Canadian actress
Elley-Ray Hennessy, also formerly known as Ellen-Ray Hennessy, is a Canadian actress, best known for her starring role as prison warden Morgan Dungworth in the web series "[[Pink Is In]]".
Born and raised in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], she studied theatre at the [[University of Windsor]]. She first became known as a stage actress in experimental and avant-garde theatre productions in the 1980s, including the role of [[Publius Servilius Casca|Casca]] in an all-female production of "[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]" for Toronto Workshop Productions.
Throughout her career, she has also had regular voice roles in animated films and television series, which she has credited with keeping her bills paid so that she can pursue more offbeat theatrical roles.
Awards.
She has been a four-time [[Dora Mavor Moore Award]] nominee for her stage work, receiving nods in 1995 for "Strange Little Monsters", in 1998 for "The Destruction of Eve", in 2000 for "The Emotionalists", and in 2008 for "Age of Arousal".
She received a [[Gemini Award]] nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program at the [[11th Gemini Awards]] in 1997, for her performance of Glen Sorestad's theatrical monologue "One Last Look in the Mirror" for the anthology series "[[Spoken Art]]".
At the [[12th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2024, she was nominated for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series for "[[Pink Is In]]".
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