Thea Gill

Thea Louise Gill (/ˈteɪ.ə/; born April 5, 1970) is a Canadian actress best known for her starring role as Lindsay Peterson in the Showtime television series Queer as Folk.

Thea Gill
Born
Thea Louise Gill

(1970-04-05) April 5, 1970
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materYork University
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Spouse(s)Gina Glass[1]

Early life

As a child, Gill lived in Vancouver and attended a private girls' school there for twelve years. After graduating from the private school, Gill attended university at York University in Toronto. Gill graduated from York University in 1992 with a BFA Honours in Theatre Performance.[2]

Career

After graduating from York, Gill lived in Toronto and spent the next several years working in theatre, guest roles in television series, commercials, and some film roles.

Gill's big break came in 2000 when she auditioned for and received the role of Lindsay Peterson in Queer as Folk. Gill held this role for the five season run of Queer as Folk. In 2001 Gill moved from Toronto to Victoria, British Columbia.[3] Gill divided her time between Toronto (shooting Queer as Folk) and Victoria up to 2005 when Queer as Folk concluded.

With the conclusion of Queer as Folk, Gill has had a number of theatre, television, and film roles. In 2006 she joined the cast of the here! network original series Dante's Cove, billed as a "special guest star" in the role of Diana Childs. In a July 2007 interview, Gill stated that she decided to move to Los Angeles for a year to an attempt to find longer-term acting roles.[3]

In addition to her acting work, Gill is also a jazz singer and has worked as the Midsummer Lounge's featured act on board the Mediterranean and Caribbean cruise ship M.S. Carousel. Gill also did in 2002 a three-night solo singing act at the jazz club, Top o' the Senator, in Toronto. In 2005, Gill appeared in director Richard Bell's Eighteen as a seductive World War II-era chanteuse. This marked Gill's first singing performance in a movie. The song, "In a Heartbeat", was written by Bramwell Tovey and was later nominated for a Genie Award.

Personal life

Gill's partner since 2013 is author Gina Glass.[1] Her previous marriage had been with Brian Richmond, Canadian director.[4] When Gill was asked, "Would you say you are bisexual?", she confirmed this saying, "I guess, well I've thought about that a lot. And I guess perhaps I am."[5] She is also close friends with fellow Queer As Folk co-star Michelle Clunie.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Lilly Julia
1998 Papertrail Eileen Gibbs
2000 Washed Up Bunny
2004 Ice Men Jennifer
2005 Eighteen Hannah
2006 Truth Laura Video
2006 Seed Sandra Bishop
2008 Mulligans Stacey Davidson
2009 Four Steps Faye Short
2009 Remembering Nigel Thea Gill
2009 The Strange Case of DJ Cosmic Loretta Short
2009 Pants on Fire Ruth Short
2010 The Boy She Met Online Kendra Oliver
2010 The Putt Putt Syndrome Sam
2011 Slip Away Linda Short
2011 Mother Country Andrea Dupree
2015 The Grid: Zombie Outlet Mall Hazel Switch (voice)
2016 Love, Colin Jennifer Short
2016 20th Century Woman Gail Porter
2019 Throw Like a Girl Julie Short
2020 Shepard Sherry Completed

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Sue -
1998 Due South Tawny Episode: "Mountie on the Bounty: Part 2"
2000 Common Ground Willa TV film
2000–2005 Queer as Folk Lindsay Peterson Main role
2001 Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Lucille Bremer TV miniseries
2002 Tornado Warning Dee Mazur TV film
2002 Just Cause Sally Stern Episodes: "Pilot: Parts 1 & 2"
2003 Bliss Nina Episode: "Nina's Muse"
2004 Andromeda Celine Episode: "When Goes Around..."
2005 The Collector Caroline Beaumont Episode: "The Mother"
2005 Masters of Horror Jane Cleaver Episode: "Homecoming"
2006 Lesser Evil Margaret Dalton TV film
2006–2007 Dante's Cove Diana Childs Main role (seasons 2–3)
2009 Ghost Whisperer Amy Warner -
2010 Lies Between Friends Cait Randell TV film
2012 My Mother's Secret Deputy Kane TV film
2012 Failing Upwards Hazel Hamilton Episode: "Estate Sale"
2013 Stonados Tara Laykin TV film
2014 Castle Gloria Robbins Episode: "Dressed to Kill"
2016 10 Year Reunion Mrs. Edwards TV film
2016 In the Black Julie Fine TV film

Awards and nominations
  • 2003, won a Golden Sheaf Award for her work in an episode of Bliss
  • 2003, received The National Leadership Award from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
  • 2003, nominated for an ACTRA Award for 'Outstanding Performance' for her role in Queer as Folk
  • 2005, won a Leo Award for 'Best Guest Performance by a Female' for her work on an episode of The Collector.
  • 2007, nominated for a Leo Award for 'Best Actress in a Short Drama' for Swap

References
  1. "personal tweet". October 16, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. Guarino, David R. (May 12, 2004). "With Honors: Queer As Folk's Thea Gill". Windy City Times.
  3. Reid, Michael D. (July 30, 2007). "Victoria's Thea Gill ready for Hollywood close-up". Victoria Times Colonist. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08.
  4. Chamberlain, Adrian (October 23, 2014). "Gaslight role is the right fit for Thea Gill". timescolonist.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. Guarino, David (May 12, 2004), With Honors: Queer As Folk's Thea Gill, Windy City Times. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
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