Leah Gibson

Summary

Leah Diane Gibson (born January 3, 1985[1]) is a Canadian film and television actress.

Leah Gibson
Gibson at the 2012 32nd Genie Awards
Born
Leah Diane Gibson

(1985-01-03) January 3, 1985 (age 39)
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Early life edit

Leah Gibson was born in Victoria, British Columbia.[2] She has a twin sister named Erin.[3][4] She began dancing at the age of four, which led to training and performance in vocational interests, such as ballet and many forms of jazz.[5][6] In early years of dancing and singing, she discovered musical theatre. She transferred to a high school that specialized in fine arts, maintaining honor-roll grades and graduating at the top of her class.[7]

Gibson studied psychology at the University of Victoria, among the select few who were asked to study under the UVic honours program.[8] She was simultaneously cast in her first professional theatre production, and withdrew from university. The touring company lost its funding within 2 months, and the show was canceled. Gibson consequently moved to Vancouver in pursuit of a career in film acting.[8]

Career edit

In 2007, Gibson began her acting career in television, appearing on Psych,[9] in the television film Second Sight, and on the miniseries Tin Man.[10] She also played Penelope in Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld (2008).[11] Gibson's very first lead role in a feature film, namely Amy Singer in The Devil's Ground (2009),[12][13][14] was booked within six months of signing an agent.[2] That same year, she portrayed the supporting role of Silhouette's Girlfriend in Zack Snyder's Watchmen,[15] as well as a role in Happy to Be Here (2009).[16] She continued her television career in Stranger with My Face (2009),[17] and appeared as the character Hannah in two episodes of Riese (2009).[18][19][20] In 2010, Gibson played Nettie in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,[21][22] and was also attached to the cast of A Night for Dying Tigers.[23] From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the two short films The Metal Box (2010) and The Fence (2011).[24][25] In 2010, she also played a minor character in the TV movie called Betwixt.[26] Gibson portrayed the avatar Emmanuelle on Caprica (2010), which accredited three episodes.[27] She then made a guest appearance as Palomino on Supernatural in the episode "Two Minutes to Midnight".[28] In 2011, she was credited in Rise of the Planet of the Apes as playing Alyssa Williams.[29][30] Subsequent television credits included He Loves Me (2011) and Soldiers of the Apocalypse (2011).[31] She played supporting characters in Kill for Me (2013) as Natalie Ross,[32] Indie Jonesing (2012) as Gina,[33] and lead role in the short film Leave Us Alone (2012).[34] In the course of five episodes, she has played Candi Lussier in a recurring role on Arctic Air (2012–2013).[35] Gibson's work for the rest of 2012 consisted of episodes on The True Heroines,[36] and the pilot episode for American Housewife.[37]

Filmography edit

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld Penelope
2009 The Devil's Ground Amy Singer
Watchmen Silhouette's Girlfriend
Happy to Be Here Barbara
2010 The Metal Box Anna Short film
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Nettie
A Night for Dying Tigers Carly
2011 The Fence Autumn Short film
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Alyssa Williams
2012 Indie Jonesing Gina
2013 Kill for Me Natalie Ross
Crook Tricky
Leave Us Alone Sam Short film
2014 What an Idiot Grace
2016 Lost Solace Betty
2023 Mercy Michelle
TBA Winner Jennifer Solari Post-production
TBA Gutshot Kate In production
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Psych Slut 1 episode
Second Sight Nicole Smittz TV movie
Tin Man Twister Dancer TV miniseries
2009 Stranger with My Face Lia's Nurse TV movie
Riese Hannah 2 episodes
2010 Betwixt Emily TV movie
Caprica Emmanuelle 3 episodes
Supernatural Palomino 1 episode
2011 He Loves Me Sophie Hawkins TV movie
Soldiers of the Apocalypse Ella Sticks 1 episode
2012–13 Arctic Air Candi Lussier 5 episodes
2012 The True Heroines Ruby Fitzgerald 2 episodes
Dark Universe Chloe Banks TV miniseries
American Housewife n/a TV Pilot
2013 Eve of Destruction Chloe Banks TV miniseries
Rogue Cathy Laszlo 10 episodes
2014 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Nyx 3 episodes
2015 The Returned Lucy McCabe 5 episodes
2015 Seeds of Yesterday Melodie TV movie
2015 The Christmas Note Melissa McCreary TV movie
2016 The 100 Gina Martin 2 episodes
2016–17 Shut Eye Sylvia Haverford 7 episodes
2018 Jessica Jones Inez Green Main role
2020 Manifest Tamara 3 episodes
2021 Batwoman Tatiana/The Whisper[38] recurring role

