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Kate Hennig

ケイト・ヘニグ

Keito Henigu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1961-01-01 (Harlow, Ontario)
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Religion
Lutheran
Residence History
Harlow, Ontario → Edmonton, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario → Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Career

Occupations
actress, playwright
Active Years
1988-2024
Affiliations
Shaw Festival (Associate Artistic Director)
Nominations
2003 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Actress in a Play (Large Theatre) - The Danish Play, 1993 Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress - Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, 2017 Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding New Play, 2017 Governor General's Award for English-language drama shortlist - The Virgin Trial

Education

York University
Period: 短期間在籍、中退
Country: Canada
dropped out
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Speech and Drama
Degree: 修士号
Year of Graduation: 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Master's degree awarded in 2002

Awards

Dora Mavor Moore Award
2011
Work: Billy Elliot
Category: 最優秀女性主演女優(ミュージカル)
Organization: Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts
Result: winner
Dora Mavor Moore Award
1993
Work: Ratbag
Category: 女優賞
Organization: Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Last Wife

2015 historical play

A play about Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII.

female empowermenthistorical reinterpretation

The Virgin Trial

2016 historical play

Story of Mary I during the reign of Edward VI.

religious conflictthrone intrigue

Mother's Daughter

2017 historical play

Final play in the Queenmaker Trilogy.

mother-daughter relationshipspolitics

Bibliography

  • The Eleventh David
  • More
  • Waterworks / Drowning Out of Water
  • The Last Wife
  • The Virgin Trial
  • Mother's Daughter
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (translation and adaptation)
  • Wilde Tales

Style & Themes

Literary Style
contemporary dialoguehistorical fiction
Recurring Motifs
strong female charactersTudor era

Legacy

Renowned Canadian actress and playwright, serving as Associate Artistic Director at the Shaw Festival. Gained acclaim with the Queenmaker Trilogy.

Trivia

  • Her father was a Lutheran minister.
  • She was married to and later divorced Ian Prinsloo.
  • Website: www.katehennig.com