly regarded actress plays Marion and gives a sometimes heartbreaking and yet uplifting performance as a single mother to her fiery-tempered teenage daughter prone to verbally attacking her mom (Kacey Rohl). Tensions hit a high when a surprise from her past; Marion’s long-lost daughter Sita (Leena Manro) arrives and enters their lives. Gabrielle is particularly proud of this role, as she helped create the character and was able to improvise scenes to make the most of her performance.
‘Sisters & Brothers’ is Bessai’s third installment in his family trilogy and is a bracingly funny look into the lives of four sets of siblings. Brimming with affection, hostility and a healthy dose of guilt, ‘Sisters & Brothers’ cleverly tills the volatile territory of siblinghood. Bessai has gathered together an ensemble cast featuring a coterie of skilled regulars and several new talents, including Cory Monteith of Glee fame. The film presents the complicated bonds and rivalries of each uniquely charged relationship through a vibrant observational lens.
Gabrielle also takes the lead role of Linda in Tracy D Smith’s feature 'Everything and Everyone' which Gabrielle calls her most challenging role. She plays a woman with Alzheimer's and the film is billed as a story of love, laughter, loss, and everything in between. Gabrielle also stars as Mrs. Applebee in the short film ‘The Provider’ which takes place in 1940’s America. The 8 minute ‘The Provider’ co-written and produced by Andy Thomson has already screened at Cannes and won the Bloodshot 48 hour film challenge.
In the last year, Gabrielle has been busier than ever working on numerous film, television, and theatre productions, which has continued to earn her first-rate reviews, awards and nominations. She appeared in ‘Repeaters’ and ‘Amazon Falls’ at 2010’s Toronto International Film Festival and starred in the very successful and funny short ‘Camera Shy’ from producer Emily Alden of 'Sisters and Brothers'.
In May, she finished the indie feature 'The Corpse and Courier', currently in post-production and TV fans can see Gabrielle reprise her role as the doll maker in ‘The Haunting Hour’. We can also look forward to seeing the thespian grace the stage in two theatre productions this year; 'All the way Home' directed by Kim Collier for the Electric Company in January, and 'Scar Tissue' at the Arts Club Revue Stage this spring. In the adapted for stage 'Scar Tissue' by Dennis Foon, Gabrielle plays the mother with Alzheimer’s.
Gabrielle is involved in several upcoming film projects including Siobhan Devine’s short film entitled 'OMG' and award winning director, Bruce Sweeney’s ‘ Crimes of Mike Reckit’. Gabrielle just finished shooting a guest star role in an upcoming episode of ABC's ‘Once Upon a Time’.
Carl Bessai’s ‘Mothers and Daughters’ won the People’s Choice Award at the Vancouver Film Festival, a couple of years ago and Gabrielle”s performance as Brenda earned her a Jury Prize for Outstanding Performance at the Calgary Film Festival and a Genie nomination for Leading Actress. She also won Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film and Critic Circle Awards (VFCC Awards) and the Leo award for Best Supporting Actress for her comedic role as Claire - an overbearing mother – in writer-director Bruce Sweeney’s romantic comedy ‘Excited’.
Gabrielle’s career accomplishments were honoured with an induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2009.
Gabrielle’s critically acclaimed work includes an extensive list of credits in film, television and theatre. Her impressive list of film credits include: ‘The Sweet Hereafter’, ‘The Rhino Brothers’, ‘Delicate Art of Parking’, ‘The Adjuster’, ‘Speaking Parts’, ‘Sisters’, ‘Grace’, and ‘Hungry Hills’.
On television, her credits include series recurring roles in ‘Robson Arms’, ‘Three Moons Over Milford’, ‘Jake and the Kid’ and ‘Exes and Ohs’. Gabrielle has guest starred in ‘Endgame‘, ‘Fringe’, ‘Taken’, 'Battle Star Galactica', ‘Sanctuary’, and many more. Gabrielle received a Leo Award for her role in ‘The Mob Princess’, and won a 2009 Leo Award for Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for her role in ‘Sanctuary’.
Gabrielle also took home the Leo for Best Actress in 2002 for ‘The Rhino Brothers’. She has been the winner of two Jessie Awards, honouring the best in Vancouver’s vibrant theatre scene, as well as being the recipient of the 2007 Woman of the Year award at the Vancouver Women in Film and TV-Spotlight Awards; received the Artistic Achievement Award for ‘Sweet Hereafter’ at the Vancouver Film Festival, as well as Best Ensemble Cast for ‘Sweet Hereafter’ from the National Board of Review. She is also a multiple Gemini and Genie Award nominee for both her film and television roles.
On top of her film and television credits, Gabrielle also has a number of stage credits to her name, including her acclaimed role of Martha in Edward Albee's production of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ directed by John Wright receiving overwhelming success and rave reviews. Gabrielle has performed in ‘Elizabeth Rex’, ‘The Memory of Water’, ‘The Blue Light’, ‘The Glass Menagerie’ and ‘Doubt’, to name a few.
Gabrielle has served on the board of Vancouver Women in Film and conducted several workshops there with Peg Campbell, one of which was developed by Carol Whiteman into the highly successful Women in the Director’s chair.
Gabrielle is available for interviews upon request
For more information and media requests, please contact:
Gabrielle Rose: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0741388/
Lesley Diana lesley@thepromotionpeople.ca p. 604-726-5575
Tybie Lipetz tybie@thepromotionpeople.ca p. 778-987-5081