death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
toronto , ontario , canada 30 december 2010 victoria , british columbia , canada 10 march 1960 1986 -- 2010 gina wilkinson
 gina wilkinson actress
gina wilkinson

gina wilkinson -lrb- march 10 , 1960 -- december 30 , 2010 -rrb- was a canadian actress of stage , film and television , as well as a playwright and stage director .
she died on december 30 , 2010 from cervical cancer , aged 50 .
she married longtime partner actor tom rooney on december 19 , 2010 .
an actor for twenty years , ms. wilkinson began turning her attention to both writing and directing and , in the last few years of her life , established herself as a daring , strong , inventive and important director and collaborator in the canadian theatre community .
shortly after ms. wilkinson died , a fund was established to benefit emerging female theatre directors .
the gina wilkinson prize is intended to recognize female theatre artists transitioning from one theatre discipline into the discipline of theatre direction and pays tribute to ms. wilkinson 's unyielding dedication , vision and indomitable spirit that imbued her work and her life .
the recipient is chosen from nominations brought forward by members of the canadian theatre community .
in the spirit of ms. wilkinson 's generosity and appetite for life , the prize of $ 5000 is a gift to be used in any way that the recipient chooses .
previous winners of gina 's prize include : ann-marie kerr of halifax -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , krista jackson of winnipeg -lrb- 2013 -rrb- and christine brubaker -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
in 2011 , nightwood theatre and the professional association of canadian theatres released the canadian women director 's catalogue , a comprehensive list of women directing in canada , which was dedicated to her memory .
