Nicola Correia-Damude | |
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![]() Correia-Damude in 2015 | |
Born | [1]
[2]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 21 June 1981
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | Carlos Gonzalez-Vio (m. 2013) |
Children | 1 |
Website |
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Nicola Correia-Damude (born 21 June 1981) is a Canadian actress based in Toronto. Her credits include The Strain (2015), Shadowhunters (2016–2019), Burden of Truth (2018–2021), The Boys (2019–2024), Coroner (2019–2024), Nurses (2020), October Faction (2020), and Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024).
Correia-Damude has had recurring roles on Shadowhunters, Annedroids, The Boys and The Strain. Additional television credits include Haven, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Stargate SG-1. Film credits include Margarita, Havana 57, and Memory. She also had a recurring role (33 episodes from 2017 to 2019) as the mother in the Canadian children's show, Dino Dana.
Correia-Damude is a graduate of Etobicoke School of the Arts, Studio 58, and the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre. [3] Her theatre credits include Coriolanus [4] and Much Ado About Nothing [5] at the Stratford Festival, Serious Money [6] and The Women and Albertine in Five Times [7] at the Shaw Festival, as well as premieres of new Canadian works The Madonna Painter ( Factory Theatre), [8] Within the Glass ( Tarragon Theatre) [9] and Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom ( Canadian Stage). [10] [11]
Correia-Damude has supplied voice overs for CBC's The Passionate Eye, Afghanada, The Fifth Estate, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and David Suzuki Explores.
An actress of mixed heritage (her mother is from Guyana and her father is Canadian), [12] Correia-Damude is "an advocate of increased cultural diversity in film, television and theatre; expanding roles for women; and improving conditions for mothers and families in the film and television industry." [13] As well as an actress, she is also a singer-songwriter, plays piano and guitar, and has a dance background in modern, classical, jazz, step and tap. [3] Her father, Brian Damude, is a photographer and film director most noted for the 1975 film Sudden Fury.
She is bisexual. [14] She has been married to actor Carlos Gonzalez-Vio [15] since 2013, [16] with whom she has a son. [17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Young Blades | Café waitress | Episode: "Secrets" |
Stargate SG-1 | Play Vala | Episode: "The Powers That Be" | |
2005–2006 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Diane | |
2006 | Memory | Nurse | |
2011 | Air Emergency | Col. Lorilys Ramos | TV series documentary |
Furstenau Mysteries | Marie | Short film | |
2012 | Margarita | Margarita | |
Where are the Dolls? | L | Short film co-starring Megan Follows | |
Havana 57 | Carla Leon | ||
2013 | Haven | Rhonda | |
2014 | Republic of Doyle | Renee | Episode: "Frame Job" |
Remedy | Tess Carter | Episode: "Shadow of Doubt" | |
2014–2015 | The Strain | Nikki Taylor | |
2015–2017 | Annedroids | Ada Turing | |
2016–2019 | Shadowhunters | Maryse Lightwood | Recurring role |
2017–present | Dino Dana | Ava | |
2017 | Private Eyes | Sgt. Pamela Blake | Episode "Now You See Her" |
2018 | Hellmington | Samantha Woodhouse | |
2018 | The Holiday Calendar | Mayor Martinez | |
2018–2021 | Burden of Truth | Diane | Main (seasons 1, 3); Recurring (seasons 2, 4) |
2019–2020 | Ghostwriter | Amy Reyna | Main role |
2019–present | The Boys | Elena | 8 episodes |
2019–present | Coroner [18] | Kelly Hart | Recurring role |
2020 | Nurses | Dr. Vanessa Banks | Recurring role |
2020 | October Faction | Sheriff Gina Fernandez | Recurring role |
2020 | Endlings | Maria | |
2020 | My Spy | Christina | |
2021 | The Republic of Sarah | Alexis Whitmore [19] | |
2021 | Die in a Gunfight | Nancy Gibbon | |
2021 | A Royal Queens Christmas | Zo | Hallmark TV Movie |
2022 | Pillow Talk | Vicki | |
2022 | Resident Alien | Detective Lena Torres | 3 episodes |
2022 | Titans | Gina | Season 4 |
2024 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | Lucy Da Silva | Series regular |
2024 | My Spy: The Eternal City | Christina | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Far Cry 6 | Maria Marquessa |
Correia-Damude has been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for her guest performances on Remedy [20] in 2015 and Coroner in 2020.[ citation needed] She was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her ensemble work in Pillow Talk [21] in 2023. Correia-Damude received the Best Actress in a Feature Film award at the San Diego FilmOut Festival for her work in Margarita. [22]