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Liane Balaban

Liane Balaban

With an exotically beautiful appearance attributable to her Canadian mother and Uzbekistani-Jewish father, brunette actress Liane Balaban was born in North York, Ontario in 1980, and grew up in nearby Willowdale, where her parents worked as a medical secretary and a real estate agent. Balaban never seriously intended to become an actress, but a chance encounter with Canuck producer Julia Sereny (April One) - who reportedly lived in the same neighborhood as Liane's aunt and uncle, and became acquainted with the young woman via holiday dinners - changed all that. Sereny invited Sereny to audition for the low-budget drama The New Waterford Girl (1999), to be directed by Allan Moyle (Pump up the Volume). She not only landed the lead role of doe-eyed teenager Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie), in that film but received a Special Jury Congratulation at the Toronto Film Festival and snagged a nomination at the annual Canadian Comedy Awards. Those successes set the young woman on the path to stardom, and though she spend her first several years as a thespian in mostly Canadian efforts - such as the 2001 feature After the Harvest and the 2006 miniseries Above and Beyond - she eventually began to branch out into Hollywood roles, commencing in 2008 with a turn as the bride-to-be daughter of Dustin Hoffman in the low-key romantic drama Last Chance Harvey (2008) and a small supporting turn in the Ryan Reynolds-Isla Fisher romantic comedy Definitely, Maybe (2008). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide


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Liane Balaban Trivia

When was Liane Balaban born?
Liane Balaban date of birth: June 24, 1980

What role did Liane Balaban portray in New Waterford Girl?
Liane Balaban played Mooney Pottie in New Waterford Girl

What role did Liane Balaban portray in Seven Times Lucky?
Liane Balaban played Fiona in Seven Times Lucky

What role did Liane Balaban play in Above and Beyond?
Liane Balaban played Shelagh Emberly in Above and Beyond

Who did Liane Balaban play in After the Harvest?
Liane Balaban was Linda Archer in After the Harvest

What role did Liane Balaban portray in Happy Here and Now?
Liane Balaban played Amelia in Happy Here and Now

Who did Liane Balaban portray in World Traveler?
Liane Balaban was Meg in World Traveler

Who did Liane Balaban portray in Definitely, Maybe?
Liane Balaban was Kelly in Definitely, Maybe


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