Trey Anthony facts for kids

Trey Anthony was born on February 18, 1974. She is a talented writer, actor, and producer from Canada, originally from England. She is most famous for her award-winning play and TV show called Da Kink in My Hair.

As a producer, Trey Anthony worked for the Women's Television Network and the Urban Women's Comedy Festival. She also started her own company, Trey Anthony Studios. This company creates new plays and TV shows for audiences to enjoy.

About Trey Anthony

Trey Anthony was born in London, England. Her parents were from Jamaica. When she was 12 years old, she moved to Canada with her mother. They lived in Toronto and later moved to Brampton.

Before coming to Canada, Trey lived with her grandmother from age 6 to 12. Her mother had moved to Canada earlier. Trey's grandmother had also moved from Jamaica to the UK for work. Trey has a brother named Darren Anthony, who is also a writer.

Trey Anthony's Career

Trey Anthony is a well-known comedian in Canada. She started doing stand-up comedy at events like African Nubian Comedy Nights. This helped her become very good at making people laugh.

Soon, she began writing and producing her own comedy shows at a famous theater called Second City. These shows were very popular and sold out quickly. Trey then moved her shows to bigger places, reaching more people and creating a demand for her plays and projects.

She has won important awards, including the Harry Jerome Award for the arts. She also received an Eve Ensler Award of the Arts.

In 2017, Trey Anthony launched a new brand called Black Girl in Love. This brand includes a special planner and organizer for women. It also offers other products, workshops, and retreats.

Trey has performed at many places, including The Second City and the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto. She also wrote for comedy shows like After Hours with Kenny Robinson and The Chris Rock Show.

In 2017, her play How Black Mothers Say I Love You was first shown at the Factory Theatre in Toronto. She is now working to turn this play into a movie.

'Da Kink in My Hair

Trey Anthony's popular play and TV show, 'Da Kink in My Hair, has been highly praised. It is considered one of the top ten plays in Canadian theater history. It also won four NAACP awards and several Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

The story of 'Da Kink is about the lives of women in a hair salon in Toronto. It was first a one-woman show. The play started at the Toronto French Festival in 2001. Since then, it has been performed in California, New York, and London. It was also the first Canadian play to be shown at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

Trey Anthony is the first Black Canadian woman to write and produce a TV show for a major Canadian network. A TV show version of Da Kink in My Hair started in 2007. Trey was also an actor in the show. The play 'Da Kink in my Hair is currently touring Canada again.

Trey Anthony Studios

Trey Anthony started Trey Anthony Studios to create TV and theater shows for diverse audiences. The studio produces Trey's own works. It has also produced Secrets of a Black Boy, a play written by her brother, Darren Anthony.

Selected Works

• 'Da Kink in my Hair
• How Black Mothers Say I Love You
• Black Girl in Love (with Herself)

Awards

• NAACP Theatre Award 2007
• Gemini Award 2008
• Harry Jerome Award 2009
• Egale Canada – Queering Black History Award 2009