Jackie Torrens

Who is Jackie Torrens?

Jackie Torrens is an award-winning Canadian writer, actor, documentary-maker and journalist, best known for her CBC radio and television appearances, and for acting roles in the television series Made in Canada and Robson Arms. Her other film and television roles have included Marion Bridge, The Wild Dogs, Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion and Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making. She has won Geminis for her role in Made in Canada, as well as a Canadian Comedy nomination. She wrote for season 3 of Trailer Park Boys and was nominated for a Gemini for Best Comedy Writing.

She also has a lead role as social worker Drucie MacKay on Thom Fitzgerald's new mini series Sex & Violence, airing on OUTtv. The series also stars Olympia Dukakis.

She is also a playwright, whose plays include Fables, Georama and Live! Nude! Animal!, as well as a writer for the television series Trailer Park Boys, Olliver's Adventures and TV with TV's Jonathan Torrens.

She and her brother Jonathan Torrens co-wrote 65 episodes of TV with TV’s Jonathan Torrens. Live! Nude! Animal!, which she also performed, was filmed for the Bravo Channel.