Brigitte Kingsley
| Brigitte Kingsley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 April 1976 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress/producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Andrew Cymek (2005–present) |
Brigitte Kingsley (born 12 April 1976) is a Canadian Actress best known for her role as Summer Vale in the multiple Dark Rising films and television series.
Brigitte Kingsley was born in Sudbury, Ontario, and grew up in the nearby town of Hanmer. She moved to Whitby, Ontario at the age of 10. Her father, Denis, worked in the lumber insurance industry for over 20 years and her mother, Diane was a teacher in the French Catholic school board until they both retired early and opened two Topper's Pizza franchises in Whitby and Oshawa, Ontario. She has an older sister Natalie. She began acting at the age of 14 in television commercials including Oxy, Foot Locker, McDonald's, Head & Shoulders and Radio Shack. She went to the French Catholic School in Whitby, Ontario Saint-Charles Garnier until grade 12 and then did her OAC at Anderson Collegiate also in Whitby. She studied theatre and psychology at York University in Toronto and graduated with Honours and a BFA degree in Theatre Studies.
Brigitte Kingsley was dubbed the "hostess with the mostess" when she hosted the television series Game Nation for 4 seasons under the name Suki Diefenbaker. At the time she was still in high school. Kingsley went on to expand her hosting career on Much Music's "Screwed Over".
In 2002, Brigitte Kingsley launched a production company Defiant Empire Corporation with business partner Andrew Cymek. She produced a series of short films, corporate videos and commercials before producing her first feature film Dark Rising in 2006 starring wrestling superstar Jay "Christian" Reso. The low-budget indie feature was released through Universal Vivendi in 2007 and nominated for 6 Canadian Comedy Awards in 2008 for Best Writing, Directing, Male Performance and Best Female Performance, which Brigitte earned for her role as the lead character "Summer Vale". It was later released in the US through E1 (Koch) and subsequently expanded into a sequel and television series.
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