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♛ Nicola Correia-Damude

Name:- Nicola Correia-Damude

Birth Year:- 1981

Birth Place:- Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Occupation:- Actress,singer,motion-capture performer

Years Active:- 2005-present

"I've been so hard on you. Put so much pressure. Of course you needed a release... Sometimes our angelic duty seems to... overshadow everything else. We forget we're human, too."----The Fair Folk.

An actress of mixed heritage, Correia-Damude is "an advocate of increased cultural diversity in film, television and theatre; expanding roles for women; and improving conditions for mothers and families in the film and television industry." As well as an actress, she is also a singer-songwriter, plays piano and guitar, and has a dance background in modern, classical, jazz, step and tap. She is bisexual. She has been married to actor Carlos Gonzalez-Vio since 2013, with whom she has a son.

TELEVISION

Correia-Damude has had recurring roles on "Shadowhunters", "Annedroids", "The Boys and The Strain". Additional television credits include "Haven", "Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Stargate SG-1".

Correia-Damude is a graduate of Etobicoke School of the Arts, Studio 58, and the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre. Her theatre credits include Coriolanus and Much Ado About Nothing at the Stratford Festival, Serious Money and The Women and Albertine in Five Timesat the Shaw Festival, as well as premieres of new Canadian works The Madonna Painter (Factory Theatre), Within the Glass (Tarragon Theatre) and Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom (Canadian Stage).

VOICE ACTING

Correia-Damude has supplied voice overs for CBC's The Passionate Eye, Afghanada, The Fifth Estate, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and David Suzuki Explores.

FILMOGRAPHY

In 2005, in "Young Blades" as 'Café waitress' and in "Stargate SG-1" as 'Play Vala.' From 2005–2006, in "Degrassi: The Next Generation" as 'Diane.' In 2006, in "Memory" as 'Nurse.' After five years in 2011, in a documentary, "Air Emergency" as 'Col. Lorilys Ramos' and in a short film called "Furstenau Mysteries" as 'Marie.' In 2012, in "Margarita" as 'Margarita', in a short film called "Where are the Dolls?" as 'L', co-starring Megan Follows and in "Havana 57" as 'Carla Leon.' In 2013, in "Haven" as 'Rhonda.' In 2014, in "Republic of Doyle" as 'Renee' and in "Remedy Tess" as 'Carter.'

From 2014–2015, in "The Strain" as 'Nikki Taylor.' From 2015–2017, in "Annedroids" as 'Ada Turing.' From 2016–2019, in "Shadowhunters" as 'Maryse Lightwood.' From 2017–present, in "Dino Dana" as 'Ava.'

In 2017, in "Hellmington" as 'Samantha Woodhouse', and in "Private Eyes" as 'Sgt. Pamela Blake.' From 2018–present, main role in "Burden of Truth" as 'Diane.' In 2018, in "The Holiday Calendar" as 'Mayor Martinez.'

From 2019–present, in "The Boys" as 'Elena.' From 2019–present, in "Coroner" as 'Kelly Hart.' In 2020, "Nurses" as 'Dr. Vanessa Banks', in "October Faction" as 'Sheriff Gina Fernandez', in "Ghostwriter" as 'Amy Reyna' and in "My Spy" as 'Christina.'

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