Brittany LeBorgne, right, as Zoe, with and Devery Jacobs (Lollipop), in Mohawk Girls, which has been nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards.
Along with the show’s nominations in the writing, directing and best comedy series categories, LeBorgne received a nod for her performance in a season two episode, “Bridesmaidzilla.”
Often referred to as a Mohawk version of Sex and the City, the cast of Mohawk Girls features a quartet of four strong female leads. Of these, LeBorgne plays the straight-laced Zoe, an ambitious and successful woman who learns to let loose.
“Telling the stories of these four girls makes our show universal for women,” says LeBorgne. “No matter where you’re from, every woman has some kind of common ground.”
Filmed in LeBorgne’s hometown of Kahnawake just outside Montreal, Mohawk Girls has been praised for providing a fresh and funny look at modern life in Canadian Native communities.
“It’s funny that we’re the first to be nominated in those categories because I think a lot of people don’t know that Aboriginal people have a really great sense of humour,” she says.
The cast of Mohawk Girls: Jenny Pudavick, Heather White, Brittany LeBorgne and Maika. | Photo credit: Eric Myre