Alison Sealy-Smith
Encyclopedia
Alison Sealy-Smith is a Canadian
actress, born and raised in Barbados
.
Sealy-Smith attended Mount Allison University
(New Brunswick, Canada) where she studied psychology on a scholarship. She is the founding director of Obsidian Theatre
, a company that specializes in Black Canadian
drama. Sealy-Smith was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award
for her 1997 star turn in Djanet Sears
' Harlem Duet.
Her film and television credits have included the series Street Legal
, This is Wonderland
and The Line, and a recurring role in Kevin Hill
. She also had a small role in the 1998 film My Date with the President's Daughter
.
Sealy-Smith also provided voices in various cartoons such as Storm on the 1990s X-Men
and Scarlett on the cartoon Delilah and Julius
. She also played Sergeant Rose in the film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
opposite Lindsay Lohan
. She has also appeared in many Hollywood films, including Honey
opposite Jessica Alba
, Dark Water
with Jennifer Connelly
and Talk to Me
with Don Cheadle
. As of the mid-2000s, she has a recurring role as Ms. Mann in the children's series Naturally, Sadie
. In 2009 she performs as Nurse Lydia in the HBO Canada
series Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
.
Her daughter Makyla Smith
is also an actress.
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actress, born and raised in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
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Sealy-Smith attended Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...
(New Brunswick, Canada) where she studied psychology on a scholarship. She is the founding director of Obsidian Theatre
Obsidian Theatre
Obsidian Theatre is a Canadian professional theatre company, which specializes in Black Canadian drama. The company is located in Toronto, Ontario. The declared mandate of the company is a threefold mission to produce plays, to develop playwrights and to train theatre professionals...
, a company that specializes in Black Canadian
Black Canadian
'Black Canadians is a designation used for people of Black African descent, who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada. The term specifically refers to Canadians with Sub-Saharan African ancestry. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin...
drama. Sealy-Smith was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award
Dora Mavor Moore Award
The Dora Mavor Moore Award is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance, and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre, the award was established on December 13, 1978...
for her 1997 star turn in Djanet Sears
Djanet Sears
Djanet Sears is a Canadian playwright, actor and director. She was born in 1959 in England, to a Guyanese father and a Jamaican mother. Sears was raised in England and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...
' Harlem Duet.
Her film and television credits have included the series Street Legal
Street Legal (TV series)
Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...
, This is Wonderland
This Is Wonderland
This Is Wonderland was a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television. The series is a legal drama with comedic elements, or a comedy-drama. It was created by playwright George F...
and The Line, and a recurring role in Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill is an American legal drama that aired on UPN during the 2004-2005 TV season.-Synopsis:The series stars Taye Diggs as the title character, a lawyer who has to balance his professional career and his love life with having custody of Sarah, his 10 month old cousin...
. She also had a small role in the 1998 film My Date with the President's Daughter
My Date with the President's Daughter
My Date with the President's Daughter is a 1998 made-for-TV comedy film produced by Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Walt Disney. It is about a free-spirited 16-year-old daughter of the American president who makes a date with a high school teenager named Duncan, then sneaks away from her Secret...
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Sealy-Smith also provided voices in various cartoons such as Storm on the 1990s X-Men
X-Men (TV series)
X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup...
and Scarlett on the cartoon Delilah and Julius
Delilah and Julius
Delilah and Julius is a Canadian animated series which is targeted at children and young teens and is animated using Macromedia Flash technology...
. She also played Sergeant Rose in the film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a 2004 American Teen musical comedy film directed by Sara Sugarman and produced by Robert Shapiro and Matthew Hart for Walt Disney Pictures...
opposite Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
. She has also appeared in many Hollywood films, including Honey
Honey (2003 film)
Honey is a 2003 motion picture released by Universal Pictures. Featuring music produced by Rodney Jerkins, the film stars Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Lil' Romeo, Joy Bryant, David Moscow and features performances by Tweet, Jadakiss and Ginuwine. It also features a cameo by Missy Elliott...
opposite Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba
Jessica Marie Alba is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack . Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel...
, Dark Water
Dark Water
Dark Water may refer to:*Captain Darkwater, a character in the video game Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for BootyBooks:*Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil, 1920 book by American philosopher W.E.B...
with Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Lynn Connelly is an American film actress, who began her career as a child model. She appeared in magazine, newspaper and television advertising, before making her motion picture debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America...
and Talk to Me
Talk to Me
Talk to Me is a 1996 made-for-TV drama film that features Yasmine Bleeth and Ricky Paull Goldin.-Plot:The movie involves Diane Shepherd who is an idealistic talk-showproducer who is conscience-stricken when she clashes with her...
with Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle
Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle, Jr. is an American film actor and producer. Cheadle rose to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven...
. As of the mid-2000s, she has a recurring role as Ms. Mann in the children's series Naturally, Sadie
Naturally, Sadie
Naturally, Sadie was a Canadian teen drama sitcom that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007. It was produced in Canada, set in Whitby, Ontario. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, most of the show was shot inside a former Catholic elementary school in Little Italy, including the...
. In 2009 she performs as Nurse Lydia in the HBO Canada
HBO Canada
HBO Canada is a Canadian television channel, which airs programming sourced from the HBO subscription service in the United States. HBO Canada is not available as a standalone channel, but as one channel within the TMN and Movie Central multiplexes....
series Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures is a short story collection by Vincent Lam, published in 2006. The book, inspired by Lam's own experiences in medical school and as a professional physician, is a volume of interconnected short stories about the lives and relationships of Fitzgerald, Ming, Chen and...
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Her daughter Makyla Smith
Makyla Smith
Makyla Smith is a Canadian actress.She is best known for her supporting role as Justin's best friend Daphne on Queer as Folk...
is also an actress.
Awards
Sealy-Smith won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1997 for Best Female Performance for her role in Harlem Duet. She also won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2009 for Outstanding Performance By A Female In A Principal Role with her role as Lena in A Raisin In The SunA Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes...
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External links
- http://bloodletting.tv/nurse.html#/cast/alison-sealy-smith