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Mary Pickford
Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)
David Cronenberg
Canadian filmmaker (born 1943)
Catherine O'Hara
Catherine Anne O'Hara was a Canadian and American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over 50 years. O'Hara started in sketch and improvisational comedy in film and television before taking dramatic roles to expand her career. She received various accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Her films have grossed more than US$4.3 billion worldwide. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017.
Ivan Reitman
Slovak–Canadian filmmaker (1946–2022)
John Candy
John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian best known for his work in Hollywood comedy films.
Atom Egoyan
Canadian filmmaker of Armenian descent (born 1960)
Eugene Levy
Canadian actor and comedian
Deepa Mehta
Indo Canadian film director and screenwriter
Sarah Polley
Canadian actress, film director and screenwriter
Samantha Bee
Canadian comedic actress and author (born 1969)
Adrienne Clarkson
26th governor general of Canada
Andrea Martin
American actress
William B. Davis
Canadian actor
Lorne Michaels
Canadian and American television producer, writer, and actor (born 1944)
Dan Levy (Canadian actor)
Daniel Joseph Levy is a Canadian actor, writer, producer and director. He began his career as a television host on MTV Canada. He received international prominence for starring as David Rose in the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), which he co-created and co-starred in with his father, Eugene Levy.
Howie Mandel
Canadian comedian, television personality, screenwriter, actor, voice actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, game show host, author and podcaster
Allan Dwan
film director, film producer, screenwriter (1885–1981)
Brad Wright
Canadian television producer and screenwriter
Connor Jessup
Canadian actor
Vincenzo Natali
American-born Canadian director and screenwriter
Hart Bochner
Canadian actor
Sidney Olcott
Canadian filmmaker (1873–1949)
Danny Antonucci
Canadian animator, director, producer and screenwriter
Brad Armstrong
Canadian pornographic actor and director (born 1965)
Sidney J. Furie
Canadian film director
Sydney Newman
Canadian television producer (1917–1997)
Timothy Findley
Canadian writer (1930–2002)
Bruce LaBruce
Canadian filmmaker (born 1964)
Mae Martin
Mae Pearl Martin is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and recording artist. They co-created, co-wrote, and starred in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Feel Good. They received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for their work on the series.
Brandon Cronenberg
Canadian film director and screenwriter
Shane Rimmer
Canadian actor (1929-2019)
Bruce McDonald
Canadian film director, film producer and film editor (1959-)
Jeremy Podeswa
Canadian film and television director
Deborah Chow
Canadian film director
David Bezmozgis
Canadian writer and filmmaker
Graham Yost
Canadian film and television screenwriter
Terrie Hawkes
Canadian actress
Anais Granofsky
actress, director, screenwriter
John Greyson
Canadian filmmaker (born 1960)
Matt Austin
Canadian actor
Matthew Bennett
Canadian actor, writer and director
Adam Brooks
Canadian filmmaker
Courtney Solomon
Canadian film producer, director
Larysa Kondracki
Canadian film director and screenwriter
Martyn Burke
Canadian writer
Emma Seligman
Canadian film director and screenwriter
Ben Barzman
Canadian writer (1910–1989)
Earle Rodney
Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director (1888-1932)
Matt Johnson
Canadian actor and filmmaker
David Soren
Canadian animator
Don Harron
Canadian actor and comedian
Charles Dennis
Canadian actor
Noël Mitrani
French and Canadian film director
Miklos Perlus
Canadian actor
Debra McGrath
Canadian actress
Scott Darling
American film director and screenwriter (1898-1951)
Bronwen Hughes
Canadian film director
Billy Bryk
Canadian actor and filmmaker
Stella Meghie
Canadian filmmaker
Holly Dale
Canadian film and television director and film producer (born 1953)