Scene from Shortbus (2006)

First Appearances:

• A Place at the Table (1988) as Brenda

Most Important Roles:

• Shortbus (2006) as Severin
• Forgetting the Girl (2012) as Jamie
• Nest of Tens (2000) as Woman on Couch
• Shit Year (2010) as Message Voice (voice)
• Scorched (2003) as Connie
• A Place at the Table (1988) as Brenda
• Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus' (2007) as Severin
• How Does It Start (2019) as Estelle
• Becoming Eddie (2020) as Mrs. Bream
• Jimmy and Judy (2006) as Connie

Career Highlights:

• Shortbus (2006)
• Forgetting the Girl (2012)
• Nest of Tens (2000)
• Shit Year (2010)
• Scorched (2003)
• A Place at the Table (1988)
• Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus' (2007)
• How Does It Start (2019)
• Becoming Eddie (2020)
• Jimmy and Judy (2006)

Awards:

• Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance (2006)

Lindsay Beamish starred as Sophia in 'Shortbus' (2006), a film about sexual relationships and their complexities among various New York City residents. In the movie, her character is a couples counselor struggling with her own lack of sexual climax.

First Appearances:

• Shortbus (2006) as Leah

Most Important Roles:

• Shortbus (2006) as Leah
• Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus' (2007) as Leah

Career Highlights:

• Shortbus (2006)
• Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus' (2007)

"Shapely Shanti Carson has presented herself as a multifaceted individual, acting as an actress, fashion designer, fitness instructor, and adventurer. Notably, she has also performed as a fire eater, demonstrating her literal 'hotness'. This captivating Renaissance woman has worn many professional hats, often sans clothing, particularly in her nude film debut in John Cameron Mitchell's explicit drama 'Shortbus' (2006). In this unsimulated sex scene, Shanti showcased her tattooed body and bouncing bare breasts amidst a roomful of naked actors. As she was engaged in intercourse from behind with an unnamed partner, she made eye contact with the film's star, Sook-Yin Lee. Despite Lee's interest, Shanti also shared a kiss with another woman onscreen. Following 'Shortbus', Shanti appeared in documentaries like 'Gifted and Challenged: The Making of Shortbus' (2007) and 'Apparition of the Eternal Church' (2006). She later captivated audiences in the thriller 'The Lower Angels' (2014), where she also served as co-producer. In the short film 'Pink & Tender' (2007), Shanti proved that her revealing roles can leave viewers feeling similarly tender and exposed."

Alternate Names: Sook Yin Lee

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Escapades of the One Particular Mr. Noodle (1990) as Narrator (voice)

Most Important Roles:

• Shortbus (2006) as Sofia
• 299 Queen Street West (2023) as
• Toronto Stories (2008) as Willia
• Jack (2013) as Olivia Chow
• The Art of Woo (2001) as Alessa Woo
• Close to You (2024) as Emily
• Darkest Miriam (2025) as Susu Leung
• Mood Indigo (1993) as Jenny
• A Fermenting Woman (2024) as
• Rest and Relax (2024) as Multiple Roles

Career Highlights:

• Shortbus (2006)
• 299 Queen Street West (2023)
• Toronto Stories (2008)
• Jack (2013)
• The Art of Woo (2001)
• Close to You (2024)
• Darkest Miriam (2025)
• Mood Indigo (1993)
• A Fermenting Woman (2024)
• Rest and Relax (2024)

Awards:

• Nominated for 1 Genie - Best Achievement in Music - Original Score (2011)
• Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance (2006)
• Nominated for 1 Platform Award (2024)
• Won Canadian Screen Award - Adapted Screenplay (2025)
• Nominated for 1 Canadian Screen Award - Achievement in Music - Original Song (2019)
• Won Canadian Screen Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series (2014)
• Won ICS Award - Best Supporting Actress (2007)
• Nominated for 1 Austrian Film Award - Best Sound Editing (Beste Tongestaltung) (2022)
• Nominated for 1 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film (2024)
• Nominated for 1 Golden Duke - International Competition (2010)
• Won Audience Choice - Best Feature Fiction (2025)

Sook-Yin Lee is a Toronto-based filmmaker, musician, actor, and broadcaster. Her feature film writer and directorial debut, Year of the Carnivore, starring Cristin Milioti, premiered at TIFF. In 2014, Lee won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by a Lead Dramatic Actress in Jack. She wrote and performed Unsafe for Canadian Stage, which examined questions of censorship and artistic freedom. She won Best Director and Best Picture at the 2018 Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival for Octavio Is Dead! She is a music recording artist and film score composer, contributing songs to Infinity Pool and Antiviral. Sook-Yin Lee directs and co-writes the live-action movie adaptation of Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel Paying For It, which premiered at TIFF 2024.