Aviva Armour-Ostroff

{{Short description|Canadian actress, writer and filmmaker}} '''Aviva Armour-Ostroff''' is a Canadian actress, writer and filmmaker.<ref>[https://thecjn.ca/podcasts/aviva-armour-ostroff-on-her-new-film-and-jewish-identity-onscreen-2/ "Aviva Armour-Ostroff on her new film and Jewish identity onscreen"]. ''[[Canadian Jewish News]]''.</ref> She is most noted as the star, co-writer and co-director of the 2021 film ''[[Lune (2021 film)|Lune]]'',<ref>Brandon Barrett, [https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-arts/star-of-post-apartheid-film-lune-delivers-unflinching-portrayal-of-bipolar-disorder-4745997 "Star of post-apartheid film Lune delivers unflinching portrayal of bipolar disorder"]. ''[[Pique Newsmagazine]]'', November 12, 2021.</ref> for which she received a [[Canadian Screen Award]] nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the [[10th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2022.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220215130202/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', February 15, 2022.</ref>

She was formerly the producer of Toronto's Lab Cab theatre festival.<ref name=grief>Amy Grief, [https://thecjn.ca/arts/toronto-actor-and-playwright-explores-themes-of-identity/ "Toronto actor and playwright explores themes of identity"]. ''[[Canadian Jewish News]]'', October 30, 2015.</ref> She is a two-time [[Dora Mavor Moore Award]] nominee for her stage performances, receiving a solo nomination for ARC Stage's production of [[Deirdre Kinahan]]'s play ''Moment'' in 2015,<ref name=grief/> and an ensemble nomination alongside Deborah Drakeford, [[Carlos González-Vío]], Ryan Hollyman, Andre Sills and [[Arlen Aguayo-Stewart]], for ARC's production of Stef Smith's play ''Human Animals'' in 2019.<ref>Karen Fricker, "Human Animals uses creative setting to bring environmental collapse to life"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', February 27, 2019.</ref>

She is married to [[Arturo Pérez Torres]], with whom she codirected both ''[[The Drawer Boy (film)|The Drawer Boy]]'' and ''Lune''.<ref>Aviva Armour-Ostroff, [https://torontoguardian.com/2019/04/writer-director-arturo-perez-torres/ "'A Day in the Life' with writer and director Arturo Pérez Torres"]. ''Toronto Guardian'', April 20, 2019.</ref>

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