Gema Zamprogna
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Gema Zamprogna is a Canadian actress. She best known for her role as Felicity King on Road to Avonlea
and Mackie "Mac" Daniels in The Challengers
.
and Amanda.
She attended Queen's University
, where she graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Drama and is one of the founding members of Toronto's Theatrefront drama group.
She married Daniel Boich in 2003, and together they have two children; Ella (b. November 2004), and Sam (b. 8 May 2006).
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...
and Mackie "Mac" Daniels in The Challengers
The Challengers (CBC TV film)
The Challengers is a 1990 family television film that was produced by Lauron Productions for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It stars Gema Zamprogna , Gwynyth Walsh and Eric Christmas. The film features the song "I'll Find My Way Home".The film was first broadcast in Canada on 14 October...
.
Personal life
She is the older sister of twins DominicDominic Zamprogna
Dominic Zamprogna is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on television series Edgemont and General Hospital.-Early life:...
and Amanda.
She attended Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, where she graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Drama and is one of the founding members of Toronto's Theatrefront drama group.
She married Daniel Boich in 2003, and together they have two children; Ella (b. November 2004), and Sam (b. 8 May 2006).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | My Secret Identity My Secret Identity My Secret Identity is a Canadian television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from September 1, 1988 to May 1, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States.-Synopsis:... |
Episode: "Forbidden Ground" | |
| 1989 | Mac Daniels | TV movie | |
| 1989 | Friday the 13th Friday the 13th: The Series Friday the 13th: The Series is an American-Canadian horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987 to May 26, 1990 in first-run syndication.... |
Girl #1 | Episode: "The Playhouse" |
| 1990 | War of the Worlds War of the Worlds (TV series) War of the Worlds is a television program that ran for two seasons, from 1988 to 1990. The series is an extension of the original 1953 film The War of the Worlds, using the same War Machine, often incorporating aspects from the film, radio adaptation, and original novel into its mythology.Though... |
Sam Fisher | Episode: "Candle in the Night" |
| 1990 | In Defense of a Married Man | Amanda Simmons | TV movie |
| 1990-1996 | Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from... |
Felicity King | 79 episodes |
| 1991 | (voice) | TV movie | |
| 1992 | By Way of the Stars | Ursula von Knabig | TV mini-series |
| 1992 | Forever Knight Forever Knight Forever Knight was a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a... |
Katherine | Episode: "Last Act" |
| 1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Felicity Pike | TV movie |
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley Pirates of Silicon Valley Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 made-for-television film directed by Martyn Burke and based on the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. The film documents the impact on the development of the personal computer of the rivalry between... |
Arlene | TV movie |
| 1999 | Dear America: So Far from Home | Annie Clark | TV movie |
| 1999 | Johnny | Alice | |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime Twice in a Lifetime (TV series) Twice in a Lifetime is a Canadian mystery/drama series that originally aired from 1999 to 2001. Created by Steve Sohmer, the series aired on CTV in Canada and PAX in the United States.-Synopsis:... |
Young Sarah Carlyle | Episode: "Take Two" |
| 2001 | Jewel Jewel (film) Jewel is a 2001 television drama film directed by Paul Shapiro, based on the book of the same name by Bret Lott.-Plot:In 1945 Jewel Hilburn , 39, and her husband Leston , 41, are scratching out a living in rural Mississippi, and caring for their four children: Raylene , 14; Burton , 11; Wilman ,... |
Sarah | TV movie |
| 2002 | Avenging Angelo Avenging Angelo Avenging Angelo is a 2002 American film directed by Martyn Burke that stars Sylvester Stallone and Madeleine Stowe. This is the last film in which Anthony Quinn appeared... |
Allison | |
| 2003 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye is a Canadian-American television series that premiered in the United States in 2002 and Canada in 2003. The show ended in May 2005 due to PAX's decision to halt the production of original programming. It was one of the two highest rated shows on PAX. In September 2009, Gospel... |
Gwen Stack | Episode: "The Fugitive" |
| 2004 | ReGenesis ReGenesis ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC , a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto... |
Female Student #1 | Episode: "Faint Hope" |
| 2008 | Murdoch Mysteries Murdoch Mysteries Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian drama television series that airs on Citytv, featuring Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the 1890s. The television series is based on the Detective Murdoch series of novels by Maureen Jennings. The fifth season was... |
Cecile Braxton | Episode: "'Til Death Do Us Part" |