- Liane Balaban
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birthplace = North York,Ontario ,Canada
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occupation =Actress
yearsactive = 1999–present
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website =Liane Balaban (born
June 24 ,1980 )cite news|title=7 questions: Liane Balaban|work=Globe and Mail |author=Sara Wilson|date=March 25, 2005|page=R34] is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her role as Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie in "New Waterford Girl " (1999).Biography
Early life
Balaban was born in North York,
Ontario , the daughter of a Catholic mother, a medical secretary, and Leon Balaban, aJew ish father fromUzbekistan who works in real estate.Paterson, Jennifer (September 2007). " [http://www.postcitymagazines.com/2007-09/story_200709_LianeBalaban.php Liane Balaban] ". Post City Magazines. Retrieved onOctober 8 2007 .] She grew up in the Willowdale neighborhood of North York, now part ofToronto , and went tohigh school atLawrence Park Collegiate Institute . Balaban majored in journalism atRyerson University and received aBachelor of Arts degree inpolitical science fromConcordia University .Career
Balaban made her film debut playing a 15-year-old misfit longing to escape the
Cape Breton coal-mining town in "New Waterford Girl " (1999), a film set in the 1970s and directed byAllan Moyle . Producer Julia Sereny, who had known Balaban through her aunt and uncle, asked her to audition for the film. Balaban hadn't intended to be an actor at that point. After seven auditions, Balaban landed the part that won a Special Jury Congratulation at theToronto International Film Festival and a nomination for aCanadian Comedy Award .Balaban made a successful follow-up with "Saint Jude" (2000), directed by
John L'Ecuyer . She starred in theTV movie "After the Harvest" (2001), oppositeSam Shepard , and appeared in "Happy Here and Now" (2002), oppositeDavid Arquette andAlly Sheedy . She also starred in the horror film "Spliced " (2002), co-starringRon Silver . Balaban is a member of the garage/electro/pop band We are Molecules where she sings and plays keyboards and drums. As of 2007, she lives inMontreal .In 2008, Balaban appeared in her first mainstream Hollywood
feature film , "Definitely, Maybe ". Also slated for 2008 are: "Last Chance Harvey ", starringDustin Hoffman andEmma Thompson , "One Week", a drama about a motorcycle trip across Canada, "The Hill", a drama about a group of college friends, and "You Might as Well Live ".References
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