Amanda Cordner

Amanda Cordner is a Canadian actress, most noted for her regular role as 7ven in the television series Sort Of.[1]

Originally from Schomberg, Ontario,[2] Cordner is a graduate of the theatre program at York University.[3] She first became widely known for stage shows, including Body So Fluorescent[4] and Wring the Roses,[5] co-created with David Di Giovanni through the RISER Project.

She has also had supporting or guest roles in Baroness von Sketch Show, TallBoyz, The Expanse and Station Eleven, a starring role in the web series Slo Pitch,[6] and played the lead role in "The Sender", Cheryl Foggo's contribution to the 21 Black Futures project.[7]

She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[8]

References
  1. Sherlyn Assam, "‘Sort Of’ star Amanda Cordner on Season 2 and Black non-binary representation on TV". Xtra!, November 17, 2022.
  2. Glenn Sumi, "Canada’s Rising Screen Stars: Amanda Cordner". Now, April 5, 2022.
  3. Ann Marie Collymore, "Inside The World Of Sort Of With Actress Amanda Cordner". ByBlacks, November 27, 2022.
  4. Andrea Warner, "Body So Fluorescent takes a poetic, heartbreaking, but funny look at the two sides of a "We're done" text message". The Georgia Straight, June 3, 2019.
  5. Glenn Sumi, "RISER Project review: Wring The Roses". Now, May 10, 2019.
  6. Liz Braun, "Slo Pitch a hit right off the bat". Toronto Sun, July 19, 2020.
  7. Karen Fricker and Carly Maga, "Putting Black futures on centre stage: Black theatre students offer their responses to theatre project". Toronto Star, February 28, 2021.
  8. Noel Ransome, "2023 Canadian Screen Awards nominations: TV drama ‘The Porter’ leads with 19 nods". Global News, February 22, 2023.


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