Rebecca Northan

Biography

Rebecca Northan is a Canadian actor, improviser, theater director and creative artist. Born in Calgary, she graduated from the University of Calgary and trained in improv with Keith Johnstone at the Loose Moose Theatre Company. She is known for the role of Diane Macleod, a hippie mother, on the sitcom Alice, I Think, and for playing Jane in the independent film Adult Adoption (2022); her other screen credits include Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007). She has performed with the Second City Toronto mainstage company and guest hosted CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and she was nominated for a 2004 Gemini Award as part of the ensemble of The Joe Blow Show. A five-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee who won once as Best Female Improviser, she also created the improvised show Blind Date, which earned her a 2016 Dora Mavor Moore Award and played in New York and London.

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 15 years2007 to 2022

Every film, newest first

2022Adult AdoptionIMDb rating 7.2
2013What IfIMDb rating 6.8
2008PrincessIMDb rating 5.3
2007Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumIMDb rating 6.2

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Behind the award
Northan won the 2016 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role for Blind Date, a show that by 2021 had been performed just over 900 times.
Early training
Northan graduated from the University of Calgary. She trained in improv with Keith Johnstone at the Loose Moose Theatre Company, where she is an alumna.

Rebecca Northan movies on Netflix

Adult Adoption2022IMDb rating 7.2as Jane
What If2013IMDb rating 6.8as Holly
Princess2008IMDb rating 5.3as Angular Woman
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium2007IMDb rating 6.2as Ellie Applebaum

Worked with

Rebecca Northan made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dustin Hoffman

Jason Bateman

Natalie Portman

Daniel Radcliffe

Marcia Bennett

Adam DriverMichael DowseDirector, 1 film Zach HelmDirector, 1 film Mark RosmanDirector, 1 film

Films together

Dustin Hoffman1 film together, 2007
Dustin Hoffman's page
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium2007IMDb rating 6.2Northan as Ellie ApplebaumHoffman as Mr. Edward Magorium, Avid Shoe-Wearer
Jason Bateman1 film together, 2007
Jason Bateman's page
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium2007IMDb rating 6.2Northan as Ellie ApplebaumBateman as Henry Weston, the Mutant
Natalie Portman1 film together, 2007
Natalie Portman's page
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium2007IMDb rating 6.2Northan as Ellie ApplebaumPortman as Molly Mahoney, the Composer
Daniel Radcliffe1 film together, 2013
Daniel Radcliffe's page
- What If2013IMDb rating 6.8Northan as HollyRadcliffe as Wallace
Marcia Bennett1 film together, 2007
Marcia Bennett's page
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium2007IMDb rating 6.2Northan as Ellie ApplebaumBennett as Lora, Who Wants a Fire Engine
Adam Driver1 film together, 2013
Adam Driver's page
- What If2013IMDb rating 6.8Northan as HollyDriver as Allan
Michael DowseDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Michael Dowse
- What If2013IMDb rating 6.8Northan as Holly
Zach HelmDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by Zach Helm
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium2007IMDb rating 6.2Northan as Ellie Applebaum
Mark RosmanDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by Mark Rosman
- Princess2008IMDb rating 5.3Northan as Angular Woman

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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