Ilana Zackon

Ilana Zackon is a trilingual Canadian actor, singer, writer and director. She has performed on stages across Canada, as well as in Edinburgh and New York City. Ilana was nominated for an Ovation Award in the Outstanding "Online Content" category, for her musical parody "I Just Can't Wait to Be Free".

Raised in Montreal, Ilana began performing at the age of three. She made her stage debut at the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts summer program and was consistently involved in the local community theatre scene, throughout her childhood. Ilana went on to train at John Abbott College's Professional Theatre Program in Montreal, as well as at the acclaimed HB Studio in New York City.

On stage, notable productions include Mazel Tov (Infinitheatre), So, How Should I Be? (Presentation House Theatre), The Array (Upintheair Theatre/Theatre Conspiracy), Under Milk Wood (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) and Same Difference (Theatre Conspiracy). Theatre directing credits include Speakeasy Theatre's Pull Fest VII (An Assertive Girl, Teddy Bears) and the Jessie Richardson Award nominated The Great Canadian Porno: The Musical.

On-screen credits include Riverdale (CW Network), Motherland: Fort Salem (Freeform), as well as various award-winning independent films, including DYS- directed by Maude Michaud (Quirk Films).

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With an extensive portfolio of video games and radio commercials, Ilana's voice can be heard advertising many major brands, including Intact Insurance, Colgate and Videotron, among others. Selected video game credits include Livelock (Tuque Games), Mazaam - The Musical Genius (Mazaam Interactive) and Assassins Creed: Origins (Ubisoft). She is the voice of Naya in the upcoming animated feature Katak The Brave Beluga.

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Ilana is passionate about creating art which invokes social change, as well as inspires audiences to confront their humanity and develop empathy towards one another's lived experiences. She is also a freelance writer and certified yoga instructor.