Valerie Buhagiar facts for kids

Valerie Buhagiar was born on May 12, 1963. She is a talented actress, film director, and TV host from Malta and Canada.

Valerie studied acting at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated in 1986. Her first time making a film was with The Passion of Rita Camilleri. This film won a special award at the Chicago Film Festival in 1993. She has also hosted shows about movies on Canadian TV channels like Showcase and TVOntario.

Valerie's Creative Journey

Valerie Buhagiar has done many amazing things in movies and on stage. She started her journey by writing, directing, and producing her first film, The Passion of Rita Camilleri. This film won several awards around the world. A film festival even showed many of her past works as an actor and director.

Directing Films and More

Valerie has directed several other films, including One Day I Stood Still and L’amour L’amour Shut the Door Por Favor. She also directed BoomBoom Baby Wants to Go. She has made short films and videos for different groups and events. For example, she directed a public service announcement for a group called C.O.R.E. She also made video images for a theatre play. Two of her films, Tell Us the Truth Josephine and Small, Stupid and Insignificant, won awards for best experimental film.

Her first full-length movie, The Anniversary, won an award for best comedy film. Valerie is currently working on new movie and theatre projects.

Acting on Stage and Screen

Valerie continues to act in plays and movies. She has performed in a special one-woman show called 9 Parts of Desire. She also starred in the award-winning play Scorched. For her role in another play, The Veil, she was nominated for a special acting award.

You might have seen Valerie in movies like A Winter Tale and Adriatico My Love. She has also appeared on TV shows. She had a guest role on the show The Border. She also had a regular role on the popular series Degrassi. More recently, she appeared on NBC's Beauty and the Beast. Valerie also worked with artist Peter Reder on a theatre piece called Peter and Valerie. She performed in another one-woman show, We Are Not Afraid of the Dark, in Toronto.

As an Actress

• Mrs. Soffel (1984)
• Roadkill (1989)
• New Shoes (1990)
• Highway 61 (1991)
• Ultimate Betrayal (1994)
• Romantic Undertaking (1996)
• Johnny Shortwave (1996)
• My Script Doctor (1997)
• The Silver Surfer (1998)
• Elimination Dance (1998)
• Expecting (2002)
• Cypher (2002)
• The Last Hit (2004)
• A Winter Tale (2007)
• Degrassi: The Next Generation (2010-2011, 6 episodes)
• The Expanse (2017, as Mellisa Suputayaporn)
• Bad Blood (2017, 3 episodes as Loredana)
• Mysticons (2017-2018, as Queen Necrafa)
• Abby Hatcher (2020-2022) as Farmer Jo

As a Director

• The Passion of Rita Camilleri (1993)
• One Day I Stood Still (1996)
• L'Amour L'Amour Shut the Door Por Favor (1998)
• Tell Us the Truth Josephine (2006)
• Small, Stupid and Insignificant (2010)
• The Anniversary (2014)
• The Fall of Grace (2017)
• Carmen (2021)
• The Dogs (2023)