Lorena Gale

Lorena Gale (May 9, 1958 – June 21, 2009) was a Canadian actress, playwright, and theatre director. Born in Montreal, Quebec, she studied at Concordia University and the National Theatre School. Gale's career spanned from the 1980s and included performances on stage, in films, and on television. She received critical acclaim for her roles in Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun and Joseph A. Walker's River Niger, winning the Montreal Gazette Theatre Critics Award for Outstanding Performance in 1981. As the artistic director of Montréal's Black Theatre Workshop, Gale made significant contributions to the theater community. She also authored two award-winning plays, Angélique and Je me souviens. Gale passed away in 2009.