Nancy Palk

Nancy Palk
Born1956 (age 67–68)

Nancy Palk (born 1956) is a Canadian actress,[1] most noted as one of the founding members of the Soulpepper theatre company.[2]

Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Palk studied English at Queen's University, later studying at the National Theatre School of Canada in their Acting program.[1] She has spent her career as an actress based in Toronto, Ontario.[3]

She has been a six-time Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Lead Actress, General Theatre, receiving nods in 1988 for I Am Yours,[4] in 1994 for Dancing at Lughnasa,[5] in 1996 for The Glorious 12th,[6] in 1998 for Molly Sweeney,[7] in 1999 for Don Carlos,[8] and in 2014 for Angels in America.[9]

In 2020 she received a nomination in the Best Leading Performer, General Theatre category for August: Osage County.[10]

She has also had film and television roles, most notably a recurring role as Betsy in the television series Rogue, and a major role in the 2018 film Catch and Release.[11] However, she has noted in interviews that as a woman who is almost six feet tall, she has often been passed over by film and television casting directors.[3]

She is married to actor Joseph Ziegler, alongside whom he has acted in several shows including Death of a Salesman, Long Day's Journey Into Night and A Tender Thing, a play by Ben Power which reimagines William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as an elderly couple confronting mortality.[12]

  1. ^ a b Anne Nothof, "Palk, Nancy" Archived 2021-12-04 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, July 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Keith Garebian, "Soulpepper Theatre" Archived 2023-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 4, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Vit Wagner, "Respected stage artist simply too big for film". Toronto Star, November 7, 1998.
  4. ^ "CentreStage play tops Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 11, 1988. Page C1.
  5. ^ "Mirvish Productions nets 16 Dora Mavor Moore nominations". Hamilton Spectator, May 18, 1994.
  6. ^ H.J. Kirchhoff, "Harbourfront Centre tops Dora list Captures 23 nominations, Canadian Stage is second with 17". The Globe and Mail, May 17, 1996.
  7. ^ "Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 27, 1998.
  8. ^ "Dora awards are darkest without the Don ; Soulpepper play a glaring omission from strong field of best show nominees". Toronto Star, June 19, 1999.
  9. ^ Robert Cushman, "Best in shows; The Doras have a weak field to choose from this year, but they've chosen well". National Post, June 21, 2014.
  10. ^ Smith, Mae (June 29, 2020). "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners". Intermission Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  11. ^ Alisha Mughal, "'Catch and Release' Is a Scathing Statement on How Dangerous the Pro-Life Agenda Can Be" Archived 2023-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, July 14, 2020.
  12. ^ Martin Morrow, "A story of even greater woe: an aging Juliet and Romeo". The Globe and Mail, August 23, 2014.