{{Short description|Canadian actress (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Cara Gee | image = Cara Gee at the 2018 CFC Annual Gala & Auction (25432943147) (cropped).jpg | alt = Cara Gee at the 2018 CFC Annual Gala & Auction | caption = Gee at CFC Annual Gala in 2018 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|7|18}} | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | other_names = | occupation = Actress | spouse = {{marriage|Richard de Klerk|2019}}<ref name="married2019" /> | years_active = 2011–present }} '''Cara Gee''' (born July 18, 1983)<ref name=BDtweet/><ref name="TG&M" /> is a Canadian film, television, and stage actress. She is known for her roles in the television series ''Strange Empire'' and ''The Expanse''. She is described by Forbes as "one of the most prominent indigenous women in the entertainment industry".<ref>{{Cite web|author=Salkowitz, Rob |date=December 31, 2021|title=The Expanse's Cara Gee Adds A Unique Perspective To The Show's Diverse Cast|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2021/12/31/the-expanses-cara-gee-adds-a-unique-perspective-to-the-shows-diverse-cast/|website=Forbes|access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref>
==Early life and education== {{expand section | with = other source-derived standard components of this section, including where she was educated, generally and in relation to her craft | small = no|date=February 2025}} Cara Gee was born on July 18, 1983, in Calgary, Alberta, and was raised near Bobcaygeon, before moving to Newmarket, Ontario.<ref name=BDtweet>{{cite tweet |author=Gee, Cara |user=CaraGeeeee |number=885930802609094657 |title=July 18th happens to be my birthday so this is just perfect 💙 #TheExpanse |date=July 14, 2017 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902225404/https://twitter.com/CaraGeeeee/status/885930802609094657 |archive-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2025}}<ref name="TG&M">{{Cite web |author=Lederman, Marsha |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/fashion-and-beauty/fashion/actress-cara-gee-making-it-big-and-keeping-it-real/article20232873/ |title=Actress Cara Gee: Making it big and keeping it real |work=The Globe and Mail |date=September 5, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420031910/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/fashion-and-beauty/fashion/actress-cara-gee-making-it-big-and-keeping-it-real/article20232873/ |archive-date=April 20, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="torstar" /><ref>{{Cite news |author=Ahearn, Victoria |date=February 19, 2020 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cara-gee-the-call-of-the-wild-1.5469153 |title=Calgary-born actress talks Indigenous pride and her digital dog co-star in The Call of the Wild |work=CBC News |access-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225224013/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cara-gee-the-call-of-the-wild-1.5469153 |archive-date=February 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Noakes |first=Taylor C. |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Cara Gee |url=https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cara-gee |access-date=December 6, 2025 |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia}}</ref> Gee is Ojibwe, one of the largest indigenous populations in Canada.<ref name="nowtoronto" /><ref>{{Cite web |author=Jeff Spry |date=December 15, 2020 |url=https://www.space.com/the-expanse-season-5-cara-gee-interview |title=Beltalowda! Cara Gee opens up about Drummer's emotional odyssey in 'The Expanse' season 5 |website=Space.com |access-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129112736/https://www.space.com/the-expanse-season-5-cara-gee-interview |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> She attended Huron Heights Secondary School where she became interested in drama. She had organized local punk shows and was planning to pursue arts management when she discovered a love of acting. Subsequently, she enrolled in the University of Windsor and graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2007.<ref name=":0" />
