Abigail Whitney

Biography 

Abigail Whitney is an international fashion model, actor, and award-winning theatre and film director and producer. Named a "Rising Star" by The South Carolina Voyager and featured as a 'Game Changer' on the cover of Canadian Ark Magazine's 002 "The Reset" Issue for her "innovative and fearless force, changing Canadian arts as we know it", she has been recognized in 2024 and 2020 as one of "8 Black Artists to Support this Juneteenth" by New York's Gritty Vibes Studios.

She's the independent producer and director of the 2024 Canadian premiere of the Haitian classic play The Noose at Toronto Fringe’s Next Stage Festival, featured in CTV News, CBC Arts, Now Toronto, Radio Canada, and The More the Merrier with Donna G.

Theatre directing credits include: American Dream Deferred at the 2024 Obie award-winning 13th annual theatre festival 48 Hours in...™Harlem; Les Frères (2019), winner of the Best Director award at the University of Toronto's Drama Coalition awards; Father Figures (2020), winner of the Audience Choice Award at UofT's Drama Festival.

She's also assistant directed for companies such as The Theatre Centre, Obsidian Theatre, and Volcano Theatre on plays that have garnered Dora nominations and won Canadian Screen awards. She's also been on tour with plays with Volcano Theatre in Rwanda, Edinburgh, and across the States.

Film directing credits include: Seule, which she wrote, produced and directed, the winner of the 2021 "Best Film" at the Short to the Point International Short Film Festival and the "Best Experimental Film" award at the 2021 Austin Micro Film Festival, available for streaming on CBC Gem. Her debut short documentary, Remembering Me, which she wrote and directed has screened at the 2023 Vancouver and Montreal International Black Film Festivals and is currently streaming on CBC Gem in the Absolutely Canadian series. It premiered on CBC Gem's TV stations across Ontario and was a 2024 official selection at the Regent Park, Breakthroughs, and CineFAM Film Festival.

Abigail Whitney is nominated to be honoured at the 2nd Annual Haitian Excellence Gala in Toronto in 2025 for her remarkable achievements, leadership, and dedication to excellence in the category of Arts and Culture.