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Anne Wheeler is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Canadienne born on 23 september 1946 at Edmonton (Canada)
Anne Wheeler, OC (born September 23, 1946 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer, and director. Graduating in Mathematics from the University of Alberta she was a computer programmer before traveling abroad. Her years of travels inspired her to become a storyteller and when she returned she joined a group of old friends to form a film collective. From 1975 to 1985 she worked for the NFB where she made her first feature film, A War Story (1981), which was about her father, Ben Wheeler and his time as a doctor in a P.O.W. camp during WW2. The war is a common theme in her work and she revisited it later in her films Bye Bye Blues (1989) and The War Between Us (1995). Her first non-NFB film was Loyalties in 1986.
In addition to her films, she has directed episodes of Cold Squad, Da Vinci's Inquest, Mysterious Ways, This Is Wonderland and The Guard.
She has been nominated 4 times for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction for her films Loyalties (1986), Cowboys Don't Cry (1988), Bye Bye Blues (1989), and Suddenly Naked (2001).
She has also been awarded seven honorary doctorates. In 1995 was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2012 she received Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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Anne Wheeler
Birth name Dorothy Anne Wheeler
Nationality Canada
Birth 23 september 1946 (77 years) at Edmonton (Canada)
Awards Officer of the Order of Canada
Nationality Canada
Birth 23 september 1946 (77 years) at Edmonton (Canada)
Awards Officer of the Order of Canada
In addition to her films, she has directed episodes of Cold Squad, Da Vinci's Inquest, Mysterious Ways, This Is Wonderland and The Guard.
She has been nominated 4 times for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction for her films Loyalties (1986), Cowboys Don't Cry (1988), Bye Bye Blues (1989), and Suddenly Naked (2001).
She has also been awarded seven honorary doctorates. In 1995 was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2012 she received Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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Filmography of Anne Wheeler (16 films)
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Bye Bye Blues (1990)
, 1h57Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Rebecca Jenkins, Michael Ontkean, Wayne Robson, Chad Krowchuk, Tom Alter, Mohan Agashe
Rating71%
During World War II, Daisy Cooper (Rebecca Jenkins) joins a jazz band as a singer to provide for her family while her husband Teddy (Michael Ontkean) is serving in the Canadian military. The cast also includes Leslie Yeo, Kate Reid, Wayne Robson, Robyn Stevan, and Stuart Margolin.
Loyalties (1987)
, 1h38Directed by Anne Wheeler
Genres Drama
Actors Kenneth Welsh, Tantoo Cardinal, Susan Wooldridge, Tom Jackson, Janet Wright
Rating66%
Loyaties is a story about the relationships between an upper-class Englishwoman, her husband and their housekeeper, the English couple have relocated from the UK to a remote Northern Alberta town. The climax of the movie reveals the dark secret that had forced their sudden departure from Britain.
A War Story (1981)
, 1h22Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Donald Sutherland, Frank C. Turner, Anne Wheeler
Rating77%
Major Ben Wheeler was a Canadian doctor assigned to Singapore when the Japanese forced an unconditional surrender of the British in 1942. The movie recounts, through the pages of his diary, the traumatic experiences of himself and his comrades as POWs in the Kinkaseki POW camp (a mining labour camp in northern Taiwan).
Scriptwriter
Chi (2013)
Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer
Actors Babz Chula, Anne Wheeler
Rating74%
The Horses of McBride (2012)
, 2hDirected by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Aidan Quinn, MacKenzie Porter, Kari Matchett, Scott Hylands, Caroline Cave, Greyston Holt
Roles Writer
Rating64%
Au cours du sauvetage de deux touristes imprudents, Matt Davidson et son fils découvrent deux chevaux très mal en point, piégés par la neige dans la montagne. La décision la plus raisonnable est d'abréger leurs souffrances, mais la fille de Matt, Nicki, décide de se battre pour les sauver. Dans un élan de générosité, toute la population de McBride se mobilise pour creuser une tranchée qui permettra de conduire les malheureuses bêtes hors de danger.
