Canadian actress
Nicola Correia-Damude
Correia-Damude in 2015
Born (1981-06-21 ) 21 June 1981 (age 43) [ 1] [ 2] Occupation Actress Years active 2005–present Spouse Carlos Gonzalez-Vio (m. 2013) Children 1 Website www .nicolacorreiadamude .com
Nicola Correia-Damude (born 21 June 1981) is a Canadian actress based in Toronto . Her credits include The Strain (2015), Shadowhunters (2016–2019), Burden of Truth (2018–2021), The Boys (2019–2022), Coroner (2019–2024), Nurses (2020), October Faction (2020), and Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024).
Career
Television and film
Correia-Damude has had recurring roles on Shadowhunters , Annedroids , The Boys and The Strain . Additional television credits include Haven , Degrassi: The Next Generation , and Stargate SG-1 . Film credits include Margarita , Havana 57 , and Memory . She also had a recurring role (33 episodes from 2017 to 2019) as the mother in the Canadian children's show, Dino Dana .
Theatre
Correia-Damude is a graduate of Etobicoke School of the Arts , Studio 58 , and the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre.[ 3] Her theatre credits include Coriolanus [ 4] and Much Ado About Nothing [ 5] at the Stratford Festival , Serious Money [ 6] and The Women and Albertine in Five Times [ 7] at the Shaw Festival , as well as premieres of new Canadian works The Madonna Painter (Factory Theatre ),[ 8] Within the Glass (Tarragon Theatre )[ 9] and Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom (Canadian Stage ).[ 10] [ 11]
Voice acting
Correia-Damude has supplied voice overs for CBC 's The Passionate Eye , Afghanada , The Fifth Estate , Starlink: Battle for Atlas , and David Suzuki Explores .
Personal life
An actress of mixed heritage (her mother is from Guyana and her father is Canadian),[ 12] Correia-Damude is "an advocate of increased cultural diversity in film, television and theatre; expanding roles for women; and improving conditions for mothers and families in the film and television industry."[ 13] As well as an actress, she is also a singer-songwriter, plays piano and guitar, and has a dance background in modern, classical, jazz, step and tap.[ 3] Her father, Brian Damude , is a photographer and film director most noted for the 1975 film Sudden Fury .
She is bisexual .[ 14] She has been married to actor Carlos Gonzalez-Vio[ 15] since 2013,[ 16] with whom she has a son.[ 17]
Filmography
Video games
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2021
Far Cry 6
Maria Marquessa
Awards and nominations
Correia-Damude has been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for her guest performances on Remedy [ 20] in 2015 and Coroner in 2020.[citation needed ] She was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her ensemble work in Pillow Talk [ 21] in 2023. Correia-Damude received the Best Actress in a Feature Film award at the San Diego FilmOut Festival for her work in Margarita .[ 22]
References
^ @NicolaNCD (21 June 2016). "It's My Birthday Today! Happy Summer to all!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @NicolaNCD (17 June 2018). "I'm 36 yrs old and the happiest I've ever been" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ a b "Nicola Correia Damude" . Principals Talent. Retrieved 3 October 2016 .
^ Coulbourn, John (30 May 2006). " 'Coriolanus' falls short of greatness" . Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016 .
^ "Much Ado About Nothing" . Retrieved 3 October 2016 .
^ Slotkin, Lynn (12 September 2010). "AGE OF AROUSAL and SERIOUS MONEY" . Retrieved 4 October 2016 .
^ Hoile, Christopher (20 July 2009). "Review - Albertine in Five Times" . Retrieved 4 October 2016 .
^ Kaplan, Jon (25 November 2009). "The Madonna Painter" . Retrieved 3 October 2016 .
^ "Season Press Release" . Tarragon Theatre . 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016 .
^ "Canadian Stage Press Release WORLD PREMIERE DOUBLE BILL" . Canadian Stage . 2015.
^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (May 2016). "Jordan Tannahill on Videofag's closing and two premieres at Canadian Stage" .
^ "Exclusive Interview With Shadowhunters' Nicola Correia-Damude" . 9 February 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016 .
^ "Home 2" . 3 January 2023.
^ Nicola Correia-Damude (19 June 2020). "As a young person my journey with Sexual Identity was paved with privilege" . Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
^ @NicolaNCD (14 August 2015). "@laeti_sabatier I did! My husband @LosVigon was in the Movie!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Nicola Correia-Damude (7 September 2020). "7 years" . Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
^ Carlos Gonzalez-Vio (8 April 2019). "my 4-year-old is already a better photographer" . Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
^ Nicola CorreiaDamude @NicolaNCD, "So excited to announce that I’ll be joining the cast of Coroner this Season! So honoured to be a part of such an amazing Drama" , Twitter , 07/09/2019
^ IMDB
^ Kennedy, John R. (13 January 2015). "Shaw Media earns dozens of Canadian Screen Awards nominations" . Global News . Retrieved 3 October 2016 .
^ "Nicola Correia-Damude, Adam DiMarco, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Sydney Scotia, Gregory Prest, Paolo Santalucia, Chris Robinson, Kwasi Thomas, Andrew Wheeler, Sharon Crandall, Vanessa Lauren Fox" . Academy.ca . 22 February 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023 .
^ "2013 FilmOut Festival Awards" (PDF) . FilmOut San Diego. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016.
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