Sharon Corder is an American writer, producer, and educator based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With her husband Jack Blum, she has written and produced more than fifty hours of television drama for both Canadian and American broadcasters. In 2005, Blum and Corder began Reel Canada, their non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating Canadian film.

Biography

Early life and education

Born in Waco, Texas into a military family, Corder moved across the American Southwest according to her father's deployments, including Hawaii and Japan. She trained in theatre at the University of California at Davis.

Career

In the mid-1970s, Corder moved to Vancouver to pursue a theatrical career. There, she founded the Genesis Company Theatre,[1] playing leading roles as an actor in travelling productions across Canada. In 1985, she met and began working with Jack Blum, who would become her co-writer and co-producer on Canadian television series like Traders, Catwalk, and Power Play.

In 1998, Corder and Blum wrote and produced Babyface, which premiered at the Director’s Fortnight in Cannes.[2]

Charity work

In 2005, Corder and Blum founded Reel Canada, an educational program entitled "Our Films in Our Schools" aimed at promoting Canadian film in high schools. The initiative has since spawned "Welcome to Canada," a Canadian film summit for newcomers to Canada, and "National Canadian Film Day," a one-day country-wide celebration of Canadian film with local screening partners in every province and territory. Corder is the Artistic Director of Reel Canada.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
1985 The Hospital (short) Writer
1986 Jack of Hearts (short) Writer
1987 Street Justice Reporter
1988 The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick Sarah Glick
1989 Speaking Parts Hotel Manager (voice)
1993 Small Pleasures Script Editor
1997 The Sweet Hereafter Special Thanks
1998 Babyface Joyce, Producer, Writer
2002 Ararat Special Thanks
2008 Adoration Passenger, Professor On-Line

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Twilight Zone (1985)[3] Technician 1 Episode: The Wall
1989 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Writer 1 Episode: Mirror Mirror
1990-91 Dracula: The Series[4] Writer
1990-92 Max Glick Writer 1 Episode: The Matchmaker
1990-94 Top Cops Writer 2 episodes
1992-94 Catwalk Story Editor
1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Writer 1 Episode: Deadly Fashion
1996 Traders Co-Producer, Writer 13 episodes: The Enemy Without, The Big Picture, Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth, The Enemy Within, Rumours, Into That Good Night, Dancing with Mr. D, From Russia with Love, ...Long Live the King, The King is Dead..., Bad is Good, Pennies from Heaven, Options
1997-98 Once a Thief Writer 2 episodes: Little Sister, Mac Daddy
1998-99 Power Play Writer 5 episodes: The Mask, Resign or Re-Sign, Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms, All for One

Awards

Getting Out: Dora Mavor Moore Award for Artistic Excellence and Theatrical Innovation

References

  1. ↑ Holmes, Gillian (1999-06-01). Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780920966556.
  2. ↑ Pratley, G. (2003) A Century of Canadian Cinema, Lynx Images ISBN 1-894073-21-5, pg 260
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2015-11-01). The Twilight Zone FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Fifth Dimension and Beyond. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781495046100.
  4. ↑ Muir, John Kenneth (2008-05-09). Terror Television: American Series, 1970-1999. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604169.
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