Mary Galloway | |
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Occupation(s) | Director, writer, actress, producer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Mary Galloway is a Canadian film director, writer and actor from the Cowichan Nation.[2][3][1] She is best known for her web series Querencia.[4]
Born in 1991, Mary Galloway grew up in Qualicum Beach and is of mixed-Cowichan and settler descent.[5] [6] She is the granddaughter of the late Cowichan Tribes Chief Dennis Alphonse.[7]
She attended a 2-year intensive acting program at New Image College of Fine Arts in Vancouver before the start of her film career.[8]
Galloway is a graduate of the Director's Lab at the Canadian Film Centre.[9] Her debut short film, Unintentional Mother, premiered at the Whistler Film Festival.[10][11] She was recognized as a 2017 TIFF Rising Star.[12] In 2021, her web series, Querencia, premiered on APTN Lumi in Canada and on Revry TV globally.[13]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
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2021 | Playground Rules | ![]() |
Feature Film | ||
2021 | Querencia | ![]() |
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Web series |
2021 | Better at Texting | ![]() |
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Short Film | |
2020 | Burden of Truth | ![]() |
TV series | ||
2019 | Spirit Glitch | ![]() |
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Short Film |
2017 | Unintentional Mother | ![]() |
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Short Film | |
2016 | Ariel Unraveling | ![]() |
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Short Film |
As actress
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Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2022 | Nominated | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Web Program or Series, Fiction | Querencia | [14] |
Nominated | Audience Choice award | [15] | |||
Nominated | Leo Awards | Best Web Series | [16] | ||
2020 | Won | Gimli Film Festival | Achievement in Acting Awards | Ruthless Souls | [17] |
2016 | Nominated | Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture | Fire Song | [18] |