Alexandra Lainfiesta

Guatemalan born and raised, Alexandra is a multiple award winning actor, writer and educator. Most recently Alexandra was selected as one of eleven recipients for the BC Lieutenant Governor General Arts and Music Award. A graduate of Studio 58 and The Canadian College of Performing Arts, Alexandra is the recipient of two Jessie Richardson Awards for Best Actor in a lead role, two Dora Mavor Moore Awards as part of the ensemble that created A Tonic For Desperate Times, and a recipient of Arts Club Theatre’s 2022 Silver Commission to develop her play Bella Luz. She is one of three BC/YUKON councillors for Canadian Actor’s Equity Association and also works as an educator for Bard Education and Stratford Education. Her passion for writing and teaching has led her to currently pursue her MFA in writing at UVic. This summer, you can catch Alexandra performing at Bard on The Beach.