==Career== Gee is primarily known as a stage actress in Toronto, Ontario, where her acting credits have included productions of Margaret Atwood's ''The Penelopiad'', Daniel MacIvor's ''Arigato, Tokyo'', Cliff Cardinal's ''Stitch'', Birdtown and Swanville's ''36 Little Plays About Hopeless Girls'' and Louise Dupré's ''Tout comme elle''.<ref name=torontoist>{{cite web | author = Maga, Carly | date=January 3, 2012 | title=People to Watch in 2012 | work=Torontoist | url=http://torontoist.com/2012/01/people-to-watch-in-2012/ | access-date= January 15, 2014 |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115051549/http://torontoist.com/2012/01/people-to-watch-in-2012/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=torstar /> Tomson Highway's ''The Rez Sisters''<ref name=torontoist /><ref name=nowtoronto>{{cite web |author=Sumi, Glenn |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/tiff/2013/content-detail.cfm?contentID=14 |title=Golly Gee – Stage star Cara Gee burns bright in big-screen debut |work=NOW |date=September 5, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020092043/http://www.nowtoronto.com/tiff/2013/content-detail.cfm?contentID=14 |archive-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
She made her feature film debut in ''Empire of Dirt'' for which she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.<ref name=torstar>{{cite web |author=Barnard, Linda | url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/12/30/people_to_watch_cara_gee.html |title=People to watch: Cara Gee |work=Toronto Star |date=December 30, 2012 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508180633/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/12/30/people_to_watch_cara_gee.html |archive-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> For this role, she also won a Special Jury award at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival as well as an award for Best Actress at the American Indian Film Festival. In 2013, at TIFF, Gee was named one of the festival's annual Rising Stars.<ref name="TG&M"/>
Gee began work on television playing guest roles in the television series ''King'' and ''Republic of Doyle''. In 2014, she starred as one of the lead characters in the Western drama series ''Strange Empire'' on CBC Television, for one season until it was cancelled in 2015.<ref name=mipcom>{{cite web |author=Vlessing, Etan |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/drg-sell-dark-canadian-drama-723081/ |title=DRG to Sell Dark Canadian Drama 'Strange Empire' at MIPCOM |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508180642/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/drg-sell-dark-canadian-drama-723081 |archive-date=May 8, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=McCue, Duncan|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/q-a-cara-gee-plays-dream-role-as-gun-toting-m%C3%A9tis-cowgirl-1.2786713|title=Q&A: Cara Gee plays "dream role" as gun-toting Métis cowgirl|work=CBC News|date=October 3, 2014|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-date=April 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415233135/http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/q-a-cara-gee-plays-dream-role-as-gun-toting-m%C3%A9tis-cowgirl-1.2786713|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2016, Gee stars in the 33-episode web series ''Inhuman Condition'', which airs on the KindaTV YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web| author = Lapin, Luiz (Luiz H.C., @Optiluiz) | date = July 5, 2016 | title = [Web Series Review] 'Inhuman Condition' Is a Step Forward for the Medium | work=Bloody-Disgusting.com | url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3397622/web-series-review-inhuman-condition-step-forward-medium/|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811175240/http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3397622/web-series-review-inhuman-condition-step-forward-medium|archive-date=August 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| author = Shaftsbury-SB Staff | date = 2016 | title = Inhuman Condition | format = series production blurb | location = Toronto, Canada | publisher=Shaftesbury/Smokebomb (SB) | url=https://shaftesbury.ca/inhuman-condition/|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013091740/https://shaftesbury.ca/inhuman-condition/|archive-date=October 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