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2017 Leo Awards Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture Lost Solace Won [39]

References edit

  1. ^ "Fresh Blood". People. June 23, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Leah Gibson – APPEARANCE CANCELED DUE TO A FILMING SCHEDULE CONFLICT". BeyondGhosts.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "The Bees Knees – Leah Gibson". ThisNeedsToStop.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Leah Gibson Snapshot". AllStarPics.net. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  5. ^ "Leah Gibson – About". Listal.com. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  6. ^ "Interview with Leah Gibson: Nettie from Eclipse". TwilightLexicon.com. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  7. ^ "The Players". RealityCurve.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Leah Gibson (Actress – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse; Caprica; Watchmen)". WizardWorld.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  9. ^ "Leah Gibson Credits – Psych". Yahoo!. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  10. ^ "Tin Man: Cast & Details". TV Guide. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  11. ^ "Odysseus and the Isle of the Mists". LocateTV.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  12. ^ "The Devil's Ground (2008) Cast & Crew". AllMovie.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  13. ^ "The Devil's Ground › Cast". MTV. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  14. ^ "The Cycle". Cinenews.be. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  15. ^ "A lesbian among the ranks of "Watchmen"". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  16. ^ "Happy to Be Here". CinemaMontreal.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  17. ^ "Actors movie Stranger with My Face". Filmous.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  18. ^ "Riese (web series)". AllisonMackWeb.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  19. ^ "Riese: Kingdom Falling – Fragments". Mystic-Nights.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  20. ^ "Riese: Kingdom Falling – Bind". Mystic-Nights.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  21. ^ "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  22. ^ "Cast of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse". ArtistDirect.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  23. ^ "A Night for Dying Tigers Cast and Crew". Fandango.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  24. ^ "The Metal Box's Grand Desertscapes Comes to the Coastal Shores of Newport April 27th". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  25. ^ "The Fence". Yahoo!. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  26. ^ "Betwixt Cast". Movopia.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  27. ^ "Leah Gibson Credits – Caprica". TV.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  28. ^ "Season 5 " Episode No. 21 – Two Minutes to Midnight". ShareTV.org. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  29. ^ "Filmography of Leah Gibson". GOMOLO.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  30. ^ "Tom Felton's Follow Up To Harry Potter Involves...Monkeys?". RyanSeacrest.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  31. ^ "LEAH GIBSON Actress". Lopek.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  32. ^ "Kill for Me 2012". LoveFilm.dk. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  33. ^ "GINA – played by Leah Gibson". IndieJonesing.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  34. ^ "Movie Details for 'Leave Us Alone' (2012)". Divxm.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  35. ^ "#ArcticAir Trio Talk about First Hit Season on CBC". YVRShoots.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  36. ^ "The True Heroines: "Flash Forward" A Comic Strip Cabaret Review". Homorazzi.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  37. ^ "Snowmageddon, interviews with Jane Espenson, Scott Porter and Calum Worthy, and more updates". CapricaTV.net. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  38. ^ "‘Batwoman’: Leah Gibson & Nathan Owens To Recur In the CW Superhero Series" - Deadline
  39. ^ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". leoawards.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.

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