Candy Palmater

Early life Palmater was born December 4, 1968, in Point La Nim, New Brunswick, and grew up the youngest of seven children. She attended Dalhousie Regional High School, where she was active in sports. Her father was Mi'kmaq and her mother was white. She was a member of the Eel River Bar First Nation.

Education After high school, she attended Fredericton's St. Thomas University and then completed a legal secretary's course at Maritime Business College.

Palmater had a recurring role in the CBC Television sitcom Run the Burbs, broadcast posthumously.

Death Palmater died at her home in Toronto on December 25, 2021, at the age of 53. Shortly before her death she received several weeks of medical treatment at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto after being diagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

Her memoir, Running Down a Dream, was published posthumously in 2022.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2013 Forgive Me Agnes 3 episodes 2013 Sex & Violence Louella 3 episodes 2016 Trailer Park Boys Candy 9 episodes 2022 Run the Burbs Candy 3 episodes

Awards She was nominated for an East Coast Music Award for Media Person of the Year in 2013. The Candy Show was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Variety or Comedy TV Series, for director Trevor Grant. For her work on the television series Forgive Me, she was nominated for an ACTRA Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2017, Palmater was presented with the Bonham Centre Award from The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto, for her contributions to the advancement and education of issues around sexual identification.