Miranda de Pencier
De Pencier in 2020
Born (1968-08-20) August 20, 1968
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Actress, director, producer

Miranda de Pencier (born August 20, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director, producer, and actress. She is most noted for her 2011 film Throat Song, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards.[1]

Career

She began her career as an actress, most notably playing Josie Pye in the 1985 telemovie Anne of Green Gables and its sequels.[2] She also had a recurring role on Street Legal in the 1989–90 season as Jennifer Winston, a college student who was dating Chuck Tchobanian,[3] and appeared in the film The Myth of the Male Orgasm and on stage in Canadian productions of Les Misérables and Aspects of Love.[4]

In the late 1990s she began producing, first in theatre[5] before moving into film production. Through her production company, Northwood Entertainment,[6] she first produced the 2005 film Cake.[7] Her subsequent credits as a producer have included the films Pu-239, Adam and Beginners,[8] the television series Wild Roses[9] and the new 2017 Anne of Green Gables adaptation Anne with an E.[10]

The short film Throat Song was her debut as a director.[11] Her feature debut, The Grizzlies, debuted at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018. In October, de Pencier won the Directors Guild of Canada award for Best Direction in a Feature Film for The Grizzlies.[12]

Personal life

She is the daughter of magazine publisher Michael de Pencier, and the sister of documentary filmmaker Nicholas de Pencier.[13]

Filmography

Acting

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Mind Benders Julie Freeman
1988 Murder One Jenny
1989 Sea of Love Bride
1993 The Myth of the Male Orgasm Jane Doe
1995 Butterbox Babies May Wilson

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Anne of Green Gables Josie Pye 2 episodes
1987 Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Television film
1989–1990 Street Legal Jennifer Winston 7 episodes
1990 My Secret Identity Michelle Episode: "White Lies"
1990 Star Runner Linda Television film
1994–1995 Catwalk Double J 7 episodes
1995 Harrison Bergeron Phillipa Television film
2000 Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story Josie Pye Spurgeon 2 episodes

Producing

Film

Year Title Notes
2005 Cake
2006 Pu-239
2009 Adam
2010 Beginners
2012 Thanks for Sharing
2014 The Backward Class Documentary
2018 The Seagull
2018 The Grizzlies

Television

Year Title Notes
2009 Wild Roses Executive producer; also writer and creator
2017–2018 Anne with an E

References

  1. ↑ "Rebelle wins big at Canadian Screen Awards; Grabs 10 statuettes at inaugural event held in Toronto". Montreal Gazette, March 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Sisterhood of Anne of Green Gables Is Ready for Anne’s Next Chapter". Vanity Fair, May 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "It can't be Street Legal to look this good". Toronto Star, December 26, 1989.
  4. ↑ "Aspects transformed by a light touch". Ottawa Citizen, September 6, 1991.
  5. ↑ "Frida Mania: Renowned play opens season at One Yellow Rabbit". Calgary Herald, September 27, 1997.
  6. ↑ "Miranda de Pencier". Variety. 19 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "New Canadian romantic comedy, Cake, stars Heather Graham". Telegraph-Journal, November 30, 2005.
  8. ↑ "Canuck nominees celebrate in L.A." Toronto Star, February 24, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Wild Roses planted on CBC". Vancouver Sun, January 3, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Anne of Green Gables show producer says we can never get too much Anne". CBC News Prince Edward Island, January 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Iqaluit-made movie premieres at Toronto film fest". CBC North, September 12, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Miranda de Pencier, Kari Skogland win DGC Awards" Playback, October 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ "The Accidental Mogul". Toronto Life, November 3, 2016.
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