It’s pronounced like Paris with a K. I am an actor, model, filmmaker, visual artist, personal trainer, group fitness instructor and pole dancer. The list may seem varied, but the one thing they all have in common, and what ties them all to me and my joie de vie is I am a vessel to tell stories. I crave it in all facets: with my words, my hands, how I move my body and how I bring those around me with me.
She approaches each project with a sensitivity and perspective that is as resonant as it is unique. Charis was born on the Canadian prairie, raised in the Arabian Desert, and now finds herself in Toronto as an eclectic blend of the two worlds.
Charis is uniquely able to connect to and penetrate her audience’s emotional barriers and facilitate a collective cognitive experience that leaves audiences feeling connected, healed and with greater awareness of a world outside of themselves.
Moreover, Ms. Wiens draws upon her emotional intelligence and life experience to create stylistically introspective works through the lens of magical realism that light on the authentic female experience in North American society.
Most recently, Charis completed post-production of her first short film, Naval Gazing, which she was the Executive Producer, Screenwriter and Lead Actor. Charis is currently in pre-production for a short film adaptation of David Ives’ play Venus in Fur.
On the pipeline:
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Credentials:
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours, Acting and Theatre Performance – York University
Certified Personal Training & Group Fitness – CanFitPro, Strive Fitness
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Awards:
Best Performance In a Short Film – Naval Gazing, ACTRA Manitoba
Recipient of Canada Council for the Arts – Explore and Create: Concept to Realization, Naval Gazing
Recipient of the ACTRA Manitoba Member Initiated Production Grant, Naval Gazing
Best Actress – Naval Gazing, Toronto Women’s International Film Festival
Best Short Film – Naval Gazing, Toronto Women’s International Film Festival
Best Lead Actress in a Drama – Naval Gazing, New York Independent Short Film Contest