Growing up on the Canadian Prairies in Calgary, Alberta, Alison Wandzura found her first creative outlet performing as a dancer and singing in choirs. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Calgary with degrees in Theatre and Business. After a brief stint of doing corporate work by day and theatre by night, Alison relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, to further her career in film and television. Alison's television credits include playing opposite Steve Zahn in the highly-anticipated new series The Crossing . In addition to her film and television work, Alison has given award-winning performances on stage in Steel Magnolias, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Messiah on the Frigidaire. She is a founding member of ARTery Collective, an independent theatre company based in Vancouver, BC.
Alisons stage debut was in the fourth grade, where she negotiated to downgrade an on-stage hug with her "husband", the Shoemaker, to a high-5.
Alison was once surrounded by 12,000 evenly-spaced toothbrushes in a mock "shopping aisle" on a commercial set.
Danced competitively as a child in Ukrainian dance festivals.
Volunteers on an ongoing basis for womens crisis relief and is an advocate for womens equality.
Worked in the swimwear industry for over a decade.
Is the second oldest of five siblings.
Is of Ukrainian and Polish heritage, her maternal grandparents having immigrated from Poland to Canada after World War ll.
Discovered her passion for street photography while backpacking in Nicaragua in 2013.
