Navigating the Industry Wolves with Anna Lambe
Anna Lambe | Photo provided by Anna Lambe
Anna Lambe is an Inuk actor and filmmaker who’s a rising star to watch this coming year. Her breakout role was in The Grizzlies at just 18 years old, followed soon after by a part in the ill-fated CBC series, Trickster and, most recently, the lead on a soon-to-be-announced Arctic TV series. Despite her early career success, she admits the cutthroat nature of show business can be tough to navigate for sensitive souls.
Tune in for the last episode of 2023 for tips about dealing with rejection in the industry, identity fraud and pretendians, strange encounters in Iceland, and what she and JD are considering for their first LA red carpet premiere!
“I kind of wish I knew how much rejection was involved in this career but, at the same time, I feel like if I did, I would’ve never went for it!”
Here’s the Inuit sketch comedy bit Anna mentions, Uming Musk Cold Spice.
“All of these different things that you can’t really control... play a factor into whether or not you book a role.... More time in the industry has taught me personally that like you can take constructive criticism and you can roll with it, and you can let yourself cry when you’re really disappointed... that’s a totally okay and reasonable reaction to have. But if you feel really passionately about the job and you feel passionately about storytelling, then that will always push you to keep trying!”
ACTORS AND ANCESTORS’ RED RED CARPET SHOUT OUT FROM ANNA:
Avatar: The Last Airbender: “ I would love to give a special shout out to all the Indigenous cast on the new Avatar [The Last Airbender] series coming out in February… I'd love to especially shout out Kiawentiio and her success as a young Indigenous woman who is such a bright light in this industry and she has such an incredible future…” - Anna Lambe
(And her shoutout to JD: “I’m so excited for you, you’re going to be in two of the most highly anticipated shows of 2024!”)
Look out for Anna next in True Detective: Night Country and as the lead of a new Arctic comedy series (Netflix, APTN, CBC) in production in 2024.