Nancy Sivak

Birth : , Edmonton - Alberta - Canada

History

Nancy Sivak, a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, originally wanted to be a dancer before discovering the theatre. After studying and working in Edmonton and Los Angeles for several years, she returned to Canada to settle in Vancouver, where she has worked steadily in film, television and on the stage. Her credits include the B.C. Motion Picture Association Leo Award-winning short film, The Love Charm, which she worked on with Babz Chula. They would also work together in Dirty, directed by Bruce Sweeney. Nancy has won Leo and Jesse awards for her work as an actor.

Profile

Movies

The Mountain Between Us

Nurse

Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength.

Secrets of My Stepdaughter

Tess

A mother protects her stepdaughter after the teenager witnesses the murder of her best friend, but is soon forced to come to grips with the terrifying possibility that her stepdaughter may be the real killer.

Horns

Mrs. Tourneau

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

Crimes of Mike Recket

Bruce Sweeney (Last Wedding) returns to the Festival with this neo-noir police procedural — set against the backdrop of economic hard times — about a failed real estate agent (Nicholas Lea, in a bravura performance) whose recent attempt to turn things around makes him a suspect in a criminal investigation. (TIFF)

Impulse

Officer Stevens

Acting on impulse, Claire Dennison (Willa Ford), enjoys a brief fling with a sexy stranger (a dead ringer for her husband), only to realize that the object of her desire is a crazed, manipulative, and tenacious psychopath.

Imaginary Playmate

Dr. Barrett

Imaginary friends are a perfectly normal thing to have when you're a kid - that's why when Suzanne's six-year-old stepdaughter, Molly, starts talking to a "nonexistent" pal, she writes it off as the child's harmless way of adjusting to their new home. But when strange things start happening around the house and Molly's behavior becomes more bizarre, Suzanne suspects that the invisible playmate may actually be a restless spirit out for revenge! Is this stepmom crazy? And if she's not, will anyone believe her? Tune in and see. (This flick is so spooky, we suggest you don't watch it alone!)

Everyone

Madeline

Complications arise when family and friends gather for a gay couple's backyard wedding.

The Life

Rose

Two Canadian cops start videotaping the drug scene in Vancouver.

Little Brother of War

Frances

A young boy's heroic journey in search of his deceased parents sets forth a series of life affirming events, changing not only his life but also the lives of others.

Living with the Dead

Sister Mary Edward

A man begins to have disturbing visions of dead people, among whom are his mother and victims of a local serial killer. All telling their story of how they died, and how their murderer is still out there. The detective investigating the murders looks to him for help in solving the case.

Last Wedding

Three couples in Vancouver navigate their relationships: first jobs, first crises, professional jealousy, an affair, and lack of communication. Noah and Zipporah marry after a brief courtship. She wants to be a singer and stalls out when she fails. He's working hard at a business that may go under. Sarah and Shane are architects; he can't handle her success at a downtown firm. Leslie is a librarian, sour and prickly; her mate, Peter, is a college teacher whose head is turned by a student. Can any of these couples sort things out and stay together? Should they?

Dirty

Disparate characters are connected by loneliness and a desire for human interaction.