Biography
Appreciated for fighting for the legal rights of fellow African Canadians by refusing to retreat to a segregated part of Nova Scotia’s Roseland Theatre, she actually is also appreciated for building a beauty classes catering towards the needs of black colored women and for introducing a successful cosmetics line for girls of African descent. In her early years, she went to beauty academic institutions in NY, Montreal, and Atlantic Town. She was fined and briefly jailed on her behalf rightfully defiant action; after her loss of life, she was officially pardoned with the Canadian federal government. She and her fourteen siblings was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as the kids of Gwendolin and Adam Davis. She afterwards married Jack port Desmond. She’s often been in comparison to American Civil Privileges activist Rosa Parks, who famously refused to stop a seat on the Montgomery, Alabama bus. Desmond’s action in fact preceded Parks’ by almost a decade.
Quick Facts
Full Name Viola Desmond
Date Of Birth July 6, 1914
Died February 7, 1965, New York City, New York, United States
Place Of Birth Canada
Profession Civil Rights Leader
Education Bloomfield High School
Nationality Canadian
Parents Gwendolin Irene Davis, James Albert Davis
Siblings Wanda Robson, Helen Fline, John Davis, Constance Scott, Alan Davis, Emily Clyke, Eugenie Parris, Olive Scott, Gordon Davis
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A native of South Africa, Ms. McClure now makes her home in Vancouver, British Columbia. |
Actress
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| A Pinch of Love |
2017 |
TV Movie post-production |
Angela |
| Moving Parts |
2016/I |
post-production |
Evelyn |
| Supernatural |
2016 |
TV Series |
Sheriff Tyson |
| Heritage Minutes |
2016 |
TV Series |
Viola Desmond |
| Careful What You Wish For |
2015 |
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Angie Alvarez |
| Seventh Son |
2014/I |
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Sarikin |
| Just Be Yourself |
2014 |
TV Short |
Glenda |
| Haven |
2013 |
TV Series |
Carrie Benson |
| Hemlock Grove |
2013 |
TV Series |
Dr. Clementine Chasseur |
| Arctic Air |
2012-2013 |
TV Series |
Shontal |
| Alphas |
2012 |
TV Series |
Agnes |
| Aladdin and the Death Lamp |
2012 |
TV Movie |
Shifa |
| Broken Kingdom |
2012 |
|
Jessica |
| Republic of Doyle |
2012 |
TV Series |
Sabrina McCarthy |
| Sex, God, Rock 'n Roll with Stuart Davis |
2012 |
TV Series |
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| Mother's Day |
2010/I |
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Gina |
| Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale |
2010 |
Video |
Grace (voice, as Kandyse Mcclure) |
| Persons Unknown |
2010 |
TV Series |
Erika Taylor |
| The Client List |
2010 |
TV Movie |
Laura |
| Children of the Corn |
2009 |
TV Movie |
Vicky Stanton |
| Cole |
2009 |
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Serafina |
| Battlestar Galactica |
2004-2009 |
TV Series |
Officer Anastasia Dualla
Lt. Anastasia Dualla |
| Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' |
2008 |
Video |
Catherine / Young Catherine (voice, as Kandyse Mcclure) |
| Sanctuary |
2008 |
TV Series |
Meg |
| Reaper |
2008 |
TV Series |
Cassidy |
| Battlestar Galactica: Razor |
2007 |
TV Movie |
Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla (credit only) |
| Sanctuary |
2007 |
TV Mini-Series |
Meg |
| Santa Baby |
2006 |
TV Movie |
Donna Louise Campbell |
| Whistler |
2006 |
TV Series |
Lisa |
| Smallville |
2005 |
TV Series |
Harmony / Dawn Stiles |
| Da Vinci's Inquest |
2000-2005 |
TV Series |
Marla / Lily |
| Andromeda |
2004 |
TV Series |
Zara |
| Jake 2.0 |
2003 |
TV Series |
Anna |
| Battlestar Galactica |
2003 |
TV Mini-Series |
Dualla |
| Hollywood Wives: The New Generation |
2003 |
TV Movie |
Saffron |
| Black Sash |
2003 |
TV Series |
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| The Twilight Zone |
2003 |
TV Series |
Gwen |
| Carrie |
2002 |
TV Movie |
Sue Snell |
| Jeremiah |
2002 |
TV Series |
Elizabeth |
| Framed |
2002 |
TV Movie as Kandyse Mcclure |
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| L.A. Law: The Movie |
2002 |
TV Movie |
Yvonne |
| Dark Angel |
2002 |
TV Series |
Annie Fisher |
| Mysterious Ways |
2002 |
TV Series |
Julie |
| Just Deal |
2001 |
TV Series |
Kim |
| The Outer Limits |
2001 |
TV Series |
Brianna Lake |
| Return to Cabin by the Lake |
2001 |
TV Movie |
Jade |
| Passion and Prejudice |
2001 |
TV Movie |
Tamara |
| See Spot Run |
2001 |
|
Attractive Woman |
| Level 9 |
2000 |
TV Series |
Megan |
| The Spiral Staircase |
2000 |
TV Movie |
Monica (as Candice McClure) |
| Romeo Must Die |
2000 |
|
Store Clerk (as Candice McClure) |
| 2gether |
2000 |
TV Movie |
Danielle |
| In a Class of His Own |
1999 |
TV Movie |
Brandy (as Candice McClure) |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Spirit of Evolution |
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Documentary filming |
Herself |
| Awakening World |
2012 |
Documentary |
Herself |
| Sex, God, Rock 'n Roll with Stuart Davis |
2011-2012 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| FedCon XIX: Beyond Imagination |
2010 |
Documentary |
Herself |
| The 12th Annual Leo Awards |
2010 |
TV Special |
Herself - Presenter |
| Entertainment Tonight Canada |
2010 |
TV Series |
Herself |
| Rough Cuts: Remaking 'Children of the Corn' |
2009 |
Video documentary |
Herself |
| Battlestar Galactica: The Journey |
2009 |
Video documentary short |
Herself |
| The 10th Annual Leo Awards |
2008 |
TV Special |
Herself - Presenter |
| BSGcast |
2008 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself (2008) |
| The 8th Annual Leo Awards |
2006 |
TV Special |
Herself - Presenter |
| The 6th Annual Leo Awards |
2004 |
TV Special |
Herself - Presenter |
| The 4th Annual Leo Awards |
2002 |
TV Special |
Herself - Presenter |
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Nominated awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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| 2010 |
Leo |
Leo Awards |
Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama |
Cole (2009) |
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