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"Trey Anthony has the gift. The gift is the ability to connect in a popular and meaningful way with an audience. Trey knows how to turn ordinary life experience into something marvelous and wonderful. She brings compassion and a razor sharp wit to her work."
Layne Coleman
Artistic Director, Theatre Passe Muraille
Trey Anthony is an actor/comedian who resides in Toronto, Canada. She was born in England and came to Canada several years ago.
She is a regular on the Canadian comedy circuit and has performed at Second City, The Urban Womyn's Comedy Festival, The St Lawrence Centre, and Yuk Yuks comedy club. She first started doing stand-up comedy at the African Nubian Comedy Nights at Yuk Yuks. Her friends urged her to go on stage and mimic her West Indian Caribbean, mother, grandmother and her hairdresser! Audiences loved her outspoken feisty, comedic persona and after her set, she had a standing ovation. She was hooked! She became a regular at Yuk Yuks and was definitely a crowd favourite! Comedy Critic, Jon Kaplan from Now Magazine, said "this lady is one to watch!"
Trey is a former television producer for The Women's Television Network, WTN. She has produced many thought provoking series for the network, on issues such as white womyn raising black daughters, lesbian mothers coming out to
She was soon spotted by Kenny Robinson who invited her to write and star in his comedy sketch show, After Hours with Kenny Robinson, on CTV and The Comedy Network. In After Hours, she played many comedic roles and was nominated in for a Canadian Comedy Award in 2002.
Currently she stars as Novelette, the leading lady, in 'Da Kink in My Hair, voices of black womyn, theatrical production which she wrote and produced. Trey has received rave reviews and has been performing to sold-out houses in New York and across Canada. The play has received several Dora nominations including a nomination for Outstanding New Play. In 2004, she again took centre stage in the leading role for the Mirvish production of 'Da Kink in My Hair. In 'Da Kink in My Hair television series, she stars as Joy, Novelette's younger flighty sister. When not performing she is busy writing her first screenplay.