Laura Maureen Bertram (born 5 September 1978[1]) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Amanda Zimm in Ready or Not and Trance Gemini in Andromeda.
Life and career
Actress Laura Bertram at Decalogy 10 in 2007
Bertram was born in Toronto, Ontario,[1] and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She earned her degree in history from the University of Guelph.[2][3] She has two younger sisters named Heather (born 1981) and Jennifer (born 1984), who are former actresses.[4] In 1997, Bertram was a ceramics instructor at Kilcoo Camp. She also used to sing in the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus.[5]
Bertram has won two Gemini Awards for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for Ready or Not in 1995 and for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for Ready or Not in 1998.[11]
She has also been nominated for two Gemini Awards for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for Ready or Not in 1996 and for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for Platinum in 1998.
^Rebecca Kendall (13 September 2006). "A Good Move". University of Guelph. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
^ ab"U of G grad hits small screen; Laura Bertram debuts tomorrow in Robson Arms" by Laura Thompson, Waterloo Region Record (2 Mar 2007) [final edition] Retrieved from ProQuest267216603
^"Bertram was no shoe-in for cinderella role" by Rita Zekas, Toronto Star (22 Dec 1999) [1 edition]. Retrieved from ProQuest438040729
^ ab"Laura bertram leaves U of G soon to act in a new sci-fi series ; star on campus" by Kathleen Elliott, Daily Mercury (31 Mar 2000) Retrieved from ProQuest355462625
