Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carla Boudreau

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Consensus is divided but the article remains without any substantial WP:V and WP:RS showing her notability. The closest claim seems to be her one-time appearance in a role on an award-winning TV series. She doesn't appear to meet the general notability for actors through that one appearance. Notability is not inherited. Pigman☿ 20:13, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Carla Boudreau

Carla Boudreau (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

Minor journeyman actress, earning a living playing bit/guest parts in those filmed-in-Vancouver low-budget productions. PROD tag added, but removed. No sign of actual impact on film world or even the Vancouver film community, nor any reliable sources suggesting in the least otherwise. Calton | Talk 15:40, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

To whom it may concern:
In answer to your deletion notice, in defense of Carla Boudreau, I looked at the articles for deletion and none of the reasons seem to apply here except possibly, due to lack of notoriety, but I don’t believe there is a valid claim for that, since she has received substantive coverage from several reliable sources online. These sources include the following:
If you type her name into Google she is listed on no less than 20 different unrelated websites, independent of herself, including the above.
She has achieved notoriety as the original actress to play the character Oma Desala on the hit television show Stargate SG-1. Stargate SG-1 was Scifi network’s number one show for eight years on a row according to Scifipedia and was nominated for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series every year of its’ run from 1998-2007., and won in 2000, 2004, and 2005.
Reference IMDb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/awards
Oma Desala was a regular character on the show Stargate SG-1 in seasons 3, 5, 7, and 8.
Reference Gate World, Stargate SG-1 episodes. http://www.gateworld.net/sg1/index.shtml
Michael81753 (talk) 04:17, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
A whole lot of links adding up to very little. They certainly don't rebut "No sign of actual impact on film world or even the Vancouver film community, nor any reliable sources suggesting in the least otherwise", though perhaps I should have specified "non-trivial" before "reliable sources". --Calton | Talk 05:23, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
  • "Bit parts" = "notable"? Interesting equation, there. --Calton | Talk 06:57, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete From what I can tell, her main claim to notability is playing Oma Desala for a single episode before the role was recast. Furthermore, she does not appear to have any lines in that one episode.[1] I see no evidence of notability.--FreeKresge (talk) 17:51, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
  • I apologize in advance, and please understand that I mean no disrespect here, but to say that it wasn't even a speaking part shows a lack of understanding of the material and acting in general. For what it's worth, she is listed in the credits as a 'guest star'. It was NOT a bit part. Oma Desala was a main character in that episode and she spoke with her eyes and through telepathy, but played a prominent role in the plot. In the end, she saved the main characters from destruction and left, taking the Harcesis child away to safety.

    Can't a mute or a mime still play a vital role in a plot? That is to say, isn't that still acting? (possibly even more difficult than a speaking part) Whether that is enough to be labeled notable is still up to you all to decide, but please - let's give credit where credit is due here.

Thank you.Michael81753 (talk) 21:02, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment Above, you said that the character was Oma Desala was a regular character. Now, she is just a guest star. Furthermore, you said that she was a regular character for several seasons while neglecting to mention that Boudreau played the character in only one episode. It is possible for a mute character to play a major role, such as Ada McGrath in The Piano, and I admit that the screenplay that I cited was not as descriptive as it could be. However, the screenplay strongly hints that, onscreen, Oma Desala was little more than a deus ex machina in the one episode in which Boudreau appeared.--FreeKresge (talk) 16:09, 24 March 2008 (UTC)


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