Nicole Power | |
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Born | Nicole Penney Power 1989 or 1990 (age 34–35) [1] |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actress |
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Nicole Penney Power [2] (born 1989 or 1990) [1] is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Shannon Ross in Kim's Convenience and its spin-off series Strays. [3]
Power was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and grew up in Middle Cove. [2] [3] She attended Memorial University of Newfoundland for one year of general studies before moving to Ontario, where she graduated from Sheridan College's Musical Theatre program and Second City's conservatory. [2] Power also became a member of Soulpepper Theatre Academy.
Power has appeared in Canadian stage productions of West Side Story, Bonnie and Clyde, Legally Blonde, La Cage aux Folles, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, Evangeline, and The Charlottetown Festival's production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical.
She is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Shannon in Kim's Convenience, receiving nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 [4] and at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [5]
In 2021 she was announced as the star of Strays, a spinoff of Kim's Convenience which will see Shannon Ross move to Hamilton, Ontario to embark on a new career. [6] In 2023, she starred in the Netflix show Glamorous.
Nicole Power | |
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Born | Nicole Penney Power 1989 or 1990 (age 34–35) [1] |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actress |
Known for |
Nicole Penney Power [2] (born 1989 or 1990) [1] is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Shannon Ross in Kim's Convenience and its spin-off series Strays. [3]
Power was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and grew up in Middle Cove. [2] [3] She attended Memorial University of Newfoundland for one year of general studies before moving to Ontario, where she graduated from Sheridan College's Musical Theatre program and Second City's conservatory. [2] Power also became a member of Soulpepper Theatre Academy.
Power has appeared in Canadian stage productions of West Side Story, Bonnie and Clyde, Legally Blonde, La Cage aux Folles, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, Evangeline, and The Charlottetown Festival's production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical.
She is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Shannon in Kim's Convenience, receiving nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 [4] and at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [5]
In 2021 she was announced as the star of Strays, a spinoff of Kim's Convenience which will see Shannon Ross move to Hamilton, Ontario to embark on a new career. [6] In 2023, she starred in the Netflix show Glamorous.