Homecoming is always a fun time for Olivia Kate Iatridis, but for the emerging Inuvialuk actress, this time around it was even sweeter.

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Born in Yellowknife and operating out of Edmonton, she was visiting her extended family in the Beaufort Delta, which included a trip out to the Arctic coast. Her mother, Gloria, grew up in Tuktoyaktuk.

While in Tuktoyaktuk, she put on a workshop on acting Aug. 4 at the Jason Jacobson Youth Centre, talking to eager fans about life in the industry and how to get involved.

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What began in a radio contest when she was 13 has blossomed into a promising career for the ambitious actress and model, who now has three feature films to her credit.

Her debut was a minor role as a waitress in the 2016 film Breaking Spirits, but she has since worked her way up to leading roles.

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IatridisSA国际影视传媒� most recent accomplishment is playing the lead role in Abducted SA国际影视传媒� a film focusing on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

She plays Lakota Simpson, who is kidnapped by two men and fights them every step of the way while her brother tracks her down.

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Already released in the United States, Abducted is expected to be available in Canada later in the year.

With the film industry in Alberta and British Columbia slowly opening up, Iatridis said sheSA国际影视传媒檚 looking for more roles to audition for, though she hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 had anything lined up yet.

Her long-term goal is to get a role on a television drama.

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