Naomi_Snieckus

Naomi Snieckus

Naomi Snieckus

Canadian actress

Naomi Snieckus is a Canadian actress, best known for her regular television role as Bobbi in Mr. D[1] and her appearance as Nina in Saw 3D.[2] She is also a podcast host.

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Career

An alumna of the Second City's Toronto company,[3] she later formed the improvisational comedy troupes National Theatre of the World with Ron Pederson and Matt Baram,[4] and Impromptu Splendor with Pederson, Baram and Kayla Lorette.[5] She also acted extensively in guest appearances on television series, as well as extensive work in commercials,[2] until her roles in Saw 3D and Mr. D.

From 2011[6] to 2014[7] she co-produced a webseries called The Casting Room.

In 2014, she appeared as a lead character in the film Two 4 One.[8] In 2015, she and Baram, to whom she is now married, created an improv duo show called Baram & Snieckus: You & Me.[9]

Snieckus is also the host of a podcast entitled Firecracker Department, in which she interviews female and non-binary artists, working across a variety of media. Subsequently, an international online community has been developed, which she also leads, in which members empower each other to take creative action through education and positive support.[10]

Filmography

Film

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  1. [1]
    "Star of Mr. D does his homework: Gerry Dee involved in almost every aspect of his CBC show". Toronto Star, January 7, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "As seen on TV, a lot". The Globe and Mail, June 29, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "No Second guesses for trouper Snieckus". Kingston Whig-Standard, July 29, 2002.
  4. [4]
    "Three comics walk into a play . . .: The National Theatre of the World marks two years of playwright-based improv". Toronto Star, December 9, 2010.
  5. [5]
    Alison Broverman (February 19, 2009). "Every night is opening night; Impromptu Splendor brings improv and theatre worlds together through funny homages". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019.
  6. [6]
    Terrace, Vincent (January 29, 2016). Internet Comedy Television Series, 1997–2015. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7864-9760-7.
  7. [7]
    "Second City's Stacey brings real-life to NBC pilot". The Globe and Mail. March 18, 2014. Comedian Naomi Snieckus agrees. "For a role like this, thousands of people would have been considered," she says. "It's a huge lottery." Snieckus is a Second City alumna and one of Canada's most gifted improv comics. She also co-produces The Casting Room, a lighthearted Web series on the ins and outs of auditioning.
  8. [8]
    "Alberta's Gavin Crawford stars in Two 4 One, a romantic comedy with a twist". Calgary Herald, September 22, 2014.
  9. [9]
    "Baram and Snieckus are the city's most laughable couple". Toronto Star, October 21, 2015.
  10. [10]
    "Welcome to the Firecracker Department". Firecracker Department. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Three's company: Improv performers Matt Baram, Naomi Snieckus and Ron Pederson live together in Little Italy. No joke". Toronto Star, May 7, 2011.
  12. [12]
    "N.S.-linked shows well-represented at Canadian Screen Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, January 19, 2016.
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