# Cara Gee

Cara Gee (born July 18, 1983) is a Canadian film, television, and stage actress. She is known for her roles in the television series Strange Empire and The Expanse. She is described by Forbes as "one of the most prominent indigenous women in the entertainment industry".

## Early life and education

Cara Gee was born on July 18, 1983, in Calgary, Alberta, and was raised in Aurora, Ontario. Gee is Ojibwe, one of the largest indigenous populations in Canada.

## Career

Gee is primarily known as a stage actress in Toronto, Ontario, where her acting credits have included productions of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad, Daniel MacIvor's Arigato, Tokyo, Tomson Highway's The Rez Sisters Cliff Cardinal's Stitch, Birdtown and Swanville's 36 Little Plays About Hopeless Girls and Louise Dupré's Tout comme elle.
She made her feature film debut in Empire of Dirt for which she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. For this role, she also won a Special Jury award at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival as well as an award for Best Actress at the American Indian Film Festival. In 2013, at TIFF, Gee was named one of the festival's annual Rising Stars.
Gee began work on television playing guest roles in the television series King and Republic of Doyle. In 2014, she starred as one of the lead characters in the Western drama series Strange Empire on CBC Television, for one season until it was cancelled in 2015. As of 2016, Gee stars in the 33-episode web series Inhuman Condition, which airs on the KindaTV YouTube channel.
From 2017 to 2022 she played the role of Camina Drummer on the Syfy/Amazon television series The Expanse. Her indigenous origin has attracted media attention repeatedly around matters of representation of minorities, especially with narratives in The Expanse regarding cultural assimilation. Gee's portrayal of Camina Drummer has been strongly praised.

## Personal life

Gee married Richard de Klerk in 2019. Gee was eight months pregnant while filming the fifth season of The Expanse.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Gingerlip Kids | Sharon Taylor | Short film |
| 2013 | The Cycle of Broken Grace | Prostitute | Short film |
| 2013 | Empire of Dirt | Lena Mahikan | |
| 2015 | We Think it Belongs In The Sea | Lynne Ann | Short film |
| 2016 | Anne Darling | Charlie | Short film |
| 2017 | Sundowners | Jenny | |
| 2017 | The Carmilla Movie | Emily Brontë | |
| 2017 | We Forgot to Break Up | Isis Wong | Short film |
| 2018 | Birdland | Hazel James | |
| 2018 | Trouble in the Garden | Raven | |
| 2018 | Trouble in the Garden | Pippa | |
| 2018 | Red Rover | Phoebe | |
| 2018 | Wynter | Coyote | TV film |
| 2019 | Home in Time | Skylar | Short film |
| 2019 | Bitter Smoke | Opichi | Short film |
| 2019 | EXT | Aegis Minamoto | Short film |
| 2019 | It's Nothing | The Girl | Short film |
| 2020 | Alone Wolf | Town Monroe | |
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild | Françoise | |
| 2022 | Bones of Crows | Percy Whallach | |
| 2024 | Levels | Ash | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | King | Alicia Pratta | Episode: "Alicia Pratta" (no. 18) |
| 2013 | Republic of Doyle | Sydney Morrison | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" (no. 61) |
| 2014 | Darknet | Gemma | Episode: "Darknet 4" (no. 4) |
| 2014–2015 | Strange Empire | Kat Loving | Leading role; 13 episodes |
| 2016 | Inhuman Condition | Tamar | Main role; web series; 11 episodes |
| 2017 | The Neddeaus of Duqesne Island | | Web series; episode: "The Mainland" (no. 10) |
| 2017 | Letterkenny | Shyla | Episode: "Way to a Man's Heart" (no. 23) |
| 2017–2022 | The Expanse | Camina Drummer | Recurring role (seasons 2–3); main role (seasons 4–6); 42 episodes |
| 2021 | The Expanse: One Ship | Camina Drummer | Episode: "Ankawala" (no. 1) |
| 2023 | Extrapolations | Freda | Episode: "2037: A Raven Story" (no. 1) |
| 2024 | Sweet Tooth | Siana | Main role |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2023 | The Expanse: A Telltale Series | Camina Drummer | Voice | |

## Awards and nominations

Gee garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for her performance in Empire of Dirt. For this role, she also won a Special Jury Award at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, as well as an award for Best Actress at the American Indian Film Festival.