Gail Maurice

{{Short description|Canadian actor and writer}} {{Infobox person | name = Gail Maurice | image = Gail Maurice at a CFC Filmmakers Reception (5839219643).jpg | alt = Gail Maurice at a CFC Filmmakers Reception in 2011 | caption = Gail Maurice at a CFC Filmmakers Reception in 2011 | birth_date =  | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = actor, writer, director }} '''Gail Maurice''' is a Canadian actress, writer, producer, and director.<ref name=smudge>"Canadian aboriginal filmmaker en route to Sundance with Smudge". ''Times & Transcript'', January 20, 2006.</ref> She is most noted for her performances as the title character in the film ''Johnny Greyeyes'',<ref>Glen Schaefer, "Greyeyes can open eyes". ''The Province'', December 14, 2001.</ref> Dorothy Pine in the television series ''Cardinal'',<ref>"CTV series in town; North a 'character of its own' in crime drama". ''Sudbury Star'', February 16, 2016.</ref> and Georgina in the television series ''Trickster''.<ref>Radheyan Simonpillai, [https://www.straight.com/movies/tv-review-bc-set-trickster-is-an-electrifying-adaptation-of-eden-robinsons-book "TV review: B.C.–set Trickster is an electrifying adaptation of Eden Robinson’s book"]. ''The Georgia Straight'', September 7, 2020.</ref>

== Career == Maurice is the head of Assini Productions, a film studio whose films have included ''Smudge'' (2006),<ref name="smudge" /> ''Kihtwam misawac na-wapamitin'' (2011), ''Assini'' (2015)<ref>Dan Davidson, "Film festival goes out on a big finish note". ''Whitehorse Star'', April 1, 2016.</ref> and ''Rosie'' (2018).

She was a co-writer and star of Joshua Demers's 2020 film ''Québexit''.<ref name="leeson">Ben Leeson, [https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/quebexit-an-ensemble-comedy-at-intersection-of-language-and-culture-to-premiere-at-cinefest "Québexit, an ensemble comedy at intersection of language and culture, to premiere at Cinefest"]. ''Sudbury Star'', September 21, 2020.</ref> At the 2020 Whistler Film Festival, Maurice, Demers and Xavier Yuvens won the Borsos Competition award for Best Screenplay in a Canadian Film.<ref>Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/12/21/little-orphans-wins-best-canadian-feature-at-wff/ "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF"]. ''Playback'', December 21, 2020.</ref>

At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series for her performance in ''Trickster''.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210330100408/https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"]. ''ET Canada'', March 30, 2021.</ref> At the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Film, for the film ''Night Raiders''.<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>

''Rosie'', Maurice's debut feature film as a director and an expansion of her 2018 short film of the same name, premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.<ref>Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-as-weird-al-yankovic-leads-tiff-midnight-madness-discovery-wavelength-sections-also-unveiled/5173193.article "Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic leads TIFF Midnight Madness; Discovery, Wavelength sections also unveiled"]. ''Screen Daily'', August 4, 2022.</ref>

Her second feature film, ''Blood Lines'', premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/tiff-2025-centrepiece-lineup-shailene-woodley-ethan-hawke-1236478780/|title=TIFF Centrepiece Section Counts 55 Titles Including Pics Starring Shailene Woodley, Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Samara Weaving, Stephen Graham & More|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 5, 2025|accessdate=August 7, 2025|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro}}</ref>

==Personal life== Maurice is in a relationship with Mélanie Bray, one of the stars of ''Rosie''.<ref>David Friend, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2022/10/11/rosie-director-gail-maurice-on-the-difficult-road-to-making-a-queer-indigenous-film.html "‘Rosie’ director Gail Maurice on the difficult road to making a queer Indigenous film"]. ''Toronto Star'', October 11, 2022.</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2000 |''Johnny Greyeyes'' |Johnny Greyeyes | |- |2007 |''Finn's Girl'' |Nancy | |- |2016 |''Me and My Little Sister'' | |Documentary |- |2018 |''Falls Around Her'' |Inez | |- |2019 |data-sort-value="Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw, The" | ''The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw'' |Annabelle Bearclaw | |- |2020 |''Québexit'' |Meetos | |- |2021 |''Night Raiders'' |Ida | |- |2022 |''Bones of Crows'' |Older Taylor Whallach | |- |2022 |''Rosie'' | |Director |- |2024 |''Aberdeen'' |Aberdeen | |- |2025 |''Nika and Madison'' |Chief Sampson | |- |2025 |''Blood Lines'' |Leonore |Also director and producer |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1996 |''Giant Mine'' |Technician |Television film |- |1997 |data-sort-value="Rez, The" | ''The Rez'' |Barbara Fencepost |Episode: "No Reservations: One Hour Finale" |- |1998 |''Big Bear'' |Nowakich |2 episodes |- |2000 |''Psi Factor'' |Kachata |Episode: "GeoCore" |- |2000 |''Canada: A People's History'' |Captive Woman |Episode: "When the World Began" |- |2000 |''Twice in a Lifetime'' |Ruth's Daughter |Episode: "Grandma's Shoes" |- |2002–2003 |''Street Time'' |Skye Nighthawk |6 episodes |- |2003 |''Monsters We Met'' |She Yoh |Episode: "The Eternal Frontier" |- |2016 |''Cold'' |Sara |2 episodes |- |2017–2020 |''Cardinal'' |Dorothy Pine |5 episodes |- |2019 |data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | ''The Twilight Zone'' |Rita Colchack |Episode: "A Traveler" |- |2020 |''Diggstown'' |Annabel Draper |Episode: "Cheryl Battiste" |- |2020 |''Barkskins'' |Teyaronhiio' |3 episodes |- |2020 |''Trickster'' |Georgina |5 episodes |- |2021 |''Sort Of'' |ICU Nurse |Episode: "Sort Of Back Again" |- | 2024 | ''Don't Even'' | | |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0561114}}

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