Tanya Allen was born in Toronto in 1975. She developed a love of acting young and at fifteen attended the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. She launched her professional acting career in her late teens, and spent several years guest-starring on such series as "the Outer Limits" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" ...
Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
Nominations
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
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Quote
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On acting: "Oh, I get it, I'm a loser. I take my clothes off and cry in front of all my enemies."
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On fame: "I think I went insane. I was ridiculously paranoid because I had the most insufferably frustrating level of celebrity. It wasn't at all anything I could get sympathy for. I wasn't Kate Winslet. I was just a little TV girl but I felt people were staring at me. In Toronto, people would literally hit me and tell me to get them a muffin, and laugh". [This refers to the success she found on the TV show The Newsroom (1996), where her character's boss was always sending her to find the right kind of muffin.]
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Fact
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Has been nominated for a Gemini award three times and won once.
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Owns a dog, a Shepherd mutt Buddy.
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Bilingual in French and English.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Captain Reggie
pre-production
Captain Reggie
Starhunter Transformation
2015
TV Mini-Series
Percy Montana
The Strain
2015
TV Series
Sarah
Meltdown
2013
Narrator
Dose of Reality
2013
Alana
Deadline: Medium Rare
2011
Short
Mother
Magic
2010
Tammi
The Grind
2009/II
Courtney
Shutter
2008/I
Model (as Tanya)
Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
2006
TV Movie
Annie Calgrove
Silent Hill
2006
Anna
Happy Is Not Hard to Be
2005
Ruth
Junebug
2005
Extra
Chicks with Sticks
2004
Kate Willings
Starhunter
2000-2004
TV Series
Percy Montana
Fancy Dancing
2002
Karen
Wish You Were Dead
2002
Tanya Rider
Lone Hero
2002
Sharon
Liberty Stands Still
2002
May
The Outer Limits
1998-2001
TV Series
Amy Barrett / Lisa
Nature Boy
2000
TV Short
Anna Jacobson
Tail Lights Fade
1999
Angie
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
1998
TV Series
Clutch
1998
Theresa
White Lies
1998
TV Movie
Erina Baxter
Platinum
1997
TV Movie
Astrid Kirsh
Behind the Lines
1997
Sarah
The Newsroom
1996-1997
TV Series
Audrey
The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story
1996
TV Movie
Kimberly Granger
Lyddie
1996
TV Movie
Lyddie Worthen
TekWar
1996
TV Series
Tina
The Great Defender
1995
TV Series
Mary Ann McDonald
Lives of Girls & Women
1994
TV Movie
Del Jordan
Side Effects
1994
TV Series
Claire Edwards
Ultimate Betrayal
1994
TV Movie
Beth age 17
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1994
TV Series
Jennifer Newley
Spenser: Ceremony
1993
TV Movie
April Kyle
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tail Lights Fade
1999
the director wishes to thank: for the Toronto debacle - as Tanya
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Surviving the Grind
2009
Documentary
Herself
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006
Video documentary
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)
The Newsroom (1996)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Platinum (1997)
1997
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program
$2 Million
