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Alma mater
  
Role
  
Actress

Name
  
Thea Gill


Years active
  
1992–present

Occupation
  
Actress

Education
  
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Full Name
  
Thea Louise Gill

Born
  
April 5, 1970 (age 53) (
1970-04-05
)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Spouse
  
Brian Richmond (m. 1993–2009)

Movies and TV shows
  
Queer as Folk, Dante's Cove, Mulligans, Stonados, Sightings: Heartland Ghost

Similar People
  
Michelle Clunie, Charlie David, Ron Cowen, Jason Bourque, Jessica McLeod

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Thea Louise Gill (; born April 5, 1970) is a Canadian actress best known for her starring role as Lindsay Peterson in the Showtime television series Queer as Folk.

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Early life

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As a child, Gill lived in Vancouver and attended a private girls' school there for twelve years. After graduating from the private school, Gill attended university at York University in Toronto. Gill graduated from York University in 1992 with a BFA Honors in Theatre Performance.

Career

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After graduating from York, Gill lived in Toronto and spent the next several years working in theatre, guest roles in television series, commercials, and some film roles.

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Gill's big break came in 2000 when she auditioned for and received the role of Lindsay Peterson in Queer as Folk. Gill held this role for the five season run of Queer as Folk. In 2001 Gill moved from Toronto to Victoria, British Columbia. Gill divided her time between Toronto (shooting Queer as Folk) and Victoria up to 2005 when Queer as Folk concluded.

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With the conclusion of Queer as Folk, Gill has had a number of theatre, television, and film roles. In 2006 she joined the cast of the here! network original series Dante's Cove, billed as a "special guest star" in the role of Diana Childs. In a July 2007 interview, Gill stated that she decided to move to Los Angeles for a year to an attempt to find longer-term acting roles.

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In addition to her acting work, Gill is also a jazz singer and has worked as the Midsummer Lounge's featured act on board the Mediterranean and Caribbean cruise ship M.S. Carousel. Gill also did in 2002 a three-night solo singing act at the jazz club, Top o' the Senator, in Toronto. In 2005, Gill appeared in director Richard Bell's Eighteen as a seductive World War II-era chanteuse. This marked Gill's first singing performance in a movie. The song, "In a Heartbeat", was written by Bramwell Tovey and was later nominated for a Genie Award.

Personal life

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Gill is divorced from Brian Richmond, Canadian director and professor at the University of Victoria, whom she married on 21 May 1993. When Gill was asked, "Would you say you are bisexual?", she confirmed this saying, "I guess, well I've thought about that a lot. And I guess perhaps I am." She is also close friends with fellow Queer As Folk co-star Michelle Clunie.


Awards and nominations

  • 2003, won a Golden Sheaf Award for her work in an episode of Bliss
  • 2003, received The National Leadership Award from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
  • 2003, nominated for an ACTRA Award for 'Outstanding Performance' for her role in Queer as Folk
  • 2005, won a Leo Award for 'Best Guest Performance by a Female' for her work on an episode of The Collector.
  • 2007, nominated for a Leo Award for 'Best Actress in a Short Drama' for Swap
  • Filmography

