Deragh Campbell
Deragh Campbell | |
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.jpg) Campbell at tiff 2024 | |
| Born | 4 May 1989 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, filmmaker |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Collaborations with Sofia Bohdanowicz and Kazik Radwanski |
| Parent(s) | Benedict Campbell Jackie Maxwell |
Deragh Campbell (born May 4, 1989) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. She is known for her performances in independent Canadian cinema. Her collaborations with filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz—Veslemøy's Song (2018), MS Slavic 7 (2019), and Point and Line to Plane (2020)—have screened at film festivals internationally. Campbell has also starred in three of Kazik Radwanski's feature films; she played a small role in How Heavy This Hammer (2015), the lead role in Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2019), and opposite Matt Johnson in Matt and Mara (2024).
Campbell received the Jay Scott Prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association and Best Actress in a Canadian Film from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.
Career
[edit]Born on May 4, 1989 in Toronto and raised in Niagara-on-the-Lake,[1] Deragh Campbell is the daughter of actor Benedict Campbell and theatre director Jackie Maxwell.[2]
Campbell studied creative writing at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec before deciding to pursue an acting career.[3]
Campbell made her film debut in Matthew Porterfield's 2013 independent feature film I Used to Be Darker.[4] She was named as one of the Toronto International Film Festival's "Rising Stars" in 2015, alongside Stephan James, Aliocha Schneider, and Karelle Tremblay.[5] Since then, she has appeared in several films, including How Heavy This Hammer (2015), and Fail to Appear (2017).[4]
Campbell's collaborations with filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz have screened at festivals around the world. Since 2018, she has portrayed the character of Audrey Benac in five of Bohdanowicz's films: Veslemøy's Song (2018), MS Slavic 7 (2019), Point and Line to Plane (2020), A Woman Escapes (2022) and Measures for a Funeral (2024). Campbell was a credited co-director of MS Slavic 7 as well.[6]
In 2019, Campbel starred in Kazik Radwanski's third feature film, Anne at 13,000 Ft., which premiered in the Platform Prize competition and received an honourable mention from the jury at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[7][8]
Campbell starred opposite Michaela Kurimsky in Hannah Cheesman's short film, Succor, which was an official selection for the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[9][10]
In 2023, Campbell appeared in M. H. Murray's directorial debut, I Don't Know Who You Are, which premiered in the Discovery program at the Toronto International Film Festival.[11][12] She also starred in Lucy Kerr's directorial debut, Family Portrait, premiering at the 2023Locarno Film Festival.[13]
In 2024, Campbell starred opposite Matt Johnson in Radwanski's fourth feature film, Matt and Mara'.[14]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | I Used to Be Darker | Taryn | |
| 2014 | Person to Person | Julia | |
| 2015 | Stinking Heaven | Lucy | |
| Beach Week | Yeardley | ||
| How Heavy This Hammer | Schoolteacher | ||
| O, Brazen Age | Anna | ||
| 2016 | The Other Half | Anna | |
| Never Eat Alone | Audrey Benac | Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film | |
| The Intestine | Patricia | ||
| Let Your Heart Be Light | |||
| 2017 | Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog | Camille | |
| Mobile Homes | Actress | ||
| Fail to Appear | Isolde | Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film | |
| All Shook Up | Slain beauty queen | ||
| 2018 | It's Hard to Be Human | Victoria | |
| Veslemøy's Song | Audrey Benac | ||
| 2019 | MS Slavic 7 | ||
| Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You | Emily | ||
| Project Ithaca | Sera | ||
| Anne at 13,000 Ft. | Anne | Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film | |
| Pick | Teacher | ||
| Chubby | Heather | ||
| Foreign Powers | |||
| 2020 | Point and Line to Plane | Audrey Benac | |
| Succor | Abigail | ||
| 2022 | You Can Live Forever | Amanda | |
| A Woman Escapes | Audrey Benac | ||
| So Much Tenderness | Nancy | ||
| 2023 | I Don't Know Who You Are | Agnes | |
| Family Portrait | Katy | ||
| 2024 | Matt and Mara | Mara | |
| Measures for a Funeral | Audrey Benac | ||
| TBA | Two Cuckolds Go Swimming | Molly | |
| The Christmas Card | Katy | ||
| An Evening Song (for three voices) | Martha |
References
[edit]- ^ Chan, Tim (September 9, 2015). "Meet the four up-and-coming Canadian actors in TIFF's Rising Stars program". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Hertz, Barry (September 6, 2024). "The family matters of Jackie Maxwell and Deragh Campbell, the mother-daughter duo dominating Canadian culture". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Skinner, Justin (2015-09-04). "Bloorcourt Village resident Deragh Campbell chosen as one of three rising stars for the Toronto International Film Festival". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ a b Andrew Parker, "Want to know what’s next for Canadian cinema? Look for Deragh Campbell". TheGATE.ca, September 5, 2019.
- ^ Cassandra Szklarski, "Films from Rozema, Falardeau, McDonald, Maddin highlight TIFF's Canuck lineup". Canadian Press, August 5, 2015.
- ^ Mantagni, Ian (February 20, 2019). "Berlinale first look: MS Slavic 7 draws strength from the written word". Sight and Sound. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Anne at 13,000 ft". TIFF. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ Barry Hertz (September 5, 2019). "TIFF 2019: With Anne at 13,000 ft., Kazik Radwanski and Deragh Campbell hit the heights of Canada's micro-budget indie movement". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Short Cuts Programme 05". TIFF. Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ Desk, TV News. "Hannah Cheesman and Aiken Heart Film's SUCCOR Bows at TIFF20". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Talty, Caitie (2023-09-18). "TIFF 2023: Our Review of 'I Don't Know Who You Are'". In The Seats. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ Rizov, Vadim (2023-09-09). "TIFF 2023: Evil Does Not Exist, I Don't Know Who You Are | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ Petkova, Savina (June 28, 2024). "Purgatory, Almost: Intimacy as Ritual in "Family Portrait"". Mubi.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (2024-01-22). "Rooney Mara, Isabelle Huppert, Gael Garcia Bernal Films Set for 2024 Berlinale". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-22.