Jillian Fargey

Jillian Fargey is a Canadian actress from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] She is most noted for her performance in the 2000 film Protection, for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 22nd Genie Awards.[2]

Fargey is predominantly a stage actress in Vancouver.[3] She is a three-time Jessie Richardson Theatre Award winner, including Best Ensemble with Dmitry Chepovetsky and Michael Northey for their work in Mark Leiren-Young's Basically Good Kids,[4] Best Actress in 1999 for her performance in George F. Walker's Problem Child,[5] and Best Actress (Small Theatre) in 2020 for her performance in Florian Zeller's The Father.[6]

She has had supporting or guest roles in the television series The Beachcombers, Max Glick, The X-Files, Cold Squad, Tru Calling, Terminal City, The Collector, iZombie, The Romeo Section, Bates Motel and Van Helsing, and the films Last Wedding, The Hamster Cage, The Crimes of Mike Recket, The Dick Knost Show and Kingsway.

References
  1. Layne Christensen, "Fargey forsakes film for The Edible Woman". North Shore News, October 5, 2001.
  2. Katherine Monk, "Inuit film takes Genie lead". Vancouver Sun, December 12, 2001.
  3. David Spaner, "Fargey fearless on every stage". The Province, February 20, 2005.
  4. "1996 Jessie Richardson Theatre Award winners". Vancouver Sun, June 18, 1996.
  5. "Jessie Awards 1999 Winners: The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards honour the best in Vancouver theatre during the 1998-99 season". Vancouver Sun, June 14, 1999.
  6. J. Kelly Nestruck, "Some surprises from Edmonton's Sterling and Vancouver's Jessie Awards". The Globe and Mail, July 2, 2020.


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