From 2017 to 2022 she played the role of Camina Drummer on the Syfy/Amazon television series ''The Expanse''.<ref name="CotW">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/expanse-actress-cara-gee-joins-call-wild-1159056|title=''Expanse'' Actress Cara Gee Joins ''Call of the Wild'' at Fox|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Galuppo, Mia|date=November 7, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618043443/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/expanse-actress-cara-gee-joins-call-wild-1159056|archive-date=June 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Her indigenous origin has attracted media attention repeatedly around matters of representation of minorities,<ref>{{Cite news|author=Ahearn, Victoria|date=February 19, 2020|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cara-gee-the-call-of-the-wild-1.5469153|title=Calgary-born actress talks Indigenous pride and her digital dog co-star in The Call of the Wild|work=CBC News|access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Ramos, Dino-Ray |date=November 16, 2020|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/the-expanse-cara-gee-falling-skies-mpho-koaho-sci-fi-thriller-levels-1234616405/|title='The Expanse's Cara Gee And 'Falling Skies' Actor Mpho Koaho Join Sci-Fi Thriller 'Levels'|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> especially with narratives in ''The Expanse'' regarding cultural assimilation.<ref>{{Cite web| author = Jacques, John | date=December 6, 2019 | title=The Expanse's Focus On Cultural Assimilation Hits Close To Home For Cara Gee |work=ScreenRant.com | url=https://screenrant.com/expanse-season-4-cultural-assimilation-cara-gee/ | access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| author = Burt, Kayti | date = October 16, 2019 | title = The Expanse's Cara Gee Talks Indigenous Representation | work = Den of Geek | url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-expanses-cara-gee-talks-indigenous-representation/|access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> Gee's portrayal of Camina Drummer has been strongly praised.<ref>{{Cite web | author = Eddy, Cheryl | date = January 25, 2021 | title=In Praise of The Expanse's Camina Drummer |url=https://gizmodo.com/in-praise-of-the-expanses-camina-drummer-1846121840 |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hannemann |first=Emily |date=January 18, 2021 |title='The Expanse': 7 Reasons Why We Love (& Fear) Camina Drummer |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/984957/the-expanse-why-we-love-fear-camina-drummer-cara-gee/ |website=TVInsider.com | access-date = February 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elvy |first=Craig |date=January 4, 2022 |title=How Camina Drummer Became The True Hero Of The Expanse Season 6 |url=https://screenrant.com/expanse-camina-drummer-season-6-real-hero-reason/ |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Spry, Jeff |date=December 15, 2020 |title=Beltalowda! Cara Gee opens up about Drummer's emotional odyssey in 'The Expanse' season 5 |url=https://www.space.com/the-expanse-season-5-cara-gee-interview |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vinney |first=Cynthia |date=January 8, 2021 |title=INTERVIEW: The Expanse's Cara Gee On Showing Drummer's Softer Side & Facing Off With Marco |url=https://www.cbr.com/expanse-cara-gee-camina-drummer-interview/ |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== {{expand section | with = other source-indicated, standard components of this section, including interests and activities other than professional, personal convictions, places of residence, etc. | small = no|date=February 2025}} thumb|upright|Gee in 2018 Gee married Richard de Klerk in 2019.<ref name="married2019">{{cite tweet |author=Gee, Cara |user=CaraGeeeee |number=1113531521074257921 |title=I married my sweet love Richard de Klerk... |date=April 3, 2019 |access-date=January 11, 2020 }}</ref> Gee was eight months pregnant while filming the fifth season of ''The Expanse''.<ref>{{Cite web | author = Hussaini, Syed Fahadullah | date=January 26, 2021 |title=The Expanse Drummer Actor Filmed Emotional Scenes 8 Months Pregnant |website=ScreenRant.com |url=https://screenrant.com/expanse-season-5-cara-gee-filming-pregnant-details/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213192221/https://screenrant.com/expanse-season-5-cara-gee-filming-pregnant-details/ |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography == {{BLP unreferenced section|date=February 2025}}
