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Nicola Correia-Damude

Nicola Correia-Damude

Canadian actress

Nicola Correia-Damude (born 21 June 1981) is a Canadian actress based in Toronto. Her credits include The Strain (2015), Shadowhunters (2016–2019), Burden of Truth (2018–2021), The Boys (2019–2024), Coroner (2019–2024), Nurses (2020), October Faction (2020), and Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024).

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Career

Television and film

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. Film credits include Margarita, Havana 57, and Memory. She also had a recurring role (33 episodes from 2017 to 2019) as the mother in the Canadian children's show, Dino Dana.

Theatre

Correia-Damude is a graduate of Etobicoke School of the Arts, Studio 58, and the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre.[3] Her theatre credits include Coriolanus[4] and Much Ado About Nothing[5] at the Stratford Festival, Serious Money[6] and The Women and Albertine in Five Times[7] at the Shaw Festival, as well as premieres of new Canadian works The Madonna Painter (Factory Theatre),[8] Within the Glass (Tarragon Theatre)[9] and Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom (Canadian Stage).[10][11]

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.

Personal life

An actress of mixed heritage (her mother is from Guyana and her father is Canadian),[12] 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."[13] 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.[3] Her father, Brian Damude, is a photographer and film director most noted for the 1975 film Sudden Fury.

She is bisexual.[14] She has been married to actor Carlos Gonzalez-Vio[15] since 2013,[16] with whom she has a son.[17]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

Correia-Damude has been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for her guest performances on Remedy[20] in 2015 and Coroner in 2020.[citation needed] She was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her ensemble work in Pillow Talk[21] in 2023. Correia-Damude received the Best Actress in a Feature Film award at the San Diego FilmOut Festival for her work in Margarita.[22]

References

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    @NicolaNCD (21 June 2016). "It's My Birthday Today! Happy Summer to all!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    @NicolaNCD (17 June 2018). "I'm 36 yrs old and the happiest I've ever been" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    "Nicola Correia Damude". Principals Talent. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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    Coulbourn, John (30 May 2006). "'Coriolanus' falls short of greatness". Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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    "Much Ado About Nothing". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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    Slotkin, Lynn (12 September 2010). "AGE OF AROUSAL and SERIOUS MONEY". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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    Hoile, Christopher (20 July 2009). "Review - Albertine in Five Times". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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    Kaplan, Jon (25 November 2009). "The Madonna Painter". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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    "Season Press Release". Tarragon Theatre. 2015.
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    "Canadian Stage Press Release WORLD PREMIERE DOUBLE BILL". Canadian Stage. 2015.
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    Nestruck, J. Kelly (May 2016). "Jordan Tannahill on Videofag's closing and two premieres at Canadian Stage".
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    "Exclusive Interview With Shadowhunters' Nicola Correia-Damude". 9 February 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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    "Home 2". 3 January 2023.
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    Nicola Correia-Damude (19 June 2020). "As a young person my journey with Sexual Identity was paved with privilege". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
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    @NicolaNCD (14 August 2015). "@laeti_sabatier I did! My husband @LosVigon was in the Movie!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    Nicola Correia-Damude (7 September 2020). "7 years". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
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    Carlos Gonzalez-Vio (8 April 2019). "my 4-year-old is already a better photographer". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
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    Nicola CorreiaDamude @NicolaNCD, "So excited to announce that I’ll be joining the cast of Coroner this Season! So honoured to be a part of such an amazing Drama", Twitter, 07/09/2019
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    Kennedy, John R. (13 January 2015). "Shaw Media earns dozens of Canadian Screen Awards nominations". Global News. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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    "Nicola Correia-Damude, Adam DiMarco, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Sydney Scotia, Gregory Prest, Paolo Santalucia, Chris Robinson, Kwasi Thomas, Andrew Wheeler, Sharon Crandall, Vanessa Lauren Fox". Academy.ca. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  22. [22]
    "2013 FilmOut Festival Awards" (PDF). FilmOut San Diego. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016.
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