{{Short description|Canadian actress}} {{Notability|Bio|date=May 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Torri Webster | image = Torri Webster on RealTVfilms.jpg | alt = | caption = Webster in 2011 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|08|12|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | occupation = Actress, model | website = | education = Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts | alma_mater = New York University Tisch School of the Arts<br>Ryerson University (BA) | years_active = 2010–present | known_for = Tess Foster in ''Life With Boys'' (2011). }} {{external media|image1=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4040878/mediaviewer/rm3375743489 Torri Webster IMDb photo]}}
'''Torri Webster''' (born August 12, 1996<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Torri Webster |user=TorriWebster |number=234621933218562049 |title=yay!! officially 16!! thanks for all the birthday wishes!! |date=August 12, 2012 |accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=Madison Pettis |author-link=Madison Pettis |user=madisonpettis |number=234688014121590785 |title=HAPPY SWEET SIXTEEN to one of my BESTEST friends & co-star on #LifeWithBoys, @torriwebster!!!!!! LOVE YOU!!! |date=August 12, 2012 |accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref>) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring role as Tess Foster in the YTV teen sitcom ''Life with Boys'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/torri-webster-and-madison-pettis-star-in-nelvana-studios-life-with-boys-premiering-september-9-on-ytv-508669671.html |title=Torri Webster And Madison Pettis Star In Nelvana Studio's Life With Boys Premiering September 9 On YTV |publisher=Corus Entertainment Inc. |date=August 18, 2011 |accessdate=2016-05-23 |via=CNW Group Ltd. |archive-date=July 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165558/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/torri-webster-and-madison-pettis-star-in-nelvana-studios-life-with-boys-premiering-september-9-on-ytv-508669671.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- Staff report --> |url=http://www.fanlala.com/news/life-boys-starring-madison-pettis-torri-webster-premieres |title=Life With Boys Starring Madison Pettis & Torri Webster Premieres |website=Fanlala.com |date=November 28, 2011 |accessdate=2016-05-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103043028/http://www.fanlala.com/news/life-boys-starring-madison-pettis-torri-webster-premieres |archivedate=November 3, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Nellie Andreeva |url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/nickelodeon-acquires-canadian-comedy-series-life-with-boys-226063/ |title=Nickelodeon Acquires Canadian Comedy Series 'Life With Boys' |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 6, 2012 |accessdate=2016-05-23 |quote=The 22-episode ''Life With Boys'', which premiered on Canada’s YTV in September, stars Torri Webster as 14-year-old Tess Foster...}}</ref> which earned her the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Series.<ref name="Young Artist Awards 34">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html|title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards|accessdate=2013-03-31|work=YoungArtistAwards.org}}</ref> Webster also played the recurring character of PeaseBlossom, an eccentric fairy in the Nickelodeon show ''The Other Kingdom.''
== Early life and education == Webster was born on August 12, 1996 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to parents Steve and Tracy Webster from the Don Mills area. As a child, Webster was always performing. She started out dancing at the age of three and loved performing on stage with her dance teams. She attended a French immersion elementary school but was drawn to the performing arts as a teen. As a teen, she attended high school at the Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough, Ontario,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metronews.ca/scene/98554/canadian-gleeks-set-to-compete-in-toronto/ |title=Canadian Gleeks set to compete in Toronto |author=Lois Abraham |publisher=The Canadian Press |work=Metro News |date=April 10, 2012 |accessdate=2016-05-23}}</ref> where she further enhanced her performing skills on stage playing leads in various musical theatre productions. She then studied musical theatre at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2014, and marketing and film studies at Ryerson University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Industries) with distinction in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Torri Webster |url=https://ryersoncreative.ca/student-spotlight/torri-webster |website=Creative Industries at FCAD |accessdate=31 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Webster |first1=Torri |title=This past spring, I graduated with distinction from a business & creative program. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrnhRPBgw-/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/torriwebster/2011875468613389374_2011875463571727339 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram |accessdate=31 March 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Webster currently lives in her home town of Toronto, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toronto's Coolest Hidden Gems, According to Torri Webster |url=https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/society/torri-websters-favourite-places-in-toronto |website=www.ellecanada.com}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ Television and film roles |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2010 | ''The Town Christmas Forgot'' | Trish Benson | Television film<ref>{{cite web |title=The Town Christmas Forgot (2010) |url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-town-christmas-forgot/20049619/main/ |website=www.moviefone.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Town Christmas Forgot (2010) Movie Summary |url=https://www.countdownuntilchristmas.com/christmas-movies-a-to-z/the-town-christmas-forgot/ |website=www.countdownuntilchristmas.com|date=November 3, 2011 }}</ref> |- | 2011–2013 | ''Life with Boys'' | Tess Foster | Lead role |- | 2012 | ''Splatalot!'' | Herself | Celebrity contestant<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Splatdown On YTV's Splatalot |url=https://faze.ca/celebrity-splatdown-on-ytv-splatalot/ |website=faze.ca|date=September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=0:10 / 2:30 SPLATALOT - YTV'S CELEBRITY SPLATDOWN |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v7pzwNdEVA |website=youtube.com}}</ref> |- | 2012 | ''Jesus Henry Christ'' | Girl in Cafeteria | Film<ref>{{cite web |title=TORRI WEBSTER OVERVIEW FILMOGRAPHY FILMOGRAPHY - Jesus Henry Christ (2011) |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/12831445%7C0/Torri-Webster/#overview |website=Turner Classic Movies}}{{dead link|date=December 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- | 2016 | ''The Other Kingdom'' | PeaseBlossom | Recurring role<ref>{{cite web |title=So excited to be apart of [sic] the @NickelodeonTV family!! The Other Kingdom premiers April 10th @ 7pm!!! 👏🏻😍👼🏼 |url=https://twitter.com/TorriWebster/status/705204228697014272 |website=twitter.com}}</ref> |- | 2019 | ''Wayne'' | Emma | Episode: "The Goddamned Bacon of Truth"<ref>{{cite web |title=Torri Webster |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/people/104377/torri-webster |website=www.tvmaze.com}}</ref> |- | 2022 | ''Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' | Ensign Zier | Episode: "Spock Amok"<ref>{{cite web |title=Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 5 – Easter Eggs and Reference Guide |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-episode-5-easter-eggs/ |website=www.denofgeek.com|date=June 3, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Review — "Spock Amok" |url=https://blog.trekcore.com/2022/06/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-review-spock-amok/ |website=blog.trekcore.com|date=June 2, 2022 }}</ref> |}
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable" rowspan=6; style="text-align: center; background:#ffffff;" !Year !Award !Category !Work !Result !Refs |- |2013 |Young Artist Award |Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress |''Life with Boys'' |{{won}} |style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Young Artist Awards 34" /> |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|4040878}} * {{Twitter}} <!-- not verified but followed by co-worker Madison Pettis, who is verified -->
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Webster, Torri}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Canadian actresses Category:Actresses from Toronto Category:Canadian child actresses Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian television actresses