=== Films === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2010 | ''Gingerlip Kids'' | Sharon Taylor | rowspan=2| Short film |- |rowspan=2| 2013 |data-sort-value="Cycle of Broken Grace, The" | ''The Cycle of Broken Grace'' | Prostitute |- | ''Empire of Dirt'' | Lena Mahikan | |- | 2015 | ''We Think it Belongs In The Sea'' | Lynne Ann |rowspan=2| Short film |- | 2016 | ''Anne Darling'' | Charlie |- |rowspan=3| 2017 | ''Sundowners'' | Jenny | |- |data-sort-value="Carmilla Movie, The" | ''The Carmilla Movie'' | Emily Brontë | |- | ''We Forgot to Break Up'' | Isis Wong | Short film |- |rowspan=3| 2018 | ''Birdland'' | Hazel James | |- | ''Trouble in the Garden'' | Raven, Pippa | |- | ''Red Rover'' | Phoebe | |- | rowspan=4| 2019 | ''Home in Time'' | Skylar | rowspan=4| Short film |- | ''Bitter Smoke'' | Opichi |- | ''EXT'' | Aegis Minamoto |- | ''It's Nothing'' | The Girl |- | rowspan=2| 2020 | ''Alone Wolf'' | Town Monroe | |- | data-sort-value="Call of the Wild, The" | ''The Call of the Wild'' | Françoise | |- |2022 |''Bones of Crows'' |Percy Whallach | |- | 2024 | ''Levels'' | Ash | |} <!--PLEASE DO NOT FURTHER TABLE ENTRIES WITHOUT A RELIABLE SOURCE. TO FAIL TO DO SO VIOLATES WP:VERIFY AND WP:ORIGINAL RESEARCH. NOTE, IMDB IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOURCE.-->
=== Television series === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2012 | ''King'' | Alicia Pratta | Episode: "Alicia Pratta" (no. 18) |- | 2013 | ''Republic of Doyle'' | Sydney Morrison | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" (no. 61) |- | 2014 | ''Darknet'' | Gemma | Episode: "Darknet 4" (no. 4) |- | 2014–2015 | ''Strange Empire'' | Kat Loving | Leading role; 13 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Inhuman Condition'' | Tamar | Main role; web series; 11 episodes |- | rowspan=2| 2017 | data-sort-value="Neddeaus of Duqesne Island, The" | ''The Neddeaus of Duqesne Island'' | | Web series; episode: "The Mainland" (no. 10) |- | ''Letterkenny'' | Shyla | Episode: "Way to a Man's Heart" (no. 23) |- | 2017–2022 | data-sort-value="Expanse, The" | ''The Expanse'' | Camina Drummer | Recurring role (seasons 2–3); main role (seasons 4–6); 42 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Wynter'' | Coyote | Television film |- | 2021 | data-sort-value="Expanse: One Ship, The" | ''The Expanse: One Ship'' | Camina Drummer | Episode: "Ankawala" (no. 1) |- | 2023 | ''Extrapolations'' | Freda | Episode: "2037: A Raven Story" (no. 1) |- | 2024 |''Sweet Tooth'' | Siana | Main role |- |} <!--PLEASE DO NOT FURTHER TABLE ENTRIES WITHOUT A RELIABLE SOURCE. TO FAIL TO DO SO VIOLATES WP:VERIFY AND WP:ORIGINAL RESEARCH. NOTE, IMDB IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOURCE.-->
=== Video games === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}} |- |2023 |''The Expanse: A Telltale Series'' |Camina Drummer |Voice |<!--NOT ACCEPTABLE SOURCE: <ref name=imdb/>--> |- |} <!--PLEASE DO NOT FURTHER TABLE ENTRIES WITHOUT A RELIABLE SOURCE. TO FAIL TO DO SO VIOLATES WP:VERIFY AND WP:ORIGINAL RESEARCH. NOTE, IMDB IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOURCE.-->
== Awards and nominations == Gee garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for her performance in ''Empire of Dirt''.<ref name=torstar /><ref name="nominations">{{cite web | author = CBC News Staff | date=January 13, 2014 | title=Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated |work=CBC News | location = Toronto, Canada | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-screen-awards-orphan-black-less-than-kind-enemy-nominated-1.2494447 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-date=March 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331112921/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-screen-awards-orphan-black-less-than-kind-enemy-nominated-1.2494447 |url-status=live }}</ref> For this role, she also won a Special Jury Award at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival,{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} as well as an award for Best Actress at the American Indian Film Festival.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gee, Cara}} Category:1983 births Category:21st-century Canadian actresses Category:21st-century First Nations people Category:21st-century First Nations women Category:Actresses from Calgary Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian Ojibwe people Category:Canadian stage actresses Category:Canadian television actresses Category:Living people Category:Ojibwe actresses