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Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Gail Stoney

Gail Stoney
Played by Michelle Thrush

Gail has been able to make a positive turn in her life by getting involved with the rec centre committee. With the help of Leona, she is managing her sobriety but continues to be tormented by nightmares of Natalie.

About Michelle Thrush

Michelle Thrush has been working professionally in film, television and theatre for over twenty years – having experienced her first film role at the age of seventeen. At the age of twenty-one, Michelle decided to move from her hometown of Calgary, AB to Vancouver, B.C. to pursue her dream of acting professionally.

Ms. Thrush has currently over forty professional credits in the entertainment industry and has won numerous awards and special recognitions. Her latest achievement is the 2011 Gemini for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role” for her character, Gail Stoney, on the hit APTN dramatic series Blackstone. With this same character, Michelle also received Best Supporting Actress in 2009 at the AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL in San Francisco. She is honored to have been nominated for Best Alberta Actress at the 2010 Alberta Motion Picture Awards and nominated for Best Lead Actress at the Leo Awards in Vancouver.

Some of Michelle’s other television credits include being a regular on the popular APTN series Moccasin Flats, as well as starring as Kate in her second season of the comedy hit Mixed Blessings.

Ms. Thrush has appeared and starred in numerous films including Unnatural & Accidental a highly acclaimed award winning feature film shot on location in Vancouver’s lower east side. Appearing with a handpicked cast of stellar Aboriginal actresses such as Tantoo Cardinal, Carmen Moore, and Margo Kane, this raw and in-depth film explores the tragic story of murdered and missing Aboriginal women, a subject for which Michelle is a strong advocate. In 2006, this film stunned audiences at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (T.I.F.F.).

In 1999, Michelle Thrush received the Best Supporting Actress award at the First Americans in the Arts Awards in Los Angeles for her role opposite Jack Palance in the comedy western Ebenezer. Some other films Michelle has performed in are Pathfinder, Don’t Call Me Tonto, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, and Dreamkeeper.

The mother of two wonderful daughters, Michelle and her family are currently residing in Calgary, AB.