North of North’s Anna Lambe is embracing her big moment
Inuk actress Anna Lambe is gaining significant recognition with a lead role in the CBC comedy 'North of North' and upcoming appearances in major Hollywood films. The 25-year-old reflects on her journey from Iqaluit to the global stage.
Why it matters
Lambe's rise represents a breakthrough for Indigenous representation in mainstream North American film and television.
On top of the second season of North of North, actress Anna Lambe appears in two major Hollywood films scheduled for release in the next months. May Truong/The Globe and Mail
Each month, generations reporter Ann Hui takes readers along to hang out with fascinating Canadians – regular people and celebrities, teens to seniors – joining them in their favourite pastime for up-close and candid conversations.
Standing under a bridge by the Don River in Toronto, a photographer is aiming her lens at Anna Lambe, when the 25-year-old actress does something unusual.
She picks up a camera of her own and aims the lens back at the photographer. She presses the shutter. Click.
“I was just thinking,” she said, “‘I want to remember this moment.’”
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