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Angela Asher | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | 18 to Life, Hard Rock Medical, Workin' Moms |
| Political party | New Blue |
Angela Asher is a Canadian film and television actress.[1] She is most noted for her role as Tara Mercer in 18 to Life, for which she received a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the 26th Gemini Awards in 2011.[2]
She has also had recurring or regular roles in the television series Married Life, This Is Wonderland, Degrassi, Inhuman Condition, Bad Blood, Hard Rock Medical[3][4] and Workin' Moms,[5] and appeared in the films Interstate 60, King of Sorrow, A Dark Truth and Ghostland.
In 2022, Asher was a candidate in the 2022 Ontario general election for the New Blue Party of Ontario, which garnered publicity by opposing public health measures against COVID-19.[6] She ran in Spadina—Fort York, placing fifth with under two percent of the vote while incumbent MPP Chris Glover was re-elected.
- ^ "Perpetually on the job; Angela Asher knows what it means to be a celeb in Canada". National Post, March 13, 2010.
- ^ "Flashpoint in lead again: Police show has 17 nominations; comedy Call Me Fitz scoops 16". Toronto Star, August 4, 2011.
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- ^ Hoff, George (May 3, 2022). "Here are the challenges the Tories will encounter as they seek a second majority". CP24. Bell Media. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
The New Blue Ontario Party will be courting socially conservative Ontarians who have opposed the various public health restrictions imposed during the two years of the pandemic.