Victoria Bidewell
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Victoria Bidewell stars in the feature film “Comforting Skin” to Premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival
September 2011 – Victoria Bidewell plays the lead role in the feature film ‘Comforting Skin’ set to premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2011. In this emotional and compelling role, Victoria plays Koffie, a complex young woman, who has a very unique relationship with her tattoo. Victoria stars opposite Tygh Runyan Other cast members include Philip Granger, Eugene Lipinsky, Paul Jarrett, Jane Sowersby and Jennifer Griffin. Derek Franson directs “Comforting Skin”. Ollie Rankin of CIS who also worked on THE “Harry Potter” movies and is prepping to work on the upcoming “Red Dawn” and “J. Edgar” completed the VFX shots for “Comforting Skin”.
Victoria’s first role and big break was in the feature film ‘What Lies Beneath’ with Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. She has also appeared in other features ‘Good Luck Chuck’ and ‘Alien Vs Predator: Requiem’.
Next up Victoria plays the supporting lead in the Hallmark/Frontstreet Pictures feature film “Kiss At Pine Lake” opposite Mia Kirshner and Barry Watson. Other cast includes Gabrielle Rose, Hrothgar Mathews, Matty Finochio, and Brennan Elliot. The film will be released in Spring 2012. Her television roles include ‘The L Word’, ‘Supernatural,’ the pilot for ‘Hiccups’ and numerous commercials including one for the Quaker crispy minis campaign,
Victoria has performed in numerous plays throughout L.A. and Vancouver. Roles have included Honey in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’; however, one of her most challenging roles was Chrissy, the naïve and troubled lead of ‘In the Boom Boom Room’. The training, both mentally and physically, was vigorous. The role dealt with sexual and physical abuse and Victoria had to learn to perform as a stripper. After receiving excellent reviews, the cast and crew were thrilled when Halle Berry attended the play while she was filming in Vancouver.
Most recently Victoria starred in the play “Almost Maine” on Granville Island with Jennifer Copping, Michael Kopsa, and John Shaw, directed by Stellina Rusich. She is currently producing and rehearsing the play “Snowangel” where she plays an alcoholic prostitute in Manhattan in the sixties at Little Mountain Studio in December.
Victoria was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and grew up in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. It was always evident that she had a very vivid imagination: writing plays, poems and making short films with the family camcorder. Although she played soccer and golf, belonged to a swim club and took English riding lessons, she preferred her dance and piano classes. Her high school drama teacher encouraged her to perform and this became her career path.
Following high school, Victoria moved to Pasadena, California to complete a two-year degree program at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She then went on to study Shakespeare at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford under the tutelage of Sir Ben Kingsley, Sir Derek Jacobi and Alan Rickman. She was invited to a third year of advanced training and performance and received a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Acting. In Hollywood, she studied improv with Cheryl Hines (‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’) at the Groundlings, while taking classes at the Larry Moss Studio in Santa Monica. Since moving back to Vancouver, she has continued her training with Michele Lonsdale-Smith.
Victoria volunteers with Beauty Night Society, a registered Canadian charity that provides makeovers and wellness programs for marginalized women on the Lower East Side of Vancouver. “In The Boom Boom Room” donated a portion from every ticket sale to the charity. She also volunteers with the Vancouver Symphony and workouts daily while continuing to take acting classes.
Victoria is available for interviews upon request.
For more information, interviews and photographs please contact:
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Biography
Victoria Bidewell was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and grew up in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. It was always evident that she had a very vivid imagination: writing plays, poems and making short films with the family camcorder. Although she played soccer and golf, belonged to a swim club and took English riding lessons, she preferred her dance and piano classes. Her high school drama teacher encouraged her to perform and this became her career path.
Following high school, Victoria moved to Pasadena, California to complete a two-year degree program at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She then went on to study Shakespeare at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford under the tutelage of Sir Ben Kingsley, Sir Derek Jacobi and Alan Rickman. She was invited to a third year of advanced training and performance and received a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Acting. In Hollywood, she studied improv with Cheryl Hines (‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’) at the Groundlings, while taking classes at the Larry Moss Studio in Santa Monica. Since moving back to Vancouver, she has continued her training with Michele Lonsdale-Smith.
Victoria’s first role and big break was in the feature film ‘What Lies Beneath’ with Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. She has also appeared in ‘Good Luck Chuck’ and ‘Alien Vs Predator: Requiem’.
Most recently, she plays the lead role in the feature film ‘Comforting Skin’, to be released early in 2011, opposite Tygh Runyan. She plays Koffie, a complex young woman, who has a very unique relationship with her tattoo. The cast includes Philip Granger, Eugene Lipinsky, Paul Jarrett, Jane Sowersby and Jennifer Griffin and is directed by Derek Franson.
Television roles have included ‘The L Word’, ‘Supernatural,’ the pilot for ‘Hiccups’ and numerous commercials.
Victoria has performed in numerous plays throughout L.A. and Vancouver. Roles have included Honey in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’; however, one of her most challenging roles was Chrissy, the naïve and troubled lead of ‘In the Boom Boom Room’. The training, both mentally and physically, was vigorous. The role dealt with sexual and physical abuse and Victoria had to learn to perform as a stripper. After receiving excellent reviews, the cast and crew were thrilled when Halle Berry attended the play while she was filming in Vancouver.
A portion from every ticket purchased for the play was donated to Beauty Night Society, a registered Canadian charity that provides makeovers and wellness programs for marginalized women on the Lower East Side of Vancouver. Victoria volunteers with them www.beautynight.org and also with the Vancouver Symphony.
Photographer John Pope/ Stylist Katie Lee