Sarah McVie
Sarah McVie (born March 21, 1978) is a Canadian actress and playwright.[1] She is most noted for her regular role as Valerie Szalinsky in Workin' Moms, for which she received three Canadian Screen Award nominations, for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021,[2] and Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series at both the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023[3] and the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[4]
Early career
Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, she attended Canterbury High School, later studying theatre at George Brown College in Toronto.[5] She joined the Stratford Festival company in 2001, becoming noted for her performances as Cordelia in the 2002 production of King Lear,[6] and Drina in its production of Peter Hinton's Swanne.[7] She won Stratford's John Hirsch Award for emerging young actors in 2002.[5] Her later roles at Stratford included the Bawd in Pericles, Prince of Tyre,[8] Maria in Love's Labour's Lost,[9] Lady Macduff in Macbeth,[10] and Vee Talbott in Orpheus Descending.[11]
Her later stage roles with other theatre companies included productions of Ann-Marie MacDonald's Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) in 2008,[12] Willy Russell's Educating Rita in 2010.[13] and Evelyne de la Chenelière's Strawberries in January in 2011.[14] She received a Rideau Award nomination for Outstanding Performance, Female in 2011, for Educating Rita.[15]
The Public Servant
In 2015, McVie, Jennifer Brewin, Haley McGee and Amy Rutherford premiered The Public Servant, a comedic play about a young woman joining the Canadian civil service, at the Great Canadian Theatre Company.[16] McVie appeared in the play as Lois, an officious and by-the-book middle manager.
The play later received a Toronto production at the Berkeley Street Theatre in 2016.[17]
Film and television
Through her career she also appeared in supporting and guest roles in film and television, until being cast as Val in Workin' Moms in 2017, appearing as a series regular until its conclusion in 2023.[18]
During her time on Workin' Moms, she also had smaller supporting roles in Detention Adventure and The Handmaid's Tale.[19]
In 2026 she returned to the stage in Coal Mine Theatre's production of Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day.[20]
Political activity
In 2021 McVie moved to Toronto's flood-prone Rockcliffe–Smythe neighbourhood, becoming known as an activist and organizer with the Black Creek Flood Coalition after her own home was repeatedly flooded.[21]
In May 2026, she announced her candidacy in the 2026 Toronto mayoral election.[22]
References
- ↑ Isobel Grieve, "Workin’ Moms Sarah McVie Says A Heartfelt Goodbye". Toronto Guardian, December 26, 2022.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards 2023 nominations for CBC Comedy shows and where to watch (hint: they're on CBC Gem)". CBC Comedy, February 22, 2023.
- ↑ "'Little Bird' leads nominations: The drama about the Sixties Scoop has a whopping 19 nominations; 'BlackBerry' sets film record with 17". Toronto Star, March 7, 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ottawa actress honoured". Ottawa Citizen, October 1, 2002.
- ↑ Janice Kennedy, "A Cordelia from Canterbury: Performing arts grad Sarah McVie now walks the stage at Stratford". Ottawa Citizen, July 16, 2002.
- ↑ Robert Reid, "Lovely Swanne has a slow death; Ambitious Hinton project comes across as a long, convoluted Upstairs, Downstairs". Waterloo Region Record, October 11, 2002.
- ↑ Robert Cushman, "This storm-tossed hero goes the extra distance". National Post, June 5, 2003.
- ↑ Colin Hunter, "A youthful Shakespeare has fun with words". Waterloo Region Record, August 22, 2003.
- ↑ Jamie Portman, "Stratford's Macbeth a chilling success". Ottawa Citizen, June 8, 2004.
- ↑ Kamal Al-Solaylee, "Slow burn in a hellhole never looked so good". The Globe and Mail, June 25, 2005.
- ↑ Luke Hendry, "Stewart returns to roots; Former Cold Squad star to appear on stage in Picton". Belleville Intelligencer, June 21, 2008.
- ↑ Patrick Langston, "Rita passes the test; Sarah McVie nails role, balancing brashness with innocence". Ottawa Citizen, July 16, 2010.
- ↑ Patrick Langston, "Fact, fantasy & the search for love; Like imported strawberries in winter, this romantic drama is only mildly satisfying". Ottawa Citizen, January 29, 2011.
- ↑ Patrick Langston, "A new age for Ottawa theatre; Industry thrives as latest nominations released". Ottawa Citizen, March 1, 2011.
- ↑ Patrick Langston, "Grim vision of modern life ends with a bang". Ottawa Citizen, June 7, 2014.
- ↑ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Bringing humour to the government". The Globe and Mail, March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Debra Yeo, "Mothers, breasts, babies and bears: The cast reflects on seven seasons of shooting the CBC comedy series 'Workin' Moms'". Toronto Star, December 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Local actress returns for season 2 of Detention Adventure". Toronto Star, October 7, 2020.
- ↑ Shannon L. Campbell, "Review: ‘Eureka Day’ asserts debatable claims about belonging and community". Next, February 10, 2026.
- ↑ Gabe Oatley, "‘Living in a horror show’: Toronto homeowners say sewers are flooding their basements". Village Report, June 11, 2025.
- ↑ Tyreike Reid, "Sarah McVie made us laugh on TV, now she wants to lead Toronto as mayor". Now, May 11, 2026.
External links
- Sarah McVie on IMDb
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