A young Richmond actress came home with a trophy after a new Oscar-style awards ceremony for emerging Canadian talent in the TV and film industry.
Mamie Laverock, 10, was part of the winning team in the Ensemble Cast in a Dramatic Series Award for her recurring role as Rosaleen Sullivan, one of the children living in the fictitious, 1910 era town of Coal Valley in the show When Calls the Heart, which features on the Hallmark channel in the U.S.
The Anderson elementary student was one of dozens of up-and-coming actors from across the country, aged nine to 19, nominated for a “Joey,” which was awarded at a “red carpet” gala night in New Westminster on Sunday.
“Getting to walk up the red carpet was very exciting,” said Mamie, who said she felt like one of the big stars walking the red carpet in Hollywood.
Her mom, Nicole Rockmann, said the evening was “very exciting” and “was great for the younger actors and actresses to all get together.”
Mamie is a “pretty normal, ten-year-old Richmond kid,” said Rockmann, who swims for a local club, and likes to ride horses.
Mamie rose to prominence a couple of years ago after being cast in the Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy feature film This Means War.
Unfortunately, much of her work ended up on the cutting room floor.
Filming of When Calls the Heart — much of which is shot in Langley — started September 2013.
