Rosa Labordé

Rosa Labordé is a Canadian playwright, screenwriter, director and actress.[1] She is playwright-in-residence at Tarragon Theatre[2] and Aluna Theatre.[3] Her play Léo was shortlisted for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play and the Governor General's Award for English-language drama.[4] In 2012 she received the KM Hunter Artist’s Award for Theatre.[5] In 2016 she wrote the first two episodes of the second season of HBO Canada's Sensitive Skin.[6]

Rosa Labordé
BornOttawa, Ontario
OccupationPlaywright, actress, screenwriter
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s–present
Notable worksLéo

Early life

Rosa was born in Ottawa, Ontario to a Chilean mother and Eastern European father and was raised Jewish. She is a graduate of the Oxford School of Drama in England and the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto.

Plays

Acting
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Blur Christine Short Film
2002 Doc Joanie Season 3 Episode 3 "Stroke of Luck"
2002 Puppets Who Kill CBC Guide Season 1 Episode 11 "Dan's Umbrella"
2003 Street Time Receptionist Season 2 Episode 6 "Born to Kill"
2005 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours Susan Farland Season 2 Episode 10 "Head in a Bucket"
2005 1-800-MISSING Leah Schaeffer Season 2 Episode 17 "Paper Anniversary"
2006 Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks Senora Rosa 11 Episodes
2006 At the Hotel Carmelita 6 Episodes
2007-2008 History Bites Various 4 Episodes (Canadian Screen Award Nomination)
2008 Jack and Jill vs. the World Tampon Girl Feature Film
2008 ReGenesis Nina Corba 9 Episodes
2008 Toot & Puddle Estella 2 Episodes
2009 Rick Mercer Report Tory Season 6 Episode 11
2009 The Line Steph 7 Episodes
2010 Unnatural History Sarah Campbell Pilot Episode
2009-2010 The Dating Guy Various 3 Episodes
2011 Against the Wall Jacob's Mom Season 1 Episode 11
2011 InSecurity Tara Season 2 Episode 9
2011 The Lady of Names Rapunzel Animated Feature Film
2014 The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom Pam TV Movie
2014 Dead on Campus Jenny TV Movie
2014-2015 Saving Hope Lana Davis 4 Episodes
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References
  1. "Five Questions with Rosa Labordé". Ottawa Sun, June 3, 2013.
  2. "Rosa Labordé | Tarragon Theatre". "Tarragon Theatre", June 14, 2014
  3. "Staff + Board - Aluna Theatre" "Aluna Theatre", June 14, 2014
  4. "Rosa Labordé's Léo". The Coast, March 20, 2008.
  5. "2012 KM Hunter Artist Awards". K. M. Hunter Charitable Foundation, June 14, 2014
  6. "Sensitive Skin season two enters production". Playback, May 19, 2015.
  7. "Ripening Rhubarb! Crop". NOW, January 31, 200.
  8. "Sugar rush". NOW, July 17, 2003.
  9. "Playwright finds her 'dark night of the soul'". Toronto Star, February 15, 2010.
  10. "True: A Shakespearean take on dementia". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  11. "What to Catch at the 33rd Annual Rhubarb Festival". Torontoist, February 7, 2012.


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