Mary Galloway

Mary Galloway is a Canadian film director, writer, and actress from the Cowichan Nation. She is best known for her web series Querencia.

Early life

Born in 1991, Mary Galloway grew up in Qualicum Beach and is of mixed-Cowichan and settler descent. She is the granddaughter of the late Cowichan Tribes Chief Dennis Alphonse.
She attended a 2-year intensive acting program at New Image College of Fine Arts in Vancouver before the start of her film career.

Career

Galloway is a graduate of the Director's Lab at the Canadian Film Centre. Her debut short film, Unintentional Mother, premiered at the Whistler Film Festival. She was recognized as a 2017 TIFF Rising Star. In 2021, her web series, Querencia, premiered on APTN Lumi in Canada and on Revry TV globally.

Filmography

As actress

2022 – Overlord and the Underwoods
2021 – Playground Rules
2021 – Querencia
2020 – On the 12th Date of Christmas
2019 – Ruthless Souls
2018 – Wynter
2018 – Colour of Scar Tissue
2017 – Unintentional Mother
2017 – Never Steady, Never Still
2016 – The Switch
2016 – A Safe Place
2015 – Fire Song
2014 – Untold Stories of the E.R.
2013 – Supernatural
2012 – Ancient Lights
2011 – ''Foreclosed''
Awards and nominations