# Deragh Campbell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deragh_Campbell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deragh_Campbell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deragh_Campbell > Source revision: 1356434285 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Deragh Campbell | image = Deragh Campbell at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival 01 (cropped).jpg | caption = Campbell at the [2024 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|5|4}} | birth_place = [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto%2C_Ontario), Canada | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress, filmmaker | years_active = 2013–present | known_for = Collaborations with [Sofia Bohdanowicz](/source/Sofia_Bohdanowicz) and [Kazik Radwanski](/source/Kazik_Radwanski) | parents = [Benedict Campbell](/source/Benedict_Campbell)
[Jackie Maxwell](/source/Jackie_Maxwell) }} '''Deragh Campbell''' (born May 4, 1989) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. Campbell is known for her performances and filmmaking work in the [independent](/source/Independent_film) [Canadian cinema](/source/Cinema_of_Canada). Her collaborations with filmmaker [Sofia Bohdanowicz](/source/Sofia_Bohdanowicz)''—''including ''[Veslemøy's Song](/source/Veslem%C3%B8y's_Song)'' (2018), ''[MS Slavic 7](/source/MS_Slavic_7)'' (2019), ''[Point and Line to Plane](/source/Point_and_Line_to_Plane)'' (2020), and ''[Measures for a Funeral](/source/Measures_for_a_Funeral)'' (2024)—have screened at film festivals internationally. Campbell has also starred in three of [Kazik Radwanski](/source/Kazik_Radwanski)'s feature films; she played a small role in ''[How Heavy This Hammer](/source/How_Heavy_This_Hammer)'' (2015), the lead role in ''[Anne at 13,000 Ft.](/source/Anne_at_13%2C000_Ft.)'' (2019), and she starred opposite [Matt Johnson](/source/Matt_Johnson_(director)) in ''[Matt and Mara](/source/Matt_and_Mara)'' (2024). Campbell received the [Jay Scott Prize](/source/Jay_Scott_Prize) from the [Toronto Film Critics Association](/source/Toronto_Film_Critics_Association) and [Best Actress in a Canadian Film](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Canadian_Film) from the [Vancouver Film Critics Circle](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle). == Early life == Born on May 4, 1989 in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) and raised in [Niagara-on-the-Lake](/source/Niagara-on-the-Lake),{{Cite news |last=Chan |first=Tim |date=September 9, 2015 |title=Meet the four up-and-coming Canadian actors in TIFF's Rising Stars program |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/awards-and-festivals/tiff/tiff-rising-stars/article26121169/ |work=[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)}} Campbell is the daughter of actor [Benedict Campbell](/source/Benedict_Campbell) and artistic director of the [Shaw Festival](/source/Shaw_Festival) [Jackie Maxwell](/source/Jackie_Maxwell).{{Cite news |last=Hertz |first=Barry |date=September 6, 2024 |title=The family matters of Jackie Maxwell and Deragh Campbell, the mother-daughter duo dominating Canadian culture |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff/article-the-family-matters-of-jackie-maxwell-and-deragh-campbell-the-mother/ |work=[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)}} == Career == Campbell made her film debut in [Matthew Porterfield](/source/Matthew_Porterfield)'s 2013 [independent feature film](/source/Independent_film) ''[I Used to Be Darker](/source/I_Used_to_Be_Darker).Andrew Parker, [https://www.thegate.ca/film/041148/want-to-know-whats-next-for-canadian-cinema-look-for-deragh-campbell/ "Want to know what’s next for Canadian cinema? Look for Deragh Campbell"]. ''[TheGATE.ca](/source/TheGATE.ca)'', September 5, 2019.'' She was named as one of the [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival)'s "Rising Stars" in 2015, alongside [Stephan James](/source/Stephan_James_(actor)), [Aliocha Schneider](/source/Aliocha_Schneider), and [Karelle Tremblay](/source/Karelle_Tremblay).Cassandra Szklarski, "Films from Rozema, Falardeau, McDonald, Maddin highlight TIFF's Canuck lineup". [Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press), August 5, 2015. Since then, she has appeared in several films, including ''[How Heavy This Hammer](/source/How_Heavy_This_Hammer)'' (2015), and ''[Fail to Appear](/source/Fail_to_Appear)'' (2017). Campbell's collaborations with filmmaker [Sofia Bohdanowicz](/source/Sofia_Bohdanowicz) have screened at festivals around the world. Since 2018, she has portrayed the character of Audrey Benac in five of Bohdanowicz's films: ''[Veslemøy's Song](/source/Veslem%C3%B8y's_Song)'' (2018), ''[MS Slavic 7](/source/MS_Slavic_7)'' (2019), ''[Point and Line to Plane](/source/Point_and_Line_to_Plane)'' (2020), ''A Woman Escapes'' (2022), and ''[Measures for a Funeral](/source/Measures_for_a_Funeral)'' (2024). Campbell was a credited co-director of ''MS Slavic 7'' as well.