Emily Hampshire
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Emily Hampshire (born 1981 in Montreal) is a Canadian film and television actress.
She is most widely known to international audiences for her role as Angelina to Sean Astin's Michael in the 1998 romantic comedy Boy Meets Girl , and Vivienne in the 2006 film Snow Cake, in which she starred opposite Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman.
Having been professionally active in the Canadian film and TV industry since 1996, Hampshire is also notable for her role as Siobhan Roy on Made in Canada. More recently, she has starred in the Canadian series This Space For Rent, Carl Squared and Northern Town. She also starred alongside Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong in the 2006 romantic comedy It's a Boy/Girl Thing, in which she played the character Chanel.
Emily Hampshire also voices Misery, a character from the animated series Ruby Gloom.
[edit] Awards and nominations
Hampshire has won a Gemini Award in Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Seriess for "Made in Canada".
She has thrice been nominated for Canadian Genie Awards. She was a Best Supporting Actress nominee at the 24th Genie Awards for the movie A Problem with Fear, a Best Leading Actress nominee at the 25th Genie Awards for the movie Blood, and a Best Supporting Actress nominee at the 27th Genie Awards for the movie Snow Cake.
