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'''Priscilla Faia''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] film and television actress and former writer. She is best known for her roles in the [[short film]]s ''After the Riots'' (2009) and ''Method'' (2013) and the 2010 television show ''[[Rookie Blue]]'' as the character Chloe Price. Her acting in ''Rookie Blue'' was nominated in 2009 for a [[Canadian Screen Award]] for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series.<ref name= "ACCT">{{cite web|last1=Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television|title=2014 Canadian Screen Award Nominees|url=http://www.academy.ca/getmedia/72468887-8dc3-4406-82b5-8ae61d72da06/Academy_News_2014CSA_TV_Full_CSA_Nom.aspx|website=www.academy.ca|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref>. |
'''Priscilla Faia''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] film and television actress and former writer. She is best known for her roles in the [[short film]]s ''After the Riots'' (2009) and ''Method'' (2013) and the 2010 television show ''[[Rookie Blue]]'' as the character Chloe Price. Her acting in ''Rookie Blue'' was nominated in 2009 for a [[Canadian Screen Award]] for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series..<ref name= "ACCT">{{cite web|last1=Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television|title=2014 Canadian Screen Award Nominees|url=http://www.academy.ca/getmedia/72468887-8dc3-4406-82b5-8ae61d72da06/Academy_News_2014CSA_TV_Full_CSA_Nom.aspx|website=www.academy.ca|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref>. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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==Canadian Charity Challenge== |
==Canadian Charity Challenge== |
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This past year in May of 2013, '''Priscilla Faia''' went with several other [[Rookie Blue]] coworkers to [[Machu Picchu]], [[Peru]] in order to support [[UNICEF]]. Together with her coworkers ([[Charlotte Sullivan]] and [[Peter Mooney]]), she trekked throughout [[Peru]] <ref name= "TVGuide">{{cite web|title=TV Guide Profile|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/priscilla-faia/bio/496578|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> for nine days by camping and cooking in the poor areas of the [[Andes]]. She attended educational programs held by UNICEF and learned about their efforts to protect and save children living in the rural communities. She was a part of the first Canadian "[[Charity Challenge]]" to [[Machu Picchu]] <ref>{{cite web|title=UnicefCanada|url=http://www.unicef.ca/en/press-release/canadian-celebrities-conquer-great-heights-to-save-children%E2%80%99s-lives|website=www.unicef.ca|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> |
This past year in May of 2013, '''Priscilla Faia''' went with several other [[Rookie Blue]] coworkers to [[Machu Picchu]], [[Peru]] in order to support [[UNICEF]]. Together with her coworkers ([[Charlotte Sullivan]] and [[Peter Mooney]]), she trekked throughout [[Peru]] <ref name= "TVGuide">{{cite web|title=TV Guide Profile|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/priscilla-faia/bio/496578|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> for nine days by camping and cooking in the poor areas of the [[Andes]]. She attended educational programs held by UNICEF and learned about their efforts to protect and save children living in the rural communities. She was a part of the first Canadian "[[Charity Challenge]]" to [[Machu Picchu]] <ref>{{cite web|title=UnicefCanada|url=http://www.unicef.ca/en/press-release/canadian-celebrities-conquer-great-heights-to-save-children%E2%80%99s-lives|website=www.unicef.ca|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> |
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==Rookie Blue== |
==Rookie Blue== |
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Faia's first major role in television is the character Chloe Price on ''[[Rookie Blue]]'' |
Faia's first major role in television is the character Chloe Price on ''[[Rookie Blue]]''<ref name= "GlobalTV">{{cite web|title=''Rookie Blue'' Recap from Global TV|url=http://www.globaltv.com/rookieblue/2014/july/rookie_blue_recap__moving_day/}}</ref>. She debuted in the finale of the show's [[Rookie Blue (season 3)|third season]], when she hooked up with the character Dov (played by [[Gregory Smith (actor)|Gregory Smith]]) at a bar. She was then introduced in [[Rookie Blue (season 4)|season 4]]'s premiere as character Frank Best's ([[Lyriq Bent]]) goddaughter. She is now a recurring character on ''Rookie Blue'' having remained into its current 6th season. In the season finale of season 4 Faia's character Chloe Price was shot in the line of duty and had to fight for her life while her love, Dov, was at the side of her bed until her husband showed up, she didn't tell anyone about Dov staying with her. Chloe continued to fight for her life until the season premiere of season 5 when she woke up. After she got out of the hospital Chloe and Dov's relationship was rocky while she was trying to divorce her ex-husband. Then in the season 5 finale Dov doesn't talk to Chloe much and is angry with her because he found out that Chloe and her ex-husband kissed. When the season ended they were still a bit rough. Knowing this, there is no way to even guess what is going to happen in the season 6 premiere, which will air sometime next summer<ref name= "Wikia">{{cite web|title=Rookie Blue Wikia|url=http://rookieblue.wikia.com/wiki/Chloe_Price}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Priscilla Faia is a Canadian film and television actress and former writer. She is best known for her roles in the short films After the Riots (2009) and Method (2013) and the 2010 television show Rookie Blue as the character Chloe Price. Her acting in Rookie Blue was nominated in 2009 for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series..[1].
Background
Born in Victoria, British Columbia[2] Faia was signed by a talent agent at the age of 8[3] and began taking classes at the Screen Actors Studio in Victoria by the time she was 9. After moving to Vancouver at the age of 22 Faia found some acting work in commercials and a small role in the Steven Seagal miniseries True Justice[4]. During this time she studied under Matthew Harrison at the Actor's Foundry[5].
Canadian Charity Challenge
This past year in May of 2013, Priscilla Faia went with several other Rookie Blue coworkers to Machu Picchu, Peru in order to support UNICEF. Together with her coworkers (Charlotte Sullivan and Peter Mooney), she trekked throughout Peru [3] for nine days by camping and cooking in the poor areas of the Andes. She attended educational programs held by UNICEF and learned about their efforts to protect and save children living in the rural communities. She was a part of the first Canadian "Charity Challenge" to Machu Picchu [6]
Rookie Blue
Faia's first major role in television is the character Chloe Price on Rookie Blue[7]. She debuted in the finale of the show's third season, when she hooked up with the character Dov (played by Gregory Smith) at a bar. She was then introduced in season 4's premiere as character Frank Best's (Lyriq Bent) goddaughter. She is now a recurring character on Rookie Blue having remained into its current 6th season. In the season finale of season 4 Faia's character Chloe Price was shot in the line of duty and had to fight for her life while her love, Dov, was at the side of her bed until her husband showed up, she didn't tell anyone about Dov staying with her. Chloe continued to fight for her life until the season premiere of season 5 when she woke up. After she got out of the hospital Chloe and Dov's relationship was rocky while she was trying to divorce her ex-husband. Then in the season 5 finale Dov doesn't talk to Chloe much and is angry with her because he found out that Chloe and her ex-husband kissed. When the season ended they were still a bit rough. Knowing this, there is no way to even guess what is going to happen in the season 6 premiere, which will air sometime next summer[8]
References
- ^ Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. "2014 Canadian Screen Award Nominees". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Rookie Blue cast". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "TV Guide Profile". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Priscilla Faia". www.northernstars.ca. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Priscilla Faia". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "UnicefCanada". www.unicef.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Rookie Blue Recap from Global TV".
- ^ "Rookie Blue Wikia".