Cara Ricketts is an actress, best known for her roles as Mary Lacroix in Anne with an E[1] and Lilly Rue in the 2019 revival of Street Legal.[2]
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| Alma mater | Canadian Film Centre Stratford Festival Humber College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada[3] she is an alumna of the Canadian Film Centre's Actors Conservatory,[4] the Stratford Festival's Birmingham Conservatory [5] and the theatre program at Humber College.[3]
She first became known as a stage actress, appearing in 2005 productions of Joseph Jomo Pierre's Born Ready[6] and Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.[7] Her later stage roles included Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream,[8] Beneatha in A Raisin in the Sun,[9] Portia in the Stratford Festival production of Julius Caesar,[10] Queenie in The Wild Party[11] Ruth in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming,[3] and Hedda in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler[12] She received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Best Leading Actress (Musical Theatre) in 2016 for The Wild Party, and won The 2020 ACTRA Award for her performance as Mary Lacroix in Anne with an E
Her film roles have included Across the Line,[13] Jean of the Joneses and Stanleyville.[14] On television, she has had supporting or guest roles in Orphan Black, Titans, The Resident, Whatever, Linda, The Book of Negroes and Revenge of the Black Best Friend.
She won an ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance, Female from the Toronto chapter of ACTRA in 2020 for Anne with an E.[15]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Gathering | Raelle Tucker | TV Mini Series |
| 2008 | The Tower | Chelle Jenkins | TV Movie |
| Air Crash Investigation | Cydya Smith | Episode: "Behind Closed Doors" | |
| 2010 | As You Like It | Celia | TV Short |
| 2013 | Murdoch Mysteries | Rosina Denman | Episode: "Murdoch of the Living Dead" |
| Saving Hope | Allison Davis | Episode: "All Things Must Pass" | |
| Satisfaction | Pretty Paramedic | Episode: "The Blackout Cometh" | |
| 2015 | Whatever, Linda | Didi De May | web series |
| The Book of Negroes | Bertilda | Episode #1.3
Episode #1.4 | |
| 2017 | Orphan Black | Brie | Episode: "Manacled Slim Wrists" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mrs. Salerno | Episode: "American Dream" | |
| 2018 | Titans | Ms. Bond | Episode: "Origins" |
| Frankie Drake Mysteries | Dot | Episode: "Dressed to Kill" | |
| 2018-2019 | Anne with an E | Mary LaCroix | 6 Episodes |
| 2019 | Street Legal | Lily Rue | Starring role, Tv Series: 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Departure | Dr. Lopez | 4 Episodes |
| The Resident | Rose Williams | 8 Episodes | |
| Hudson & Rex | Elanie Lewis | Episode: "Sleeping Beauty" | |
| 2022 | Revenge of the Black Best Friend | Cynthia | Comedy web series |
| 2023 | Manifest | Jessica Halvorsen | Episode: "Ghost Plane"
Episode: "Final Boarding" |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Twelfth Night[16] | Maria | |
| 2013 | Momsters Playground | Verona | Short |
| 2014 | The Anniversary | Anne | |
| 2015 | Across The Line | Lori Downey | |
| Chameleon | Sheryse | Short | |
| 2016 | Jean of the Joneses | Laura Simmons | |
| 2017 | The Definites | Madison | |
| The Mavericks | Becky | Short | |
| The Meaning of Life | Nurse Sherry | ||
| 2018 | Emmy | Short | |
| 2021 | Sometime Other than Now | Anita | Short |
| Home Sweet Home Alone | Aunt Beth | ||
| PAW Patrol: The Movie | Additional Voices | Voice role | |
| Stanleyville | Felicie Arkady | ||
| 2022 | Diaspora | Melina | Short |
Videogames
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Far Cry Primal | Sayla | |
| 2018 | Far Cry 5 | Dr. Sarah Perkins | |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | Xenia | ||
| 2019 | Far Cry New Dawn | Mickey | |
| 2020 | Hyper Scape | Nahari | |
| 2021 | Far Cry 6 | Lita | |
| 2023 | Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora | Etuwa |
References
edit- ^ Hanh Nguyen, "‘Anne With an E’ Ending Sets the Stage for a Feminist and Queer-Friendly Season 3". IndieWire, July 9, 2018.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "TV review: Street Legal reboot is slicker, sharper and more focused than the soapy original". Now, February 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c Richard Ouzounian, "People to watch in 2011: Cara Ricketts". Toronto Star, December 31, 2010.
- ^ "Cara Ricketts". Canadian Film Centre. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "The Birmingham Conservatory" (PDF). Stratford Festival. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ Kamal Al-Solaylee, "A rich ride to compelling places". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2005.
- ^ Kamal Al-Solaylee, "Et tu, Judas?"]. The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2005.
- ^ Robert Cushman, "Shakespearean play is a dream realized: Inventive, disciplined, physical production". National Post, July 1, 2006.
- ^ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Still a shining example of American playwrighting". The Globe and Mail, October 18, 2008.
- ^ Declan Kelly, "Strong cast makes Festival's 'Caesar' well worth hailing". Stratford Beacon-Herald, June 8, 2009.
- ^ Richard Ouzounian, "Cast of musical is worth celebrating". Toronto Star, February 25, 2015.
- ^ Carly Maga, "This Henrik Ibsen classic makes tragedy look beautiful". Toronto Star, January 17, 2016.
- ^ Peter Howell, "Hoods, heroes and humbled humanity". Toronto Star, April 15, 2016.
- ^ Barry Hertz, "Absurd satire Stanleyville is Canadian version of Squid Game: fast, cheap and out of control: Audiences who like their boundaries to be teased, tested and sometimes tortured will fall deep into Stanleyville’s warren of weirdness". The Globe and Mail, May 5, 2022.
- ^ Debra Yeo, "‘Schitt’s Creek’ claims ensemble prize at Toronto ACTRA Awards while individual acting awards go to ‘Anne With an E’ co-stars". Toronto Star, February 23, 2020.
- ^ Stratford Festival's filmed production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Retrieved 2023-10-21 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2198263/?ref_=nm_flmg_tp_t
- ^ Cara's IMDB Page, Cara Ricketts's IMDB Page. Retrieved 2023-10-21