A regular on screen and stage, actress Leni Parker spent 10 years working with Pigeons International Theatre, travelling around the world with this acclaimed company and, following that, four years as the character Da’an in Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict. In her 23 years as a stage actress, she has appeared in numerous productions, including The Comedy of Errors at the National Arts Centre, The Salon Automaton for Buddies in Bad Times, Age Of Arousal at the Centaur Theatre, and Bye Bye Baby with Imago Theatre. She has several film and television credits, including Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story, Mambo Italiano, and Emily Of New Moon. She won the 2007 MECCA Award for Best Actress in Michel Tremblay’s Assorted Candies and, in 1992 won best supporting actress for her role in the Pigeon International production of Perdus dans Les Coquelicots. She was born and raised in New Brunswick and received her BFA in Theatre Performance from Concordia University in Montreal, the city where she now makes her home. (PF)

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