{{cite news|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/reviews-recommendations/ms-slavic-7-sofia-bohdanowicz-archived-letter-correspondence|title=Berlinale first look: MS Slavic 7 draws strength from the written word|last=Mantagni|first=Ian|date=February 20, 2019|work=[Sight and Sound](/source/Sight_and_Sound)|accessdate=August 26, 2019}} In 2019, Campbel starred in [Kazik Radwanski](/source/Kazik_Radwanski)'s third feature film, ''[Anne at 13,000 Ft.](/source/Anne_at_13%2C000_Ft.)'', which premiered in the [Platform Prize](/source/Platform_Prize) competition and received an honourable mention from the jury at the [2019 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2019_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).{{Cite web|url=https://tiff.ca/events/anne-at-13000-ft|title=Anne at 13,000 ft|last=|first=|date=|website=TIFF|language=en|access-date=2019-11-11}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff/article-tiff-2019-with-anne-at-13000-ft-kazik-radwanski-and-deragh/|title=TIFF 2019: With Anne at 13,000 ft., Kazik Radwanski and Deragh Campbell hit the heights of Canada's micro-budget indie movement|publisher=[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)|author=Barry Hertz|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=November 11, 2019}} Campbell starred opposite [Michaela Kurimsky](/source/Michaela_Kurimsky) in [Hannah Cheesman](/source/Hannah_Cheesman)'s short film, ''Succor''; the short film was an official selection for the [2020 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2020_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Short Cuts Programme 05|url=https://tiff.net/events/short-cuts-2020-programme-5|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913194121/https://tiff.net/events/short-cuts-2020-programme-5 |archive-date=2020-09-13 |access-date=2020-09-03|website=TIFF|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Leiber|first=Sarah Jae|title=Hannah Cheesman and Aiken Heart Film's SUCCOR Bows at TIFF20|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Hannah-Cheesman-and-Aiken-Heart-Films-SUCCOR-Bows-at-TIFF20-20200825|access-date=2020-09-03|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}} [[File:Matt Johnson, Kazik Radwanski, and Deragh Campbell at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.jpg|thumb|249x249px|Campbell with her ''[Matt and Mara](/source/Matt_and_Mara)'' director [Kazik Radwinski](/source/Kazik_Radwanski) and her co-star [Matt Johnson](/source/Matt_Johnson_(director)) at the [2024 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival)]] In 2023, Campbell appeared in [Houston Bone](/source/Houston_Bone)'s directorial debut, ''[I Don't Know Who You Are](/source/I_Don't_Know_Who_You_Are)'', which premiered in the Discovery program at the [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2023_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).{{Cite web |last=Talty |first=Caitie |date=2023-09-18 |title=TIFF 2023: Our Review of 'I Don't Know Who You Are' |url=https://intheseats.ca/tiff-2023-our-review-of-i-dont-know-who-you-are/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=In The Seats |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Rizov |first=Vadim |date=2023-09-09 |title=TIFF 2023: Evil Does Not Exist, I Don't Know Who You Are {{!}} Filmmaker Magazine |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/122794-tiff-2023-reviews-evil-does-not-exist-i-dont-know-who-you-are/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Filmmaker Magazine {{!}} Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. |language=en-US}} That year, she also starred in [Lucy Kerr](/source/Lucy_Kerr)'s directorial debut, ''[Family Portrait](/source/Family_Portrait_(2023_film)),'' premiering at the [76th Locarno Film Festival](/source/76th_Locarno_Film_Festival).{{Cite news |last=Petkova |first=Savina |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Purgatory, Almost: Intimacy as Ritual in "Family Portrait" |url=https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/purgatory-almost-intimacy-as-ritual-in-family-portrait |website=Mubi}} In 2024, Campbell starred opposite [Matt Johnson](/source/Matt_Johnson_(director)) in Radwanski's fourth feature film, ''[Matt and Mara](/source/Matt_and_Mara)''.{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=2024-01-22 |title=Rooney Mara, Isabelle Huppert, Gael Garcia Bernal Films Set for 2024 Berlinale |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/berlinale-2024-full-lineup-1235794083/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} That year, Campbell also reprised the role of Audrey Benac under Bohdanowicz's direction in ''Measures for a Funeral''. In this film, Benac is a graduate student researching the life and career of classical violinist [Kathleen Parlow](/source/Kathleen_Parlow).Jennie Punter, [https://variety.com/2024/film/global/totem-films-sofia-bohdanowicz-kathleen-parlow-1236119686/ "Totem Films Nabs World Sales Rights to Sofia Bohdanowicz’s ‘Measures for a Funeral,’ Releases Exclusive Clip Ahead of Toronto Premiere"]. ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'', August 27, 2024. The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the [2024 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).Jennie Punter, [https://variety.com/2024/film/global/totem-films-sofia-bohdanowicz-kathleen-parlow-1236119686/ "Totem Films Nabs World Sales Rights to Sofia Bohdanowicz’s ‘Measures for a Funeral,’ Releases Exclusive Clip Ahead of Toronto Premiere"]. ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'', August 27, 2024. ==Pledge== In September 2025, she signed an open pledge with [Film Workers for Palestine](/source/Film_Workers_for_Palestine) pledging not to work with Israeli film institutions "that are implicated in [genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people](/source/Palestinian_genocide_accusation)."{{Cite web|title=Film Workers Pledge to End Complicity |url=https://filmworkersforpalestine.org/#endingcomplicity |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=Film Workers For Palestine |language=en-US}} == Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''[I Used to Be Darker](/source/I_Used_to_Be_Darker)'' | Taryn | |- | 2014 | ''Person to Person'' | Julia | |- | rowspan=4| 2015 | ''Stinking Heaven'' | Lucy | |- | ''Beach Week'' | Yeardley | |- | ''[How Heavy This Hammer](/source/How_Heavy_This_Hammer)'' | Schoolteacher | |- | ''O, Brazen Age'' | Anna | |- | rowspan=4| 2016 | data-sort-value="Other Half, The" | ''[The Other Half](/source/The_Other_Half_(2016_film))'' | Anna | |- | ''[Never Eat Alone](/source/Never_Eat_Alone)'' | Audrey Benac | [Vancouver Film Critics Circle](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle) nominee for [Best Actress in a Canadian Film](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Canadian_Film) |- | data-sort-value="Intestine, The" | ''[The Intestine](/source/The_Intestine)'' | Patricia | |- | ''Let Your Heart Be Light'' | | |- | rowspan=4| 2017 | ''Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog'' | Camille | |- | ''[Mobile Homes](/source/Mobile_Homes_(film))'' | Actress | |- | ''[Fail to Appear](/source/Fail_to_Appear)'' | Isolde | [Vancouver Film Critics Circle](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle) nominee for [Best Actress in a Canadian Film](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Canadian_Film) |- | ''All Shook Up'' | Slain beauty queen | |- | rowspan=2| 2018 | ''It's Hard to Be Human'' | Victoria | |- | ''[Veslemøy's Song](/source/Veslem%C3%B8y's_Song)'' | rowspan=2| Audrey Benac | |- | rowspan=7| 2019 | ''[MS Slavic 7](/source/MS_Slavic_7)'' | |- | ''[Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You](/source/Please_Speak_Continuously_and_Describe_Your_Experiences_as_They_Come_to_You)'' | Emily | |- | ''[Project Ithaca](/source/Project_Ithaca)'' | Sera | |- | ''[Anne at 13,000 Ft.](/source/Anne_at_13%2C000_Ft.)'' | Anne | [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nominee for [Best Actress](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Actress)
[Vancouver Film Critics Circle](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle) nominee for [Best Actress in a Canadian Film](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Canadian_Film) |- | ''[Pick](/source/Pick_(film))'' | Teacher | |- | ''Chubby'' | Heather | |- | ''Foreign Powers'' | | |- | rowspan=2| 2020 | ''[Point and Line to Plane](/source/Point_and_Line_to_Plane)'' | Audrey Benac | |- | ''Succor'' | Abigail | |- | rowspan=3| 2022 | ''[You Can Live Forever](/source/You_Can_Live_Forever)'' | Amanda | |- | data-sort-value="Woman Escapes, A" | ''A Woman Escapes'' | Audrey Benac | |- | ''[So Much Tenderness](/source/So_Much_Tenderness)'' | Nancy | |- | rowspan=2| 2023 | ''[I Don't Know Who You Are](/source/I_Don't_Know_Who_You_Are)'' | Agnes |- | ''[Family Portrait](/source/Family_Portrait_(2023_film))'' | Katy | |- | rowspan=2| 2024 | ''[Matt and Mara](/source/Matt_and_Mara)'' | Mara | |- | ''[Measures for a Funeral](/source/Measures_for_a_Funeral)'' | Audrey Benac | |- | rowspan=3| TBA | ''Two Cuckolds Go Swimming'' | Molly | |- | data-sort-value="Christmas Card, The" | ''The Christmas Card'' | Katy | |- | ''An Evening Song (for three voices)'' | Martha | |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name|5047164}} {{Jay Scott Prize}} {{VFCC Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Deragh}} Category:21st-century Canadian actresses Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Actresses from Toronto Category:Concordia University alumni Category:Living people Category:1980s births Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Deragh Campbell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deragh_Campbell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deragh_Campbell?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.