Edge of Madness (2002)
, 1h39Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about domestic violence
Actors Brendan Fehr, Paul Johansson, Corey Sevier, Caroline Dhavernas, Jonas Chernick, Currie Graham
Roles Writer
Rating61%
The story is told in the present and flashbacks of a young woman, Annie (Caroline Dhavernas) who was abused by her husband, Simon (Brendan Fehr) whilst his brother, George (Corey Sevier) was seemingly helpless to intervene. The film hits an interesting twist when Simon is murdered. Annie is convinced that she is the murderer, even as she gets herself admitted to the gaol in the Fort.
Angel Square (1991)
, 1h44Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Actors Ned Beatty, Nick Nolte, Jay Brazeau, Brian Dooley, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Leon Pownall
Rating65%
Bye Bye Blues (1990)
, 1h57Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Rebecca Jenkins, Michael Ontkean, Wayne Robson, Chad Krowchuk, Tom Alter, Mohan Agashe
Roles Writer
Rating71%
During World War II, Daisy Cooper (Rebecca Jenkins) joins a jazz band as a singer to provide for her family while her husband Teddy (Michael Ontkean) is serving in the Canadian military. The cast also includes Leslie Yeo, Kate Reid, Wayne Robson, Robyn Stevan, and Stuart Margolin.
Loyalties (1987)
, 1h38Directed by Anne Wheeler
Genres Drama
Actors Kenneth Welsh, Tantoo Cardinal, Susan Wooldridge, Tom Jackson, Janet Wright
Roles Story
Rating66%
Loyaties is a story about the relationships between an upper-class Englishwoman, her husband and their housekeeper, the English couple have relocated from the UK to a remote Northern Alberta town. The climax of the movie reveals the dark secret that had forced their sudden departure from Britain.
A War Story (1981)
, 1h22Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Donald Sutherland, Frank C. Turner, Anne Wheeler
Roles Writer
Rating77%
Major Ben Wheeler was a Canadian doctor assigned to Singapore when the Japanese forced an unconditional surrender of the British in 1942. The movie recounts, through the pages of his diary, the traumatic experiences of himself and his comrades as POWs in the Kinkaseki POW camp (a mining labour camp in northern Taiwan).
Production
Suddenly Naked (2001)
Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Wendy Crewson, Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Jud Tylor, Michael Shanks, Dan Joffre
Roles Executive Producer
Rating58%
Jackie York is a famous novelist with a secret: she is suffering from writer's block and is unable to write her much-anticipated novel. After being used and then dumped by a wannabe movie director, Jackie can't get back to work. So, Jackie concocts a mess of lies to cover up her loneliness and to protect her secret. Jackie then meets a man named Patrick McKeating, a writer who opens her up to new possibilities. However, Patrick is nearly 20 years younger than Jackie. Jackie gets a lesson in true love and must decide what really matters in life.
Bye Bye Blues (1990)
, 1h57Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Rebecca Jenkins, Michael Ontkean, Wayne Robson, Chad Krowchuk, Tom Alter, Mohan Agashe
Roles Producer
Rating71%
During World War II, Daisy Cooper (Rebecca Jenkins) joins a jazz band as a singer to provide for her family while her husband Teddy (Michael Ontkean) is serving in the Canadian military. The cast also includes Leslie Yeo, Kate Reid, Wayne Robson, Robyn Stevan, and Stuart Margolin.
A War Story (1981)
, 1h22Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Donald Sutherland, Frank C. Turner, Anne Wheeler
Roles Producer
Rating77%
Major Ben Wheeler was a Canadian doctor assigned to Singapore when the Japanese forced an unconditional surrender of the British in 1942. The movie recounts, through the pages of his diary, the traumatic experiences of himself and his comrades as POWs in the Kinkaseki POW camp (a mining labour camp in northern Taiwan).