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Meet
Cara Pifko |
Part
three of a three-part interview series with the stars of CBC TV's
legal drama This
is Wonderland |
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BY
ROBERT BALLANTYNE
POSTED FEBRUARY 14, 2005
Today
is an emotional day for actress Cara Pifko. She's filming a tough
scene for the final episode of This is Wonderland's second
season. While we can't go into details (we wouldn't want to get
nasty e-mails from Wonderland fans), Pifko is required to
cry and weaves back and forth from filming to this interview.
Considering all this, she's in remarkably good spirits — friendly,
pleasant and engaging.
Most people would have a hard time making these emotional transitions,
but she is a seasoned pro.
As the lead in This is Wonderland, Pifko has finally found
her breakout role as lawyer Alice De Raey. As Alice, Pifko works
through Wonderland's lower courts system, a world of gray
morality and ethical dilemmas. It's a role that requires Pifko to
work with both humour and heartbreaking drama.
"Some days are harder than others," says Pifko in between
filming. "We're in the business of emotion. I work on two shows,
really — one on screen and the other on set.
"Sometimes I'm not sure which one is real," she laughs.
At just 28 years old, Pifko is already a Canadian television veteran,
having appeared on Road to Avonlea, Our Hero and the
Gemini Award winning mini-series Human Cargo. She landed
her first role at the age of three, singing on Sharon, Lois &
Bram's Elephant Show.
"I came into the business at a young age, but I think [acting]
was always in me," she says. "I have a memory of doing
ballet when I was four. I did a dance with the toys to bring them
to life. I remember that experience very clearly; in my memory,
even though it was a small production, I thought were were doing
Swan Lake.
"I think that's when the acting bug bit... That's when the
poison seeped in."
Read
more about Cara and This is Wonderland in Popjournalism issue
#2 available at Chapters/Indigo and other independent bookstores
nationwide |
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