    Actress
    -
    Nobody Parks in L.A. (TV Series) (post-production) as
    Shar
    - Pilot - Shar (voice)
    2020
    Shepard as
    Sherry
    2019
    Throw Like a Girl (Short) as
    Julie
    2016
    In the Black (TV Movie) as
    Julie Fine
    2016
    10 Year Reunion (TV Movie) as
    Mrs. Edwards
    2016
    20th Century Women as
    Gail Porter
    2016
    Love, Colin (Short) as
    Jennifer
    2015
    The Grid: Zombie Outlet Maul as
    Hazel Switch (voice)
    2014
    Castle (TV Series) as
    Gloria Robbins
    - Dressed to Kill (2014) - Gloria Robbins
    2013
    Stonados (TV Movie) as
    Tara Laykin
    2012
    Failing Upwards (TV Series) as
    Hazel Hamilton
    - Estate Sale (2012) - Hazel Hamilton
    2012
    My Mother's Secret (TV Movie) as
    Deputy Kane
    2011
    Mother Country as
    Andrea Dupree
    2011
    Slip Away (Short) as
    Linda
    2010
    The Putt Putt Syndrome as
    Sam
    2010
    Lies Between Friends (TV Movie) as
    Cait Randell
    2010
    The Boy She Met Online as
    Kendra Oliver
    2010
    Riverworld (TV Movie) as
    Female Caretaker
    2009
    Pants on Fire (Short) as
    Ruth
    2009
    The Strange Case of DJ Cosmic (Short) as
    Loretta
    2009
    Remembering Nigel as
    Thea Gill
    2009
    Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) as
    Amy Warner
    - Cause for Alarm (2009) - Amy Warner
    2009
    Four Steps (Short) as
    Faye
    2008
    Mulligans as
    Stacey Davidson
    2006
    Dante's Cove (TV Series) as
    Diana Childs
    - Naked in the Dark (2007) - Diana Childs
    - Like a Virgin (2007) - Diana Childs
    - Sexual Healing (2007) - Diana Childs
    - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (2007) - Diana Childs
    - Sex and Death (And Rock and Roll) (2007) - Diana Childs
    - The Solstice (2006) - Diana Childs
    - Spring Forward (2006) - Diana Childs
    - Come Together (2006) - Diana Childs
    - Playing with Fire (2006) - Diana Childs
    - Some Kind of Magic (2006) - Diana Childs
    2007
    Swap (Short) as
    The Woman
    2006
    Seed as
    Sandra Bishop
    2006
    Reunion (TV Series)
    - 1997 (2006)
    2006
    Lesser Evil (TV Movie) as
    Margaret Dalton
    2006
    Truth (Video) as
    Laura
    2005
    Masters of Horror (TV Series) as
    Jane Cleaver
    - Homecoming (2005) - Jane Cleaver
    2005
    Eighteen as
    Hannah
    2000
    Queer as Folk (TV Series) as
    Lindsay Peterson
    - We Will Survive! (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Mr. Right (Never Broke a Promise) (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Fuckin' Revenge (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - I Love You (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Anything in Common (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Honest to Yourself (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Hope Against Hope (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Bored Out of Ya Fucking Mind (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Excluding and Abstemiousness (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Hard Decisions (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Fags Are No Different Than People (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Back in Business (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Move and Leave (2005) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Liberty Ride (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Proposal of Two Kinds (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Irritation and Separation (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Gay or Straight? That's the Question (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - The Snake in Paradise (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Have Some Balls (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Two Kinds of Lies (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Preponderance of Death (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Death in the Family (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - How Far You Can Go (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Escalating Violence (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Starting a Whole New Life (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Stand Up for Ourselves (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Just a Little Help (2004) - Lindsay Peterson
    - The Election (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Tweaked-Out, Fucked-Out Crystal Queen (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Drugs, Sex and Lies (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Poster May Lead to the Truth (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Uncle Ben (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Big Fucking Mouth (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Hunt(Er) for Love (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Stop Hurting Us (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - One Ring to Rule Them All (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - There's Nothing Noble About Being Poor (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Brat-Sitting (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Doctors of Dickology (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - House Full of Children (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Mad Dog Kinney (2003) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Out with a Whimper (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Bowling for Equality (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Sick, Sick, Sick (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - You Can Leda Girl to Pussy (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less! (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Rage Against This Machine (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - The Dangers of Sex and Drugs (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - It's Because I'm Gay, Right? (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - One Degree of Brian Kinney (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - The Wedding (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time) (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Accentuate the Positive (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Love for Sale (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?) (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Mixed Blessings (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - -Wherever That Dream May Lead You (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Pride (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Hypocrisy: Don't Do It (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - All Better Now (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Home Is Where the Ass Is (2002) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Full Circle (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Running to Stand Still (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - The King of Babylon (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Good Grief! (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Surprise Kill (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back) (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - French Fried (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - The Ties That Bind (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - A Change of Heart (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Very Stupid People (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Move It or Lose It (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Surprise! (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Queens of the Road (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy) (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Babylon Boomerang (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Smells Like Codependence (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - The Art of Desperation (2001) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Now Approaching- The Line (2000) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Ted's Not Dead (2000) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Queer, There and Everywhere (2000) - Lindsay Peterson
    - No Bris, No Shirt, No Service (2000) - Lindsay Peterson
    - Premiere (2000) - Lindsay Peterson
    2005
    The Collector (TV Series) as
    Caroline Beaumont
    - The Mother (2005) - Caroline Beaumont
    2004
    Andromeda (TV Series) as
    Celine
    - When Goes Around- (2004) - Celine
    2004
    Ice Men as
    Jennifer
    2003
    Bliss (TV Series) as
    Nina
    - Nina's Muse (2003) - Nina
    2002
    Sightings: Heartland Ghost (TV Movie) as
    Pam
    2002
    Just Cause (TV Series) as
    Sally Stern
    - Pilot: Part 1 (2002) - Sally Stern
    - Pilot: Part 2 (2002) - Sally Stern
    2002
    Tornado Warning (TV Movie) as
    Dee Mazur
    2001
    Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (TV Mini Series) as
    Lucille Bremer
    - Part II (2001) - Lucille Bremer
    - Part I (2001) - Lucille Bremer
    2000
    D.C. (TV Series) as
    Receptionist
    - Blame (2000) - Receptionist
    2000
    Washed Up as
    Bunny
    2000
    Common Ground (TV Movie) as
    Willa
    1998
    Due South (TV Series) as
    Tawny
    - Mountie on the Bounty: Part 2 (1998) - Tawny
    1998
    Papertrail as
    Eileen Gibbs
    1997
    Traders (TV Series) as
    Shopper
    - The Hands-Off Approach (1997) - Shopper (uncredited)
    1997
    Let Me Call You Sweetheart (TV Movie)
    1996
    Bubbles Galore as
    Orgasmic Angel
    1995
    Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV Series) as
    Sue
    - Kung Fu Blues (1995) - Sue
    1993
    Lilly as
    Julia
    1993
    E.N.G. (TV Series) as
    Prositute
    - Within the Law (1993) - Prositute
    1992
    Forever Knight (TV Series) as
    Victim #3
    - For I Have Sinned (1992) - Victim #3
    Soundtrack
    2005
    Eighteen (performer: "In A Heartbeat")
    Thanks
    2017
    Static Alex (Short) (thanks)
    2015
    The Royal Road (Documentary) (thanks)
    Self
    2013
    Meth Head as
    Self
    2010
    Dishin' It Up! (TV Series)
    2008
    11th Annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration (TV Special) as
    Self
    2007
    Queer as Folk: Reunion (Video documentary) as
    Self
    2006
    Working with a Master: Joe Dante (Video documentary short)
    2006
    The Making of 'Eighteen' (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self
    2005
    The 7th Annual Leo Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2005
    UFO Doggies (Documentary) as
    Narrator
    2004
    Hot Summer Days (Video short) as
    Self
    2002
    Larry King Live (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 24 April 2002 (2002) - Self - Guest

    References

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