Marianne Farley

Marianne Farley (born Marianne Therien in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and director, best known for her roles as Gem Whitman in Imaginaerum, Nicole Breen in This Life, Dillan Vanderson in Vampire High and Stella and Nancy in The Intruder.

Early life Marianne Farley grew up in Quebec. She is bilingual (English and French). Her family was an artistic family that made a lot of music. So Farley started to sing from a very young age. When she was 19 she met a couple with their own record company. She worked together with them to release the single Histoire sans prénom and a music album. Several songs of hers made it into the top 10. She signed a record contract in France, where the album was never released. Later Farley wanted to become an actress.

When Meghan Ory wanted to leave Vampire High in 2002 the producers needed to introduce another main character, Dillan Vanderson. Farley auditioned for the part and was cast after three auditions. Since the producers were searching for a girl who looked quirky Farley dyed her then blonde hair red. This look was inspired by the character Lola (Franka Potente) from the German film Run Lola Run. However, the series was canceled and so Farley remained only six episodes in the series. From 2014 to 2015, Farley played Judith Laramée in the series Mémoires vives from Radio-Canada. In 2015, she could be seen as Julia in four episodes of the series Heroes Reborn. She plays Julia, the wife of Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman), one of the main figures of the series. From 2015 to 2016, she starred as Nicole Breen in the TV series This Life. Farley later said that she loved playing Nicole since she was a bit of everything. She was very emotional and tried to be in control in which she did not succeed much. Farley enjoyed the complexity of her character. In 2017, she wrote and directed the short film Marguerite. This film has won 20 prestigious film awards, has been selected for over 70 film festivals, and was named as a shortlisted Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film nominee at the 91st Academy Awards.

Private life Farley is a mother.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 The Intruder Stella and Nancy Brooke 2004 White Skin Claire Lefrançois 2008 Afterwards Judy 2008 The Christmas Choir Marilyn TV movie 2010 Snow and Ashes Stef 2012 Imaginaerum Gem Whitman 2013 Uvanga Anna 2015 Swept Under Sheila Butler 2016 9 (9, le film) Vicky 2017 Marguerite Short film; director and writer 2020 Our Own (Les Nôtres) Isabelle Jodoin 2021 North of Albany (Au nord d'Albany) Feature film directorial debut 2023 Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles)

Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Vampire High Dillan Vanderson 6 episodes 2007–2009 Nos étés Lison Belzile 5 episodes 2009 Le gentleman Kim Leviel 8 episodes 2012 Les Rescapés Alexandra 5 episodes 2014 30 vies Lydia Anderson 8 episodes 2014-2015 Mémoires vives Judith Laramée 6 episodes 2015 Heroes Reborn Julia 4 episodes 2015-2016 This Life Nicole Breen 19 episodes 2017 Bellevue Jackie Edmonds 3 episodes