Lenore Zann

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Lenore Zann
MLA for Truro-Bible Hill
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 9, 2009
Preceded by Jamie Muir
Personal details
Born (1959-11-22) November 22, 1959
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party New Democrat
Occupation actress

Lenore Elizabeth Zann (born November 22, 1959 in Sydney, Australia) is a Canadian actress and politician who has represented the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly since 2009 as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

A native of Sydney, Australia, Zann emigrated with her parents to Nova Scotia in 1968, and later graduated from Cobequid Educational Centre, a high school in Truro which was noted for its student musical productions. She graduated from York University in Toronto where she studied drama, fine arts and political science. Zann worked as a screen, television, stage, and voice actress and appeared in numerous television shows and films. As an actress, she is best known for providing the voice of Rogue on the 1992 animated television adaptation of the X-Men comic book series.

In 2008 Zann moved back to her adopted hometown of Truro while still retaining apartments in New York City, Vancouver, and Toronto.[1] That fall she started a community campaign to restore a historic former academic building in downtown Truro, the Provincial Normal College, into a cultural centre.[2]

Political career

On April 8, 2009 Zann successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Truro-Bible Hill. On the same day, an employee of the Liberal Party leaked a topless photo of her to the media from her appearance in The L Word.[3] Zann was elected in the 2009 provincial election[4] and served as the Ministerial Assistant for the Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage.[5] She was subsequently re-elected in the 2013 provincial election.

Acting career

Film roles
Television roles
Voice roles - Cartoon
Voice roles - Anime
Voice roles - Video game

References

  1. ↑ Chaisson, Monique (July 20, 2008). "My kind of town: Actress Lenore Zann returns home full time after 31-year absence". The Truro Daily News. 
  2. ↑ Malloy, Jason (September 9, 2008). "Turning the old Normal College into school for performing arts a possibility: Local actress pitches the idea to Truro town council". The Truro Daily News. 
  3. ↑ Patten, Melanie (April 10, 2009). "Grits sorry for leaking topless pic of candidate". The Daily Gleaner. p. A5. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 
  4. ↑ "Truro-Bible Hill". Nova Scotia Votes 2009. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 
  5. ↑ "Premier Appoints Ministerial Assistants" (Press release). Government of Nova Scotia. June 29, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009. 

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